Chambers of Monica Carss-Frisk QC and Anthony Peto QC
BLACKSTONE HOUSE, TEMPLE, LONDON, EC4Y, ENGLAND
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Kieron Beal
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Position
All areas of commercial and civil work, especially European law, competition law, judicial review and human rights, VAT, customs and excise duties. Recent cases include Thames Water v Ofwat [2010] EWHC (Admin) 3331; Case C-145/09 Tsakouridis [2010] ECRI-000; Case C-423/09 Staatssecretaris van Financiën v X [2010] ECRI-0000; Carphone Warehouse v Ofcom [2010] CAT 26 and 27; Case C-306/09 IB [2010] ECRI-0000; Case T-407/06 Zhejiang Aokang Shoes Co Ltd v Council [2010] ECR II-0000, GC; XC v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] UKSICA 77, SIAC; Case C-247/08 Gaz de France v Bundeszentralamt für Steuren [2009] ECR I-0000, ECJ; Case C-150/08 Siebrand v Staatssecretaris van Financiën [2009] ECR I-0000, ECJ; Marrion, Burke & Scott v Board of Medical Referees [2009] EWCA 450, CA; HM Revenue & Customs v Flir Systems AB [2009] EWHC 82 (Ch); HM Revenue & Customs v Livewire Ltd and Olympia Technologies Ltd [2009] EWHC 15 (Ch); R (oao Bancoult) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2008] UKHL 61 HL.
Career
Called to the Bar 1995; Inner Temple. Appointed to attorney general’s ‘C’ Panel, 1999; ‘B’ Panel, 2002; and ‘A’ Panel, 2007. Appointed as a Special Advocate. Author of appendix on the European Economic Area Agreement Competition Rules, published in Ortiz Blanco’s ‘EC Competition Procedure’ (2nd ed 2006, OUP and a forthcoming 3rd ed); co-author of chapter in ‘Human Rights and Civil Practice’ (Sweet & Maxwell, 2001) on Community law and human rights; co-author of two chapters on the cartel offence in Montgomery and Ormerod ‘Fraud – Criminal Law and Procedure’ (loose-leaf, OUP, 2008 and updates); co-author of two chapters on intra-Community trade in goods and services for Paul Lasok QC’s ‘VAT Commentary and Analysis (Sweet & Maxwell, 2009).
Languages
French, Spanish (working knowledge).
Member
Committee member of the Bar European Group; member of the European Circuit; representative of the European circuit on the Inner Temple Bar Liaison Committee; member of the UK Association for European Law; member of the Competition Law Association; member of the Administrative Law Bar Association; member of the Human Rights Lawyers Association; member of the Kennedy Scholars’ Association; member of the English-speaking Union.
Education
Selwyn College, Cambridge, BA, (Hon) Law (Cantab) starred first class 1993, MA 1997; LLM Harvard 1995; Inner Temple Major scholarship.
Practice Areas
Administrative and public law; EU and competition; Tax - VAT, C&E
