Competition

Leading Silks
2025 Silks
2026 Silks

Leading Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

Daniel Beard KC

Monckton Chambers

Daniel is an outstanding competition law silk. He has a fantastic depth of knowledge of competition law. He’s also sharp and able to understand the complexities of any case and yet deliver the arguments in a succinct and persuasive manner. He interacts really well with judges and responds effectively to their questions. He’s also a great strategist when examining the merits of a case.

Mark Brealey KC

Monckton Chambers

Mark has a knack for alighting on the simplest and most powerful points in a case. He has a real eye for the issues that the bench is most interested in and focuses his attention on those.

Marie Demetriou KC

Brick Court Chambers

Marie is generationally good - a top-drawer advocate for the bet-the-company case. She has a fantastic ability to focus on what matters, to read the room, and to anticipate where judges are heading.

Sarah Ford KC

Brick Court Chambers

Paul Harris KC

Monckton Chambers

A fantastic oral advocate and at the top of his game. The KC you instruct when you really need someone to fight your case. An extremely creative strategic thinker who isn't afraid to take on challenging cases (and often wins them). Completely dedicated to his clients for the long term and also extremely down to earth and easy to work with.

Josh Holmes KC

Monckton Chambers

Mark Hoskins KC

Brick Court Chambers

Daniel Jowell KC

Brick Court Chambers

Danny is a pleasure to work with: he is calm, thoughtful, and not afraid to make the difficult points. It has been a pleasure to work with him.

Brian Kennelly KC

Blackstone Chambers

Brian is our go-to counsel when the stakes are high and we need top-tier strategic advice. Brian is at the top of his game in giving practical, client-centric, and strategic counsel on complex issues.

Ronit Kreisberger KC

Monckton Chambers

Thomas de la Mare KC

Blackstone Chambers

Philip Moser KC

Monckton Chambers

Philip can always be counted on to make sure the client's case is presented with precision and grace.

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Robert O’Donoghue KC

Brick Court Chambers

Meredith Pickford KC

Monckton Chambers

Jon Turner KC

Monckton Chambers

A master tactician. He is able to spot weaknesses in his opponent's case and highlight strengths in his client's case. His advocacy is clear, crisp, and extremely responsive.

Tim Ward KC

Monckton Chambers

Tim is excellent to work with as he is collaborative with the broader team, listening to ideas and also constructively challenging the thinking to ensure key issues are tested to achieve the best solution. Tim is a highly effective advocate at first instance and in the appeal courts. He is a skillful cross-examiner and his submissions carry weight before the Court of Appeal.

Sarah Abram KC

Brick Court Chambers

Terrific advocate. She combines incisive advocacy with polished delivery. She is also a very effective leader.

Kieron Beal KC

Blackstone Chambers

Simply the best in the business. Absolutely excellent at all aspects of the work.

Helen Davies KC

Brick Court Chambers

Maya Lester KC

Brick Court Chambers

Maya is just a superb advocate. In difficult cases, you can count on her to dispense with the points that don't matter and find a compelling way to put the points that really do.

Robert Palmer KC

Monckton Chambers

Robert is great to work with - really flexible and delivers excellent analysis. His written submissions are clear and precise.

Conall Patton KC

One Essex Court

A standout silk at the competition Bar.

George Peretz KC

Monckton Chambers

George is calm, clear, analytically acute, and very direct and engaging in his advocacy.

Aidan Robertson KC

Brick Court Chambers

David Scannell KC

Brick Court Chambers

David is an incredibly effective advocate in court, combining a calm, measured, and respectful manner with the ability to press points with real force and emphasis when the occasion demands. He has a particular talent for presenting complex and/or detailed issues in straightforward and compelling terms. David's advocacy therefore carries considerable weight in the courtroom - judges listen to him and are persuaded by his submissions. David is also a pleasure to work with, as he is highly personable and unfailingly polite and kind.

James Segan KC

Blackstone Chambers

James is excellent. He is incredibly bright, articulate, commercial, pragmatic, and thorough. He is confident in his advocacy, thinking on his feet and making excellent legal arguments. His understanding of the law is outstanding, and his application of it to the facts in issue is even more impressive! As a result, his strategic advice is second to none. His experience, calmness, and insights are what make him a go-to KC on the sports/competition law intersection. Not least, he is wonderful to work with.

Tony Singla KC

Brick Court Chambers

Tony is exceptionally clever and a very engaged silk. His advocacy is brilliantly clear and concise.

Kassie Smith KC

Monckton Chambers

An able and thoughtful advocate who combines intellectual agility with a practical and effective approach to litigation.

