Lauren Chaplin
Senior Associate Solicitor
Lauren is a senior associate solicitor in the international department
Lauren Chaplin is a senior associate solicitor in the international department.
Lauren has worked at Leigh Day since 2019, when she joined the firm as a trainee. She undertook her second seat in the international department, under the supervision of Daniel Leader, and subsequently qualified into his team in September 2021.
Since then she has worked on behalf of the Ogale and Bille communities in claims involving allegations of environmental harm caused by Shell’s operations in the Niger Delta, securing positive outcomes at the High Court and Court of Appeal.
She also worked on the successful settlement of claims brought against Camellia Plc, in relation to the operations of its Kenyan subsidiary, and those brought by Tanzanian nationals against Petra Diamonds Limited.
Lauren holds a BA in English Literature from the University of Cambridge, and an MA in Human Rights, with Distinction, from University College London. Following her master’s, she completed the GDL and LPC at City Law School.
She is co-secretary of the firm’s Green Committee.
Blogs
Lafarge judgment paves the way for more companies to be held accountable for profiting from criminal organisations
Lauren Chaplin from the international team discuss the landmark judgment of the French Supreme Court against French multinational Lafarge SA following claims brought by former employees of the company’s Syrian subsidiary.
Berkeley Protocol on Digital Open Source Investigations
Matthew Renshaw and Lauren Chaplin discuss the Berkeley Protocol on Digital Open Source Investigations, which provides guidelines for using open-source intelligence (OSINT) in criminal and human rights investigations, and consider how law firms should adapt to OSINT’s potential.
The UK Trade Bill’s ‘Genocide Amendment’ fails to embed government accountability
Lauren Chaplin and Matthew Renshaw, from our international department, discuss the ‘Genocide Amendment’ to the UK Trade Bill and why the final text falls short in requiring the government to act on reports of genocide relating to our trading partners.
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Social justice organisation has “serious concerns” over planned Foreign Office job swap scheme with Shell and BAE Systems
Social justice organisation The Corner House has instructed lawyers to raise serious concerns about the lawfulness of plans for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) staff and workers from Shell and BAE Systems to be involved in a job exchange.