London Bar
Administrative law and human rights
HALL OF FAME3Robert Palmer KC –Monckton Chambers 'Robert is outstanding - a brilliant advocate. He is respected by judges and opponents alike.'
Robert Palmer
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Position
Robert Palmer QC is widely recognised as a leader in the fields of public law, regulatory law, EU law and competition law.
Robert has particular expertise in commercial and regulatory judicial review proceedings in the Administrative Court and Competition Appeal Tribunal. He has appeared on multiple occasions in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, and on more than 20 occasions in the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Robert’s wide experience includes work in the telecommunications, energy, financial services, pharmaceutical and aviation sectors. He has considerable experience in public law fields as diverse as areas of environmental law, immigration and asylum law, and human rights law.
Prior to taking silk, Robert was a member of the Attorney General’s A Panel.
In 2021, Robert was appointed as a Deputy High Court Judge, sitting in the Queen’s Bench Division. Robert was also previously appointed as a Recorder in 2018.
Education
First class honours degree at St John’s College, Oxford in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (1996); Diploma in Law with commendation at City University (1997); first place in his year at Bar School, graded ‘Outstanding’ (1998).
Mentions
London Bar
Competition
HALL OF FAME3Robert Palmer KC – Monckton Chambers ‘Robert is excellent. He makes himself readily available at very short notice and is always happy for you to float ideas past him. He is genuinely collaborative and a great communicator who quickly gets to the nub of an issue and takes a strategic outlook.’
London Bar
European Union law
HALL OF FAME3Robert Palmer KC – Monckton Chambers 'A silk of enormous charm. He has extremely detailed technical knowledge of his area.'
London Bar
Immigration (including business immigration)
HALL OF FAME2Robert Palmer KC – Monckton Chambers 'Robert is outstanding and a brilliant advocate. He has first-rate advocacy skills and is respected by judges and opponents alike.'
London Bar
Telecoms Regulation
HALL OF FAME1Robert Palmer KC – Monckton Chambers ‘Robert has a sharp mind. He is able to get to the crux of a complex issue quickly and navigate through legal and regulatory quagmires in a commercially savvy way.‘