Daniel Beard KC
Monckton ChambersCompetition
Leading Silks
Mark Brealey KC
Monckton Chambers ‘Mark is undoubtedly at the top of the competition litigation Bar. His knowledge of the law is impressive, his written advocacy is straight forward and persuasive. Mark’s oral advocacy is understated but he has an uncanny ability to alight upon the most persuasive and important points.’
Helen Davies KC
Brick Court Chambers
Thomas de la Mare KC
Blackstone Chambers 'Tom is innovative, forceful, good on his feet, humorous and a pleasure to work with.'
Marie Demetriou KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Marie is a total star in several areas of practice not just competition law - which is the real hallmark of a first-rate barrister. She has a sixth sense for the winning point and has unparalleled advocacy skills to then execute it. She is first choice in the most difficult and cutting edge matters. Peerless.’
Sarah Ford KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Sarah is a fantastic advocate. She has an ability to cut through the waffle and deliver the key points clearly and succinctly. Whilst its easier to look at advocates based on what they do say, Sarah has the priceless ability of knowing when not to stand up!’
Paul Harris KC
Monckton Chambers ‘Paul is rightfully considered one of the premier silks at the competition damages Bar. He is a tremendous advocate who forcefully yet intelligently fights hard for his clients. His experience leading cases in the area is second to none, and as a result he consistently provides advice which takes account of the nuances that are often essential in these claims.’
Josh Holmes KC
Monckton Chambers ‘Josh is a class act, engaged, all over the detail, super bright and a pleasure to deal with. He is great on his feet – he reads the tribunal very well, calibrating his submissions with expertise, knowing when to push a point and when a position needs to adapt or be reframed.’
Mark Hoskins KC
Brick Court Chambers
Daniel Jowell KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Daniel is excellent with clients, particularly when setting strategy. He is a smooth and persuasive advocate, unruffled when the going gets tough.’
Brian Kennelly KC
Blackstone Chambers ‘Brian is right at the top of the competition Bar. He is a tremendous advocate who combines for precision, authority and charm brilliantly. He is the most client-friendly silk in this area.’
Ronit Kreisberger KC
Monckton Chambers 'Ronit is a fantastic advocate, meticulously well prepared and knows everything there is to know about European and competition law. She holds her own at any level.'
Robert O’Donoghue KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Robert is a prime litigator, and a prime competition lawyer. Not many at the London Bar can claim that, and it makes him an incredible resource for complex antitrust claims, where one can only prevail if substance and process go hand in hand.’
Meredith Pickford KC
Monckton Chambers ‘Meredith is clear, persistent and a persuasive advocate. He is masterful on his feet, highly strategic, quick thinking and responsive.’
Jon Turner KC
Monckton Chambers ‘Jon is second-to-none on his feet and works incredibly hard as hearings approach.’
Tim Ward KC
Monckton Chambers ‘Tim is a sleeves rolled-up lawyer who gets stuck in to the detail of a case. He is effective, pragmatic and never loses sight of the overall commercial objectives. As an advocate he is persuasive and very effective.’
Kieron Beal KC
Blackstone Chambers ‘Kieron is a full package – he is a stellar advocate, very hard working and is across all of the detail. He is a team player who encourages juniors to share the advocacy with him, excellent with clients and highly commercial.’
Michael Bowsher KC
Monckton Chambers ‘Michael is a pleasure to work with and a confident leader in a difficult and challenging case. His advocacy is fluent and engaging and he provides strategic guidance and critical judgement at important points in protracted litigation.’
Gerry Facenna KC
Monckton Chambers ‘Gerry is very user friendly, fearsomely clever and calm and confident even when under the most extraordinary pressure.’
Mark Howard KC
Brick Court Chambers
Maya Lester KC
Brick Court Chambers 'Maya is a first rate barrister. She combines a razor sharp intellect with a measured style of advocacy but can also apply forensic force when needed. She is also a wonderfully collegiate person and a real team player.'
George Peretz KC
Monckton Chambers ‘He's great as a strategist, has a superb understanding of the law and fully reliable as an adviser on complex instructions. George is a go-to KC on complex subsidy control matters.'
Aidan Robertson KC
Brick Court Chambers 'Aidan is extremely knowledgeable in his field. His ability to explain complex concepts to lay clients is excellent and his advocacy is always thoughtful and well-constructed.'
