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Daniel Beard 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
‘Daniel is an incredible brain and the best strategist we work with. He sees angles and arguments that others don’t, and uses them to frame the case to his clients’ advantage.’
London Bar > Competition
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Daniel Beard KC –Monckton Chambers ‘Daniel is a one-man A-Team. No matter how insurmountable the challenge, if you can enlist his services, your chances of success are massively improved.’
‘Well established as a first-rate competition law set’, Monckton Chambers is renowned for its expertise concerning the gamut of competition issues, advising and representing clients in proceedings across a wide range of contexts including administrative proceedings, appeals and judicial review, and private competition law actions. Daniel Beard KC led Alison Berridge when acting for Compare the Market, successfully appealing a fine from the CMA for allegedly distorting the market for home insurance comparison services. Jon Turner KC and Meredith Pickford KC continue to act for Asda and Morrisons against Mastercard, with the case being sent back to the CAT for a 6-week witness trial on damages in January 2023. The trucks litigation continues through collective proceedings and individual claims, with Paul Harris KC leading the defence for Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz; permission has now been granted to take further elements of the cases to the Court of Appeal. Josh Holmes KC and Daisy Mackersie represented the CMA in major Competition Act appeals, defending imposed fines totalling more than £260m on pharmaceutical companies.