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- EU and competition – Leading Sets
- EU and competition – Leading Silks
- EU and competition – New Silks
- EU and competition – Leading Juniors
EU and competition – Leading Sets
EU and competition – Leading Silks
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- Mark Brealey QC - Brick Court Chambers
- Helen Davies QC - Brick Court Chambers
- James Flynn QC - Brick Court Chambers
- Paul Lasok QC - Monckton Chambers
- Thomas Sharpe QC - One Essex Court
- John Swift QC - Monckton Chambers
- Rhodri Thompson QC - Matrix Chambers
- David Vaughan QC - Brick Court Chambers
- Tim Ward QC - Monckton Chambers
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- Daniel Beard QC - Monckton Chambers
- Tom Beazley QC - Blackstone Chambers
- Michael Bowsher QC - Monckton Chambers
- Monica Carss-Frisk QC - Blackstone Chambers
- Alan Dashwood QC - Henderson Chambers
- Michael Fordham QC - Blackstone Chambers
- Richard Gordon QC - Brick Court Chambers
- Melanie Hall QC - Monckton Chambers
- Paul Harris QC - Monckton Chambers
- Charles Hollander QC - Brick Court Chambers
- Mark Hoskins QC - Brick Court Chambers
- John Howell QC - Blackstone Chambers
- Gregory Jones QC - FTB
- Daniel Jowell QC - Brick Court Chambers
- Adam Lewis QC - Blackstone Chambers
- Iain Milligan QC - 20 Essex Street
- Stephen Morris QC - 20 Essex Street
- Aidan O’Neill QC (Scot) - Matrix Chambers
- Nicholas Paines QC - Monckton Chambers
- Lord Pannick QC - Blackstone Chambers
- Conor Quigley QC - Serle Court
- Fergus Randolph QC - Brick Court Chambers
- Aidan Robertson QC - Brick Court Chambers
- Dinah Rose QC - Blackstone Chambers
- Pushpinder Saini QC - Blackstone Chambers
- Jemima Stratford QC - Brick Court Chambers
- Derrick Wyatt QC - Brick Court Chambers
EU and competition – New Silks
EU and competition – Leading Juniors
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- Sarah Abram - Brick Court Chambers
- Matthew Cook - One Essex Court
- Jason Coppel - 11KBW
- Sarah Ford - Brick Court Chambers
- Margaret Gray - Brick Court Chambers
- Julian Gregory - Monckton Chambers
- Colleen Hanley - 20 Essex Street
- Anneli Howard - Monckton Chambers
- Tristan Jones - Blackstone Chambers
- Ronit Kreisberger - Monckton Chambers
- Sarah Lee - Brick Court Chambers
- Maya Lester - Brick Court Chambers
- Andrew Macnab - Monckton Chambers
- Eleni Mitrophanous - Matrix Chambers
- Conall Patton - One Essex Court
- Ben Rayment - Monckton Chambers
- James Segan - Blackstone Chambers
- Jessica Simor - Matrix Chambers
- Jennifer Skilbeck - Monckton Chambers
- Valentina Sloane - Monckton Chambers
- Derek Spitz - One Essex Court
- Philippa Watson - Essex Court Chambers
Brick Court Chambers is a ‘standout set’ with a list of names that ‘reads like a “who’s who” of EU and competition law experts’. Nicholas Green QC, who appeared in BAA v Competition Commission, is a ‘strategic thinker with a firm grasp of tactics’. ‘One of the most experienced and accomplished English advocates before the European courts’, David Anderson QC has ‘a compendious knowledge of the law’. Daniel Jowell QC is ‘bright, commercial, user friendly and a master of diplomacy’, and appeared in Competition Commission and Ryanair v BAA. Helen Davies QC is ‘first choice for senior input at the competition Bar’, and James Flynn QC has ‘huge experience before the European courts and the Competition Appeal Tribunal’. Mark Brealey QC is ‘easy to work with and enormously impressive’, Jemima Stratford QC is ‘very sound in her tactical appraisal of cases’, and Mark Hoskins QC is ‘incisive, has a pragmatic approach and is an excellent advocate in court’. Among its juniors, telecoms, pharma, and technology expert Kelyn Bacon is ‘outstandingly clever’, and Sarah Ford’s advice is ‘concise and considered’. Sarah Abram is ‘very much in demand and on her way to the very top’, and Sarah Lee is ‘bright, hardworking and utterly reliable’.