Kassie Smith KC
Monckton Chambers ‘Kassie is an understated but brutally effective advocate. She has a knack for finding the killer point.’
Rhodri Thompson KC
Matrix Chambers ‘Rhodri is exceptionally clever. He is able to grasp complex factual and legal issues quickly and thoroughly and communicate them in a simple and easy to understand manner.’
Sarah Abram KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Sarah is extremely approachable and very easy to work with. She offers commercial advice that clients can use and is an absolute superstar when it comes to advocacy – she has a wonderful and incredibly effective style, in which she is able to build rapport with judges and bring them around to her point of view.‘
Kevin de Haan KC
Gough Square Chambers
Richard Handyside KC
Fountain Court Chambers ‘Richard is one of the pre-eminent silks at the commercial Bar and continues to provide excellent service. He is strategic in his thinking.’
Anneli Howard KC
Monckton Chambers ‘Anneli is rightfully considered one of the top silks at the competition Bar. She is a phenomenal advocate who understands competition law better than anyone, and is one of the hardest working and most charming silks to work with.’
Hanif Mussa KC
Blackstone Chambers ‘Hanif has an excellent ability to cut through to the most important issues in the case. He will prioritise – ruthlessly if needs be – to ensure that the points most in need of airtime get the exposition that they deserve. His advocacy style is clear, measured, and inspires confidence in the correctness of his position.’
Robert Palmer KC
Monckton Chambers ‘Robert is a truly outstanding advocate who is able to quickly distil complex information into comprehensible points.’
Conall Patton KC
One Essex Court ‘Conall is well-versed in competition litigation practice, a good advocate and overall a person not to underestimate.’
Fergus Randolph KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Fergus has an excellent in-depth knowledge of the technical side of competition law, not just the law around cartels and damages actions. He is entertaining and friendly to work with.’
Nicholas Saunders KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Nick's mastery of both competition and patent law is a real asset. He is very cool calm and collected, an excellent orator, influential with the judge, and a pleasure to work with.’
David Scannell KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘David is a first-rate KC. He is not afraid to grapple with the most complex cases and his ability to navigate a clear and concise path through thorny legal issues is extremely effective with judges and clients alike.’
James Segan KC
Blackstone Chambers ‘James has a huge depth of experience and encyclopaedic knowledge of the application of competition law.’
Thomas Sharpe KC
One Essex Court ‘Thomas is a good advocate who has the ear of the judge and does not get diverted from the message.’
Jemima Stratford KC
Brick Court Chambers
Victoria Wakefield KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Victoria is a go-to KC for competition work. She combines a razor-sharp intellect with an easy charm and fantastic client-handling skills. She is a polished advocate who will outclass many more senior silks.’
Rob Williams KC
Monckton Chambers ‘Rob has extremely strong strategic instincts, and a very subtle mind. He sees to the heart of issues and anticipates the court’s response very well. He is also an excellent advocate who presents very calmly and makes arguments which are difficult sound like simple common sense.’
2023 Silks
Ben Lask KC
Monckton Chambers 'Ben has moved seamlessly into silk. His advocacy is a real iron fist in a velvet glove and he is also very collegiate. One to watch in this area for sure.'
Daniel Piccinin KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Daniel is without doubt one of the top new competition law silks. The depth of his knowledge of competition economics is probably unrivalled by anyone at the competition Bar and even exceeds that of many economists. He is already a formidable advocate and a future superstar.’
2024 Silks
Richard Blakeley KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Richard is a very commercial and sensible operator. His advice is clear and helpful and he works brilliantly within large teams tasked with very difficult projects.’
Tristan Jones KC
Blackstone Chambers ‘Tristan is very bright and personable, an excellent lawyer and draftsman with a particularly high attention to detail. He will undoubtedly be one of the best of the new silks specialising in competition law.’
Brendan McGurk KC
Monckton Chambers ‘Brendan is very thorough knowledgeable of competition law; very strategic; extremely pragmatic and excellent with clients.’
Brendan McGurk KC
Monckton Chambers 'Very thorough knowledge of competition law; very strategic; extremely pragmatic and excellent with clients.'
Philip Woolfe KC
Monckton Chambers ‘An outstanding lead case lawyer, Philip combines a mastery of detail with a responsive, team-focused approach. He is responsive and does not get easily ruffled. As an advocate he can be devastating - on top of the brief, tactically very smart and knows when to go for the jugular.’