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.

Qualified 1996; Middle Temple.

Conversational French.

MA (Hons) Cambridge (First Class) Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL), Oxford