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Gerry Facenna KC
Work Department
Judicial Review, Data Protection, EU, Competition.
Position
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.
Career
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.
Languages
French, Italian.
Memberships
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.
Education
Clare College, Cambridge (1996 BA); University of Edinburgh (1998 LLB with distinction).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Data protection
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Gerry Facenna KC – Monckton Chambers
‘He is a good tactician and a very strong litigator.’
The practitioners at Monckton Chambers are very experienced in handling work involving the ICO; for example, Laura Elizabeth John is acting for the Information Commissioner in a case concerning whether the Canal & River Trust is covered by FOIA when conducting activities within the scope of its statutory powers. Elsewhere in chambers, Gerry Facenna KC is acting for the claimant police officers in a group litigation action brought against the Police Federation concerning a data breach, which affects over 13,000 officers. In Montague v Information Commissioner and the Department for International Trade, Eric Metcalfe acted as sole counsel for the department in a high-profile appeal concerning the disclosure of redacted minutes of US-UK trade negotiations.
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Gerry Facenna KC –Monckton Chambers ‘Gerry is highly intelligent, and good at condensing complex issues into compelling points.‘
London Bar > Competition
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Gerry Facenna KC – Monckton Chambers ‘Brilliant advocate, great grasp of the detail together with real strategic nous. Gerry is one of the best.’
London Bar > Energy
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Gerry Facenna KC – Monckton Chambers ‘Gerry’s advocacy is natural with great presence and fluency, and he is the embodiment of a reasonable man.’
London Bar > European Union law
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Gerry Facenna KC – Monckton Chambers ‘Gerry is very analytical in his approach.’