Cécile's recent experience includes:
- Acting for GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), defending over 100 claims brought against GSK in the English High Court under a GLO in respect of the use of GSK's antidepressant Seroxat. Obtained victory for GSK, along with an award for costs, in part on an indemnity basis.
- Advising on complex emergency vaccine-related injury claims for public sector and life sciences clients, including strategic handling of sensitive, high-profile multiparty litigation.
- Acting for a leading global pharmaceutical CDMO on complex commercial and product liability disputes, most recently advising on the negotiated exit of a major long‑term auto‑injector development and supply agreement.
- Acting for 70 past and present BMW/MINI authorised dealerships in the defence of diesel emissions group claims being brought on behalf of over 168,000 potential claimants.
- Acting for a manufacturer of electronic component parts, defending a multi-million pound product liability TCC claim brought against it by a number of claimants, in relation to the supply of allegedly defective components supplied and used in airbag control units sold to third party OEMs.
- Advising a leading automotive manufacturer on a substantial portfolio of product liability and consumer claims, including fire incidents linked to electric vehicle battery modules.
- Supporting a global automotive business on a board-level, multi-jurisdictional regulatory review of electric battery activities across the full product lifecycle, from design and manufacture to transport, recycling, disposal and compliance systems.
- Managing complex consumer product safety incidents and recalls, most recently advising major UK brands on end‑to‑end response strategies for asbestos contamination in children’s products and cadmium breaches in jewellery lines, including regulatory engagement and coordinated stakeholder communications.
