Marie Demetriou KC
Brick Court ChambersWell-known for expertise in handling competition claims, Brick Court Chambers‘ members acted in various recent high-profile proceedings, including the trucks litigation, Merricks v Mastercard, Kent v Apple, and Alex Neill Class Representative Ltd v Sony. Marie Demetriou KC is instructed by NYK in McLaren v MOL, NYK and others, proceedings under section 47B of the Competition Act 1998, discussing the question of whether defendants can communicate with class members and the nature of the Tribunal’s role at the certification stage. Helen Davies KC remains instructed by Daimler in emissions litigation, whereas Tony Singla KC is defending Serco in group shareholder litigation brought under section 90 FSMA based on allegedly misleading information published to investors. Jennifer MacLeod appears unled for the CMA in an intervention into the first collective proceedings trial in the Competition Appeal Tribunal regarding a class of millions of consumers alleging overcharging for telephone services.
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Silks
Leading Silks
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Helen Davies KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Helen is one of the outstanding silks of her generation. She is a clear and forceful advocate and can dominate courtrooms by sheer force of personality. Away from the court, she is a wonderful colleague and team leader.'
Victoria Wakefield KC
Brick Court Chambers 'She is exceptionally smart and hard working. An outstanding advocate who has the ear of the court.'
Sarah Abram KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Sarah is a leader in this field. She always provides clear and intelligent advice.’
Juniors
Leading Juniors
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Joanne Box
Brick Court Chambers ‘Joanne is a pleasure to work with. She is extremely hard working, and her written work is excellent.'
Jennifer MacLeod
Brick Court Chambers ‘Jennifer has exceptional people skills. She can lead and play a supportive role, as the case and team requires. She is also an excellent lawyer - an analytical and creative thinker.'
Gerard Rothschild
Brick Court Chambers ‘Gerard has incredible attention to detail. A particular strength is his ability to be across the detail of granular expert evidence, distilling extremely complicated information into clear and reasoned advice. His written advocacy is exceptional and his oral advocacy is clear, methodical and persuasive. His knowledge and understanding of civil procedure is second to none.'