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Daniel Beard KC KC
Position
Daniel Beard is widely regarded as one of the Bar’s leading specialists in competition, EU, regulatory and public law.
He has appeared in courts from Haverfordwest to the Falkland Islands. He regularly appears in High Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court in the UK as well as in the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
In EU law matters, Daniel has appeared in a large number of cases in the Court of Justice and General Court in Luxembourg.
He acts in arbitrations and his work has developed in various international jurisdictions including in the Middle East, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Prior to taking silk, Daniel was a member of the Attorney General’s A Panel and standing Counsel to the Office of Fair Trading.
Career
Qualified 1996; Middle Temple.
Languages
Conversational French.
Education
MA (Hons) Cambridge (First Class) Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL), Oxford
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Group litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Daniel Beard KC – Monckton Chambers ‘A fantastic mind and an encyclopaedic knowledge of competition law. He has an ability to distil the most complex issues into clear and effective submissions. He is also great on his feet and able to convey very complicated material in a succinct and persuasive manner.’
London Bar > Competition
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1‘A leading competition law set with superior skills through all levels of seniority’, Monckton Chambers operates at the forefront of high profile competition cases, including antitrust, class actions and public undertakings. Anneli Howard KC is ‘considered one of the top silks at the competition Bar’ and has successfully represented Foundem against tech giant Google in multiple CMCs. George Peretz KC successfully acted on behalf of the Civil Aviation Authority concerning appeals regarding Heathrow Airport’s charges to airlines, while Josh Holmes KC defends Google in a £7bn collective action alleging anti-competitive practices in relation to mobile searches. In January 2024, Daniel Beard KC led Daisy Mackersie before the CAT in Le Patourel v BT, the first opt-out class action to reach trial and having potentially significant implications for the UK collective proceedings regime. Ronit Kreisberger KC acts for the claimant in Cabo v MGA, a complex abuse of dominance and collusion claim which raises difficult questions at the intersection of competition and IP law.