Sir Gerald Barling is a Justice of the Chancery Division of the High Court of England and Wales, President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal, and an Acting Deemster in the Isle of Man Court of Appeal. Before his appointment to the bench, Sir Gerald’s practice was based at Brick Court Chambers in London and Brussels, where he practiced in all fields of European law, including competition law, and worked extensively in the fields of telecommunications regulation, pharmaceuticals, data exclusivity, state aids and public procurement. He frequently represented government and private clients in the national courts (including the Competition Appeal Tribunal) and before the European Court of Justice. Sir Gerald was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1991, elected a Bencher of Middle Temple in 2001 and has sat as a Recorder on the Midland Circuit.