We are delighted to welcome Catherine Dobson as a new member.
Catherine is a leading junior in environmental, public and regulatory law. The directories rate her as ” phenomenally clever “, “hugely commercial and pragmatic” and “wonderful with clients”. Catherine won the 2020 award for the Chambers & Partners Environment/Planning Junior of the Year in 2020. She was also shortlisted for Environment/Planning Junior of the Year at the Chambers & Partners in 2024 and Advocate of the Year at the Women and Diversity Awards in 2025. Most recently, she has been nominated for Public Law Junior of the Year in the Legal 500 awards 2025.
She specialises in judicial review, regulatory compliance, human rights claims, and tortious claims across a range of sectors including environmental, healthcare, regulatory, national security and international law, with particular interests in the intersection of public international law, domestic public law, and environmental law. She is a Fellow at St Edmund’s College, Cambridge where she has taught public and constitutional law for over 15 years.
Rachel Holmes, Chief Executive of Matrix, says: “Catherine’s wealth of experience will be a huge asset to the Environment team and for our clients. We are thrilled Catherine has joined us, and we very much look forward to working with her in the years ahead.”