John Swift QC

QC (MA) Oxon
Call date: 1965 Silk: 1981

Summary

Practice Summary

John Swift resumed full time practice as a member of Monckton Chambers in 1999, where he was Head of Chambers until July 2001.  From 1993-1998 he was the first Rail Regulator (head of a non-Ministerial Government department) appointed under the Railways Act 1993.  He was called to the Bar in November 1965 and took Silk in 1981. He is a Bencher of the Inner Temple.

Major Current and Recent Cases

  • Welsh Water Plc -v-Ofwat (Administrative Court - pending - judicial review challenge to decision to grant an inset appointment)
  • BSkyB -v- Competition Commission; Virgin -v- Competition Commission (Court of Appeal - pending -  acting  for the Competition Commission in both of the appeals from the CAT concerning challenge to Competition Commission's decision to force the broadcaster to reduce its shareholding in ITV to less than 7.5%)
  • BAA -v- Competition Commission (Competition Appeal Tribunal - Enterprise  Act s.179 Judicial Review challenge to CC's decision to order divestiture of Gatwick, Stansted and Glasgow/Edinburgh Airports)
  • Barclays Bank Plc & Others -v- Competition Commission (Competition Appeal Tribunal - challenge to CC's report in relation to the Payment Protection Insurance market)
  • Case T-342/07 Ryanair -v -EC Commission, Aer Lingus & Ireland intervening (Court of First Instance - pending - appeal against Commission decision to prohibit acquisition of Aer Lingus)
  • Case T411/07  Aer Lingus -v- EC Commission (Court of First Instance - pending - Ryanair intervening in favour of Commission decision not to require divestment of Ryanair stake in Aer Lingus)
  • Case - T-196/07 Ryanair -v- EC Commission (Court of First Instance -  The "Charleroi" case - state aid to Airports)
  • Acting for HSBC Rail - Competition Commission Inquiry into Rolling Stock (2008)
  • Acted for Tesco - Competition Commission Inquiry into supermarkets ( 2007/2008)
  • Somerfield v Competition Commission  (Competition Appeal Tribunal - acted for CC in judicial review of CC decision to order divestment of stores acquired from WM Morrisons)
  • Burgess -v- Office of Fair Trading (Competition Appeal Tribunal - abuse of dominance in local markets. The CAT examined the law on refusal to supply under the Chapter II prohibition)
  • Case T-342/99 Airtours -v- EC  Commission (Court of First Instance - challenge to Commission decision blocking a concentration under EC Merger Regulations)