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Philip Woolfe KC
Position
Philip is an EU law specialist with a particular focus on Competition Law and Telecommunications. He also has experience in Public Procurement, Commercial Litigation and Indirect Tax. He is a recommended junior for Competition/European Law and Telecommunications Law in Chambers and Partners, which has described him as “an absolutely fantastic junior who is extremely bright and knowledgeable about telecoms” “a considered advocate and people really listen to him,” and as having “a great work ethic and is very hands-on.”
Philip appears regularly in the Competition Appeal Tribunal, High Court, Court of Appeal and in the First Tier and Upper Tier Tribunals. He also advises on regulatory proceedings before Ofcom, the OFT, the Competition Commission and the European Commission.
He is a Quondam Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford University and a contributing author to recent and current editions of Bellamy and Child’s European Law of Competition (7th edition, OUP 2013 and 8th edition, OUP 2018).
He is a Quondam Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford University and a contributing author to recent and current editions of Bellamy and Child’s European Law of Competition (7th edition, OUP 2013 and 8th edition, OUP 2018).
Career
Called 2004, Lincoln’s Inn; completed pupillage Monckton Chambers 2006. Publications of note: Chapter on Non-Covert Horizontal Arrangements in Bellamy & Child, European Community Law of Competition (OUP, 7th Ed); chapters on ‘The Powers of HMRC’ and ‘Chargeable Event’ in the Sweet & Maxwell VAT looseleaf ‘Value Added Tax: Commentary and Analysis’.
Languages
Philip speaks French, German and Italian.
Memberships
Philip is a committee member of COMBAR and a member of the Competition Law Association, Bar European Group and Procurement Lawyers’ Association.
Education
Oakham School; Peterhouse, Cambridge (2001 BA history); Brasenose College, Oxford (2003 BA law, Wronker prize for jurisprudence); Inns of Court School of Law (2004 BVC); All Souls’ College, Oxford (2005 BCL).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Telecoms Regulation
(2024 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1With a reputation for being a ‘leading chambers for telecommunications law and regulation‘, Monckton Chambers
‘ barristers are well versed in handling a broad spectrum of telecommunications matters. In Sky v Ofcom, Meredith Pickford KC is representing the claimant in an appeal to challenge Ofcom’s decision that Sky’s Pay TV service should be treated as an electronic communication service, which would have implications for the type of regulation that could be applied to Sky. Among the juniors, Philip Woolfe KC has an excellent track record in acting for mobile and fixed line telecommunications companies, often before the regulatory authorities. In a boost to chambers, Ben Lask KC took silk in March 2023.
London Bar > Competition
(2024 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Philip Woolfe KC – Monckton Chambers ‘Philip is an outstanding case leader – a strategist, a strong advocate and an engaged team player. He works extremely hard and has an excellent eye for detail, but is also confident and accomplished on his feet and is a devastating cross-examiner.’