John Campbell SC

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Admission to Society of Advocates:

1989

Granting of Silk:

2005

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The Bridge Group of Advocates

John Campbell SC

John is a highly regarded silk in South Africa, specialising in large commercial trials, competition proceedings, judicial reviews and actions and interdicts for defamation and the protection of privacy.

John has extensive experience in these fields and has also written for academic journals – both in South Africa and internationally – in most of them.

John is also an established Barrister in London, and is a member of The 36 Group.

In the last few years, he has acted:

– for a large European bank in Competition Tribunal proceedings arising from the alleged fixing of currency exchange rates of emerging markets in New York;

– for an international commodities trading company in lifting a freezing order over a consignment of cobalt from the DRC;

– for South African Breweries in an arbitration dispute under Uncitral rules arising from a contract for the delivery of its product which necessitated a close knowledge of the logistics business; and

– in a Judicial Review arising from the award of a tender worth approximately half a billion rands per year.

His breadth of experience equips him to act across wide ranging commercial fields from banking and contract law to civil fraud, judicial review and negligence, and in commercial matters.

John has appeared in courts at all levels both in South Africa and the United Kingdom, including the South African Constitutional Court and the United Kingdom Supreme Court, as well as in arbitrations.