Monckton Chambers has a ‘deservedly excellent’ reputation in the market and acts for clients including government departments, local authorities, NGOs, and EU institutions. Clients also praise the ‘efficient, helpful and always available’ clerks, who are a ‘real asset’ at an ‘outstanding’ set. Paul Lasok QC is ‘a real doyen of the Bar’ and appeared in British Sugar v Rural Payments Agency. John Swift QC specialises in competition and regulatory work and appeared in MasterCard & Others v European Commission. Nicholas Paines QC’s practice covers a broad range of competition matters. The ‘informative, helpful and determined’ Melanie Hall QC appeared in Commission v The United Kingdom. The ‘very able’ Michael Bowsher QC, who has a diverse practice covering competition law, commercial public law, and substantial commercial disputes, appeared in 2 Travel Group Plc (in liquidation) v Cardiff City Transport Services Ltd. The ‘very highly regarded’ Jon Turner QC has great expertise in litigation, EU law, telecoms and utility regulation. Tim Ward QC, Paul Harris QC and Daniel Beard QC are also recommended. Among the juniors, Andrew Macnab appeared in Conex Banninger Limited v The European Commission, George Peretz appeared in Kerry Foods v Headland Foods Merger, and Kassie Smith appeared in Galliford Try v Office of Fair Trading. The ‘brilliant, diligent, and ever-helpful’ Ian Rogers is also recommended, as are Alistair Lindsay, Ben Rayment and Josh Holmes. The newly appointed Philip Moser QC appeared in the Bonik Eood case.
Blackstone Chambers is a ‘truly outstanding’ with a growing EU and competition offering to complement its pre-existing strength in public and commercial law. Lord Pannick QC advised in relation to BSkyB/News Corporation, and is ‘the complete package’. The ‘immensely helpful’ Michael Fordham QC is ‘the expert on judicial review’, and appeared in Tate and Lyle Sugars Ltd v Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. Adam Lewis QC is ‘very strong on the law, but also very good at taking into account sector-specific issues’, and new silk Thomas de la Mare QC is ‘an excellent advocate who has a good relationship with judges and tribunals’. Other recommended silks include Dinah Rose QC, Pushpinder Saini QC, John Howell QC, Tom Beazley QC and Monica Carss-Frisk QC. New silk Kieron Beal QC appeared in BSkyB and others v Ofcom.Among the juniors, Brian Kennelly is ‘extremely able, prompt, thorough and efficient’, and ‘one-to-watch’ Jessica Boyd is ‘extremely intelligent, diligent and a delight to work with’.
‘A brilliant set that is really going places’, One Essex Court is known for the EU and competition expertise of ‘unflappable heavyweight’ Thomas Sharpe QC, who appeared in the Competition Commission investigation into local bus services. Matthew Cook is ‘conscientious, thorough and unafraid to consider new angles’, and ‘definitely one to watch for the future’. Conall Patton is ‘diligent and incredibly knowledgeable’, and the ‘thorough, considered and robust’ Derek Spitz ‘benefits from having been involved in UK anti-trust litigation from early days’.
20 Essex Street has ‘very good capabilities in the field of EU and competition law’, including Stephen Morris QC, who appeared in Visa v Commission and National Grid v ABB and others; and the highly regarded Iain Milligan QC, who appeared in Emerald v BA. Recommended juniors include Julian Kenny, Colleen Hanley and Josephine Davies.
Matrix Chambers’ barristers have been engaged in a diverse range of matters, including European Arrest Warrant matters, the Equal Treatment Directive, the Durban climate change negotiations, and abuse of dominance cases. Rhodri Thompson QC appeared in Co-operative Group Limited v Office of Fair Trading and ‘gets to the heart of issues and provides practical and client-friendly advice’. The ‘fantastic’ Aidan O’Neill QC (Scot) is ‘perceptive and thorough, with a good understanding of client’s needs’; ‘the Supreme Court is his natural environment’. Among recommended juniors, Nicholas Gibson is ‘enormously competent’ and an ‘excellent team player’; Maurice Sheridan is ‘clear, commercial, proactive and very forward thinking’; and Eleni Mitrophanous is a ‘very thorough and clever opponent’.
Other recommended individuals include the ‘very approachable and practical’ Alan Dashwood QC at Henderson Chambers; ‘top EU state-aid silk’ Conor Quigley QC at Serle Court; and ‘absolutely outstanding’ junior Jason Coppel at 11KBW.