London Bar
Group litigation
Leading silk3'She is exceptionally smart and hard working. An outstanding advocate who has the ear of the court.'
Brick Court Chambers
Barristers
Victoria Wakefield KC
Brick Court Chambers, London
- Phone0207 379 3550
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Position
Victoria Wakefield KC was called in 2003 and took silk in 2019. Her practice spans a wide range of cases across competition law, EU law, public law, human rights and commercial disputes. She is an advocate who is as comfortable in the Supreme Court as in a fact-heavy trial and has been described by the legal directories as “a star of her generation” (Chambers & Partners 2020).
Career
Call: England and Wales: 2003; Ireland: 2017
Silk: 2019
Languages
French.
Memberships
Member of the Administrative Law Bar Association and of the Bar European Group.
Education
BA Hons Law, Trinity College Cambridge
D.E.S. droit européen, Université Libre de Bruxelles
BVC, Inns of Court School of Law
Mentions
London Bar
Administrative law and human rights
Leading silk4A superb advocate, who earns and maintains the trust of the court.'
London Bar
Data protection
Leading silk2Victoria is an all-round star of the data protection Bar. She has huge expertise in the underlying legal framework and is able to draw on her wide expertise in other areas of law to augment her data protection advocacy. Her written submissions are always crystal clear and extremely powerful.’
London Bar
Competition
Leading silk3 ‘Victoria is a go-to KC for competition work. She combines a razor-sharp intellect with an easy charm and fantastic client-handling skills. She is a polished advocate who will outclass many more senior silks.’
London Bar
European Union relations
Leading silk2‘Victoria is very bright, articulates points with great clarity, and is very astute. She understands clients’ commercial objectives and how best to achieve those goals.’
London Bar
Sport
Leading silk3Since competition law, and the nuances of how it interacts with sport, are increasingly determinative of sports disputes, this is an essential knowledge to have as a sports lawyer. Victoria combines this expertise with great advocacy and an ease of manner that is extremely effective.'
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