Fergus Randolph QC

Fergus Randolph has over 20 years experience litigating and advising on matters of EU and Competition Law. He has appeared in the High Court, the Competition Appeal Tribunal, the Court of Appeal, the House of Lords, the Court of First Instance (Luxembourg), the European Court of Justice (Luxembourg) and the Supreme Court of the Falkland Islands. He spent 15 years in Brussels, first with the European Commission's legal service, as winner of the Bar Council's first award for a Commission "stage", and then as a member of Chambers in their annexe.

He has appeared in several leading cases including Factortame (House of Lords), White v. White (House of Lords), Lonsdale (House of Lords), Ingmar (European Court of Justice), Far Eastern Freight Conference (Court of First Instance) and Arkin v. Borchard (High Court and Court of Appeal).

His practice is wide-ranging, covering all aspects of EU and Competition Law including shipping, fisheries, commercial agency, motor vehicle insurance and VAT.

 Prior to taking Silk in 2009, Fergus Randolph had been identified as one of the leading juniors in EU and Competition Law in Chambers and Partners and in The Legal 500 for the previous eight years, and is now recognised by both as a leading silk.

Fergus Randolph QC’s Directory Quotes

  • "Fergus Randolph QC earns praise for having long-standing expertise in advising on competition and European law-related matters." (Chambers UK 2012)
  • "‘pragmatic, and involved, and brings real momentum to a case'." (Legal 500 2011)
  • "Fergus Randolph QC is "not one of those barristers who likes to wrap the client up in reams of legal arguments." Instead, he takes a more practical approach, "preferring direct action to endless prevarication." Those who have seen him in court see him as "a barrister of great style." (Chambers & Partners 2011)
  • "one of tomorrow's leading lights in the EU and competition field", "he conveys his points very well and offers a clear-cut approach to complicated matters" (Chambers & Partners, 2009)
  • "valiant and extremely responsive" (Chambers & Partners, 2008)

Fergus Randolph QC’s CVs