Fraser’s practice is focused on commercial litigation and arbitration. He is also experienced in judicial review cases, typically involving highly-regulated businesses, and in pensions-related litigation.  

He is recommended in the current editions of the legal directories as a leading junior in Commercial Litigation, Company Law, Administrative & Public Law and Pensions. He was also one of Legal Week's 2017 'Stars at the Bar' (top 12 commercial litigation barristers under 10 years' call). Recent comments include:

  • "Able to synthesise a very large volume of information and distill it down to straightforward and practical advice. He is an exceptionally gifted advocate, whose advocacy style is assured and measured."- Legal 500, 2024
  • "Fraser has astonishing clarity of insight and expression. He is furiously intelligent and has wisdom beyond his years. Incredibly articulate, measured and able to put things in a highly persuading way."- Chambers & Partners, 2024

A former solicitor and a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, Fraser is Junior Counsel to the Crown (A Panel), and in 2016 was appointed a Specialist Adviser to the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee.

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Commercial

Fraser regularly appears in the Commercial Court and Chancery Division, typically as sole or lead counsel opposite Silks.

In addition to his recommendations for Company law (see section below), he is recommended as a leading junior for Commercial Litigation/Commercial Dispute Resolution in the Legal 500 2023 ("Fraser is a brilliant young barrister. Incredibly quick and responsive. Excellent team worker. Clever draftsman. Shrewd and will fight your case. The best find at the Bar of recent years" ) and Chambers and Partners 2023 ("Fraser's oral advocacy is outstanding for someone at his level. He has a phenomenal manner in how he handles the courtroom").

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Company

Fraser has a particular interest in unfair prejudice petitions, involving allegations of oppression of minority shareholders, under section 994 of the Companies Act. He is also frequently instructed in other types of shareholder disputes, in both court and arbitration, and in cases involving alleged breaches of directors’ duties.

In addition to his recommendations for Commercial Litigation/Commercial Dispute Resolution (see section above), he is recommended as a leading junior in the Company section of and Legal 500 2023 (“Fraser is extremely calm and understated most of the time, but is capable of fiery and powerful advocacy when the occasion demands it”) and Chambers and Partners 2023 ("Fraser Campbell maintains an active company practice which complements broader commercial litigation expertise. Areas of particular expertise include the handling of shareholder and joint venture disputes").

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Arbitration

Fraser regularly appears in domestic and international arbitrations, under a variety of different arbitration regimes. His cases involve Commercial and Company cases, and he is recommended in the legal directories as a leading junior in both those fields (see sections above).

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Public & Regulatory

Fraser has considerable experience of judicial review claims and statutory appeals brought by highly-regulated businesses and professionals, particularly in the pensions, energy and health/life sciences sectors. He is a past Vice Chair of the Human Rights Lawyers Association and a member of the Attorney General’s Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown (A Panel).

He is recommended as a Leading Junior (Public & Administrative Law) in Chambers and Partners 2023 ("Technically excellent, brilliant with clients and very persuasive … The quality of his advocacy and legal analysis is just excellent"), and has been ranked in that section for 7 years.

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Pensions

Fraser’s pension law practice draws on his broader experience of contractual, public law and employment law disputes. He has appeared in the leading cases on the Imperial duty to maintain trust and confidence when exercising pension scheme discretions (IBM in the Court of Appeal) and on the construction of pension scheme deeds and rules (Barnardo's in the Supreme Court), as well as in various pensions-related judicial review claims.

He is recommended as a Leading Junior (Pensions) in the Legal 500 2023 ("Fraser is very clever and quick to the point. Clients are really impressed by the clarity of his advice and the depth of his analysis") and Chambers and Partners 2023 ("His pension work includes advice regarding pension scheme reform and high-profile actions brought by the Pensions Regulator. He has experience representing large private employers").

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Achievements

Education

MA (Oxon)

Prizes & Scholarships

  • Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford (2005 – 2012, and 2013 to present)
  • Hunt Prize for Advocacy (Gray’s Inn, 2011)
  • Phoenicia Scholarship (Bar European Group, 2011)

Other relevant experience

Fraser studied law at Pembroke College, Oxford and the University of Leiden, Netherlands. As a student he was President of the Oxford Union (where he is now a trustee) and European Debating Champion, and on graduating was elected a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. In 2008 he was the youngest of ten solicitors profiled in The Times as ‘Future Stars of the City’. He is co-author of The Law of Political Donations (Wildy & Sons, 2012) and former Vice Chair of the Human Rights Lawyers Association.  

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