Cordelia Drew

Paralegal
Dispute Resolution

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cordelia.drew@smb.london
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Cordelia conducts legal research on various aspects of civil litigation and media law, including misuse of private information, data protection, commercial litigation, and arbitration. She has experience in assisting fee earners on high-value civil fraud disputes and claims relating to the Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme.

Prior to joining the firm in January 2025, Cordelia worked as a Legal Researcher for three years to a leading barrister, advising on matters of commercial litigation, international commercial and investment arbitration, public law and human rights, and public international law. In this role, she led a team of Legal Researchers on the work of the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom, the independent advisory body to the Media Freedom Coalition.

Before her role as a Legal Researcher, Cordelia has worked at a range of human rights non-governmental organisations, including Columbia Global Freedom of Expression, Access Now, and Reprieve. She has litigation experience relating to judicial review claims arising from human rights and common law breaches by public authorities.

Cordelia is a member of the Cleaners and Allied Independent Workers Union, where she represents union members in grievance hearings with their employers.

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