Monckton Chambers

Judicial Review, Data Protection, EU, Competition.

Gerry is ranked by the legal directories as a Leading Silk in: Administrative & Public law; Competition law; Data Protection; Environmental law; European law; and Telecoms. His practice covers a broad range of public, commercial, and regulatory law, acting for both claimants and defendants. His clients include businesses, government, regulators, unions, campaigning groups and individuals.

As well as regular appearances in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, Gerry has acted in more than fifty cases before the European Union Court of Justice, in several cases before the European Court of Human Rights, and in many statutory appeals before specialist tribunals including the Competition Appeal Tribunal, the Information Rights Tribunal and the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.

Before being appointed as Queen’s Counsel, Gerry was a member of the Attorney General’s “A” Panel of Counsel, undertaking complex civil and EU work for the UK government. He continues to advise and act for public bodies and regulated businesses across a broad range of administrative and regulatory work. He has particular expertise in: administrative and constitutional law; competition law and state aid; consumer rights; data protection and privacy; environmental regulation; EU law; human rights; market regulation; telecommunications; and transport / aviation.

Called to the Bar of England & Wales (2001, QC 2016); Scotland (2006) and Ireland (2018). Prior to QC appointment was a member of the Attorney-General’s ‘A’ Panel of counsel.

Publications

Gerry is a contributing author to the leading practitioner text Information Rights: Law and Practice (Hart, 2014, new edition forthcoming 2018); Halsbury’s Laws of England: Rights and Freedoms (LexisNexis, 2013); EU Competition Law: Procedures and Remedies (OUP, 2006); The Law of State Aid in the European Union (OUP, 2004); and The Law of the European Union Encyclopaedia (OUP, 2003). He has also contributed a number of articles to the European Human Rights Law Review, De Voil’s, PLC’s Practice Notes on Freedom of Information and Data Protection; the Discrimination Law Association Briefing, and the Competition Law Journal.

French, Italian.

He is on the Executive Committee of the Bar European Group and sat on the Executive Committee of the Human Rights Lawyers Association between 2003 and 2012.

Clare College, Cambridge (1996 BA); University of Edinburgh (1998 LLB with distinction).