European Union relations

‘Kieron is immensely capable on paper and on his feet. He makes the most complex issues easy to follow.’

Thomas de la Mare KC

'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.'

Marie Demetriou KC

‘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.’

Maya Lester KC

‘Maya knows EU law and the European courts inside and out. She is knowledgable, client-focussed and brutally effective.’

Philip Moser KC

‘Unparalleled knowledge and litigation experience in the field of EU directives in English law. Philip is a brilliant advocate.'

'Ian is very well prepared and a lateral thinker.'

Jemima Stratford KC

‘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.’

Brian Kennelly KC

Blackstone Chambers

‘Brian is a star. He is a highly experienced and effective advocate, including before the European Courts of Justice. His advocacy is clear, logical and persuasive. The depth of his preparation is always evident by his ability to effectively respond to any questions or interventions.’

'James has excellent grasp of the subject matter, great with clients, is good on paper and on his feet.'

Josh Holmes KC

'Josh is good with clients and understands the bigger commercial picture.'

Timothy Lyons KC

39 Essex Chambers

'Timothy is technically excellent, incredibly knowledgeable and a pleasure to deal with.'

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.'

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.'

George Peretz KC

'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.'

David Scannell KC

'David has formidable attention to detail. His advocacy is extremely polished, and when he makes a point, judges listen.'

Victoria Wakefield KC

‘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.’

Tim Ward KC

'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.'

Sarah Abram KC

‘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.’

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.’

David Blundell KC

Landmark Chambers

Monica Carss-Frisk KC

'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.'

Sir Alan Dashwood KC

Henderson Chambers

'An authoritative and accomplished silk.'

Anneli Howard KC

'Anneli is a phenomenal advocate and one of the hardest working and most charming silks to work with.'

Daniel Jowell KC

'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.'

Hanif Mussa KC

‘Hanif has a wonderful court presence and senior judges really listen to him.’

Robert Palmer KC

'Robert has a very clear and accessible style, allied with many years of experience of EU and regulatory law. An impressive and smooth operator.'

'Super clever but also pragmatic and commercial. A rare combination.'

James Segan KC

‘James is an absolute pro and one of (if not the) best barrister to work with in London. He is an exceptionally strong advocate, incredibly intelligent, very skilled on strategic choices and a real pleasure to work with. You definitely want James on your side, rather than the other side.’

Kassie Smith KC

‘Kassie is an excellent advocate – calm, measured, and has the trust of the court. She is also extremely collaborative and easy to work with.’

‘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.’

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

Katherine Apps KC

39 Essex Chambers

'Katherine has a brilliant grasp of EU and public law, in particular challenges against public bodies. She also has the changes as a result of Brexit at her fingertips.'

2024 Silks

'Richard is great choice in cases which involve an element of European sanctions. He is very hard working and has excellent drafting skills.'

Brendan McGurk KC