Gerard Rothschild’s Full CV

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Arts in Jurisprudence (Oxon.) - First Class Honours
  • Bachelor of Civil Law (Oxon.) - Distinction
  • Diploma in Professional and Legal Skills (City) - Very Competent

Education

  • Westminster School, London (1995-2000)
  • Magdalen College, Oxford (2000-2004)
  • Inns of Court School of Law, City University (2004-2005)

Scholarships and Prizes

  • Honorary Scholar, Westminster School (1995-2000)
  • Distinction in Law Moderations, Oxford University (2001)
  • Norton Rose Law Prize, Magdalen College, Oxford (2001)
  • Scholar, Magdalen College, Oxford (2001-2003)
  • Hardwicke Entrance Award, Lincoln's Inn (2002)
  • Prize for best performance in International Trade paper in Law Finals (2003)
  • Arts and Humanities Research Board studentship for postgraduate study (2003-2004)
  • Lord Denning Scholar, Lincoln's Inn (2004)
  • Bar European Group Phoenicia Scholar (2005)

Career

  • Called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn (2005)
  • Lecturer in Law, Magdalen College, Oxford (2005-2010, part-time)
  • Pupillage at Brick Court Chambers (2005-2006)
  • Pupil of Richard Slade QC, Helen Davies QC, Daniel Jowell QC & Roger Masefield
  • Tenant at Brick Court Chambers (2006-date)

Areas of Practice

  • Commercial Law
  • Competition Law
  • Constitutional and Administrative Law
  • European Union Law

Reported Cases

  • Chester City Council v. Arriva [2007] EWHC 1373 (Ch); [2007] UKCLR 1582 (competition - transport - abuse of dominance)
  • R (Higher Burrow Organic Farming Partnership) v. Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2008] EWHC 953 (Admin); [2008] All ER (D) 230 (Apr.) (agriculture - EU law - judicial review)
  • British Seafood Ltd. v. Kruk [2008] EWHC 1528 (QB); [2008] All ER (D) 348 (Jun.) (registration & enforcement of foreign judgments - EU reg. 44/2001)
  • Virgin Media v. BSkyB [2008] EWCA Civ 612; [2008] 1 WLR 2854 (disclosure - confidentiality - led by Sir Sydney Kentridge QC)
  • R (Birmingham and Solihull Taxi Association) v. Birmingham International Airport Ltd. [2009] EWHC 1913 (Admin); [2009] All ER (D) 275 (Jul.) (judicial review - contracting decisions of private airport company)
  • Coys of Kensington Automobiles Ltd. v. Pugliese [2011] EWHC 655 (QB); [2011] 2 All ER (Comm) 664 (jurisdiction clause - objective test of consensus)
  • Hays plc and others v. OFT [2011] CAT 8; [2011] Comp AR 389 (OFT Penalties Guidance - fining policy)

Examples of Recent Work

  • Acting for Virgin Media in the ongoing appeals against Ofcom's regulation of the price of Sky Sports channels.
  • Acting for Sir Keith Mills in a claim against Coutts & Co. alleging misselling of investments.
  • Acting for a pharmaceutical company challenging the Department of Health's operation of the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme.
  • Acting for BMW in a Chancery Division claim for restitution of overpayments.
  • Contribution claim in the Technology and Construction Court arising out of a train derailment.
  • Multi-million dollar LCIA arbitration involving complex issues of jurisdiction and company law.
  • Banking litigation for Barclays, Clydesdale Bank, HBOS and others.
  • Advising on the powers of schools to enter into finance agreements.
  • Advising on the application of FSA rules to a novel investment scheme.
  • Speaker at conferences on insurance litigation and on judicial review.

Publications

  • 'The Battle of the Buses' (2008) 29 ECLR 271
  • Contributing author of 'Competition Litigation: UK Practice and Procedure' (OUP, 2010)

Languages

  • French (fluent)
  • Spanish (fluent)