Lord Bellamy KC

Biography

Lord (Christopher) Bellamy KC was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice between 7 June 2022 and 5 July 2024.

Prior to this, his legal career focussed on European, competition and regulatory law. He was a judge of (what is now) the General Court of the European Union 1992-1999, and then President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) until 2007. He then worked with Linklaters LLP, later chairing their global competition practice. He re-joined Monckton Chambers in 2020 as a door tenant, focussing on mediation and arbitration.

In 2020-2021, he chaired the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid (CLAIR).

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