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Daisy Mackersie
Position
Daisy is an experienced junior practising in competition, procurement and regulatory law. She also has significant experience of wider public law matters, including information law and data protection.
As a highly-regarded junior, Daisy acts with leading silks in complex and high-profile litigation. She also advises and appears in her own right, including for parties subject to regulatory investigations and, in procurement, for interested parties on matters of process and confidentiality.
Daisy acts for commercial clients, government and public bodies.
Career
Called 2013. Before joining Monckton in 2014, Daisy was a clerk in the House of Lords where, amongst other posts, she worked for the Conduct Committee on investigations into the abuse of expenses and in the Public Bill Office where she worked with legislation. She read philosophy and theology at Keble, Oxford and, on leaving the Lords, completed the GDL (Distinction) and BPTC (Outstanding) at City Law School. During her training, she won prizes and awards from Middle Temple, City University and the Bar Council.
Education
Keble College, Oxford (MA Philosophy and Theology); City University (GDL (distinction), BPTC (outstanding)).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Competition
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Daisy Mackersie – Monckton Chambers
‘Daisy is absolutely exceptional: fiercely bright, incredibly strategic, wonderfully practical and a joy to work with.’
‘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.