Ligia Osepciu

BA (Cantab), LLM (Cornell)
Call date: 2008 New York Bar Admission: 2009

Summary

Ligia completed her pupillage at Monckton Chambers and was taken on as a tenant in October 2009. As a pupil, Ligia gained experience of all Chambers' main practice areas - including commercial law, competition law, European law, public law, procurement and VAT.

During pupillage, Ligia appeared as a junior in the High Court in JB Leadbitter v Devon County Council [2009] EWHC 930 (Ch) (led by Michael Bowsher QC and Elisa Holmes), a leading case on the application of the EC law principle of proportionality in the procurement context. She has also appeared, successfully representing her client in a High Court disclosure application in a procurement damages action.

Ligia is currently seconded on a part time basis to Ofgem, where she is gaining wide-ranging experience of regulatory law and the gas and electricity industries.

Education & Prizes

BA (Law) Trinity College, Cambridge (Trinity College and Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Scholar) (2003-2006)
LLM, Cornell University Law School, Ithaca, New York (graduated top 5%) (Trinity College Hollond Travelling Studentship) (CALI Excellence for the Future Award for top marks in Anti-trust Law) (2006-2007)
Bar Vocational Course, BPP Law School, London (Very Competent) (Lincoln's Inn Hardwicke Entrance Scholar & Droop Scholar) (Trinity College Whittaker Scholar) (2007-2008)
Bar European Group Phoenicia Scholar (2009)

Languages

French (fluent), Romanian (native)

Curriculum Vitae
	Summary
	All specialist areas
	Competition Law
	European Law
	Procurement Law
	Public & Administrative Law
	Tax and Revenue Law
	Utilities Regulation