European Union relations

Leading Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

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Kieron Beal KC
Blackstone Chambers
‘Kieron is immensely capable on paper and on his feet. He makes the most complex issues easy to follow.’
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Marie Demetriou KC
Brick Court Chambers
Marie really is the best advocate at the Bar in EU and competition matters. Excellent judgement, extremely tight legal analysis and an extremely persuasive advocate.’
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Brian Kennelly KC
Blackstone Chambers
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Maya Lester KC
Brick Court Chambers
Maya knows EU law and the European courts inside and out. She is knowledgable, client-focussed and brutally effective.’ 
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Thomas de la Mare KC
Blackstone Chambers
Tom is a top of the range advocate. Unrivalled depth of knowledge in his specialist areas, especially EU law, combined with an attractive, clear and persuasive advocacy style. He has the knack of making you think you would be crazy not to agree with him, even when he is wrong. Respected by the senior judiciary.'
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Philip Moser KC
Monckton Chambers
‘Unparalleled knowledge and litigation experience in the field of EU directives in English law. Philip is a brilliant advocate.' 
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Lord Pannick KC
Blackstone Chambers
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Ian Rogers KC
Monckton Chambers
'Ian is very well prepared and a lateral thinker.' 
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Jemima Stratford KC
Brick Court Chambers
Jemima is supremely clever and knows the legal areas in which she practises extremely well. She has excellent judgement as to which arguments are likely to impress the court and which are likely to go down less well.’
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Daniel Beard KC
Monckton Chambers
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Gerry Facenna KC
Monckton Chambers
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Josh Holmes KC
Monckton Chambers
'Josh is good with clients and understands the bigger commercial picture.'
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Hugh Mercer KC
Essex Court Chambers
Hugh's knowledge of EU law and procedure is encyclopaedic. His experience and expertise shines through in all of the advice that he gives - getting to an answer in 30 seconds that takes the rest of us days to reach.'
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Aidan O’Neill KC
Matrix Chambers
‘Phenomenal knowledge of all areas with what must be a photographic memory for law, and indeed outside law so that external issues can be brought to bear in legal arguments. A simply extraordinary talent.'
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George Peretz KC
Monckton Chambers
'Pure class. Staggeringly effective in court, where George is simple and effective, reducing the complex to the essence of the point for the benefit of the judge. He is also very good with clients.'
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David Scannell KC
Brick Court Chambers
'David has formidable attention to detail. His advocacy is extremely polished, and when he makes a point, judges listen.'
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Victoria Wakefield KC
Brick Court Chambers
‘Victoria is very bright, articulates points with great clarity, and is very astute. She understands clients’ commercial objectives and how best to achieve those goals.’

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Tim Ward KC
Monckton Chambers
Very knowledgeable on EU law principles and how they interrelate with English law. Tim is a calm and composed advocate, a great team player, and always willing to listen to others ideas and to build on them.' 
3
Sarah Abram KC
Brick Court Chambers
‘Sarah is really blazing a trail moving seamlessly into silk. She is a wonderful advocate who always has the ear of the court and a great team player. Her star status will only rise.’
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Lord Banner KC
Keating Chambers
Charles is simply superb. He is a great advocate, he has an uncanny ability to read to room and adjust his argument accordingly. He is always on top of his brief and clients love his clear, unambiguous advice.’ 
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David Blundell KC
Landmark Chambers
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Monica Carss-Frisk KC
Blackstone Chambers
Monica is a forceful and inventive advocate. She has a rare ability to distill complex facts into effective arguments that can be persuasively deployed before the court. Very deep and impressive knowledge and understanding of EU law and institutions.' 
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Anneli Howard KC
Monckton Chambers
Anneli is a phenomenal advocate and one of the hardest working and most charming silks to work with.'
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Daniel Jowell KC
Brick Court Chambers
Daniel's knowledge of UK and EU competition law is unsurpassed. He provides clear, detailed and pragmatic advice. He is a stand out advocate both in terms of identifying the best points to run, but also knowing when to change tack.'
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Hanif Mussa KC
Blackstone Chambers
‘Hanif has a wonderful court presence and senior judges really listen to him.’

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Robert Palmer KC
Monckton Chambers
'Robert has a very clear and accessible style, allied with many years of experience of EU and regulatory law. An impressive and smooth operator.'
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Fergus Randolph KC
Brick Court Chambers
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Aidan Robertson KC
Brick Court Chambers
'Super clever but also pragmatic and commercial. A rare combination.'
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James Segan KC
Blackstone Chambers
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Kassie Smith KC
Monckton Chambers
‘Kassie is an excellent advocate – calm, measured, and has the trust of the court. She is also extremely collaborative and easy to work with.’
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Rhodri Thompson KC
Matrix Chambers
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Jon Turner KC
Monckton Chambers
Excellent knowledge of EU and UK competiton law. He is a measured, calm advocate, able to deal with any question from the court without appearing perturbed. He is well organised in terms of deploying the team around him.’ 
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David Wolfe KC
Matrix Chambers
‘David's practice includes judicial review challenges to planning and environmental cases in which his expert knowledge of EU law (on which most of our UK regulatory scheme is still based) gives him a competitive edge over most of his rivals.'

2023 Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

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Ben Lask KC
Monckton Chambers

2024 Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

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Richard Blakeley KC
Brick Court Chambers
'Richard is great choice in cases which involve an element of European sanctions. He is very hard working and has excellent drafting skills.'
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Brendan McGurk KC
Monckton Chambers
‘Brendan is exceptional bright. His ability to quickly assimilate detail is second to none. He adds real value and consistently achieves tangible results in complex matters.'

2025 Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

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Jason Pobjoy KC
Blackstone Chambers
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Julia Smyth KC
Landmark Chambers