Jemima Stratford KC

Brick Court Chambers

She has a good eye for detail in written advocacy.

Rhodri Thompson KC

Matrix Chambers

Victoria Wakefield KC

Brick Court Chambers

Tori is a superb advocate. She prepares thoroughly, drives strategy, and has a very clear view on which are the right points to focus on. She is clear and persuasive in her advocacy and lands points with judges - even ones we might not have expected to win. My perception is that our client would not have had such a successful run in hearings with a different advocate.

Rob Williams KC

Monckton Chambers

Richard Blakeley KC

Brick Court Chambers

Richard is a really talented barrister. He's got a keen eye for technical detail and the big ticket issues our clients should care about. He combines that with a real commercial understanding of what matters to our clients.

Michael Bowsher KC

Monckton Chambers

Michael is very realistic with regard to the prospects of success and knows and understands how the judge is likely to receive arguments and tailors them accordingly. He has excellent courtroom presence.

Jessica Boyd KC

Blackstone Chambers

I do believe that Jessica is the best in this area. Her technical knowledge is superior and aptly matched by her ability to navigate complicated and high-stakes situations. She is fantastic with clients and very well respected. She has a particular knack for dealing with unique and complex organizations.

Matthew Cook KC

One Essex Court

An excellent practitioner in competition law.

Gerry Facenna KC

Monckton Chambers

Anneli Howard KC

Monckton Chambers

You will not find a harder worker than Anneli Howard - I don't know how she does it. She is ferociously intelligent and her understanding of the technical complexities of her cases is unparalleled - she almost always knows the answer to the most challenging questions instantaneously. As an advocate, Anneli is very effective and understands well when to push and when to pivot.

Mark Howard KC

Brick Court Chambers

Tristan Jones KC

Blackstone Chambers

Tristan is wonderful to work with. A brilliant combination of being technically brilliant, commercial, and great to have as part of the team.

Ben Lask KC

Monckton Chambers

Ben showed an impressive ability to get across the complex details very quickly. He is a sensible, commercially astute barrister with sound strategic instincts, and a no-nonsense and engaging advocacy style.

Sarah Lee KC

Brick Court Chambers

Brendan McGurk KC

Monckton Chambers

Hanif Mussa KC

Blackstone Chambers

Hanif is a class act. He is poised, precise, and persuasive in his advocacy. Courts trust him. He is also an effective leader.

Daniel Piccinin KC

Brick Court Chambers

Daniel is an absolute superstar. He is a master of EU and UK competition law, beautifully bridging the gap between law and economics. He has grown into an excellent advocate. I wish I could have Daniel on every case on which I work.

Fergus Randolph KC

Brick Court Chambers

Nicholas Saunders KC

Brick Court Chambers

Unbelievable ability to grasp technical details, but combines that with an affable and approachable manner. Always two steps ahead.

Sonia Tolaney KC

One Essex Court

Sonia is an impressive advocate with a real feel for where the Judge's head is. She delivers submissions with sensitivity and a lightness of touch.

Colin West KC

Brick Court Chambers

Colin is experienced and effective in cross-examination and is one of the few barristers to have done this in multiple trials in competition cases (considering how few such cases get that far). He is extremely responsive and thoughtful over email and refreshingly flexible in the way he works and prepares for trial and other hearings to take into account client preferences. Colin is a highly professional and reasonable barrister, able to distinguish between good and less good points and read the panel when before the Competition Appeal Tribunal.

Philip Woolfe KC

Monckton Chambers

Philip has a brain the size of a planet. He is superb at combining strands of thought, case management, and working with large teams.

2025 Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

Naina Patel KC

Blackstone Chambers

I found Naina to be very proficient, technically sound, and strategically minded, all of which was helpful in enabling us to settle the case on commercial terms.

Jason Pobjoy KC

Blackstone Chambers

Jason is a superstar. He is a true master of EU and UK competition law. He is also brilliant with clients (both solicitors and end clients) and a joy to work with.

2026 Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

David Bailey KC

Brick Court Chambers

He is exceptional in his knowledge of the area, extremely clever, and very calm and convincing as an advocate. He is also very good to work with.

Nicholas Gibson KC

Matrix Chambers

Nicholas is quickly developing into one of the key KCs at the competition litigation bar, and his elevation to KC this year was richly deserved. A very effective advocate, with an engaging style that gets judges' attention.

Sarah Love KC

Brick Court Chambers

She is an outstanding barrister in her mastery of complex material and her ability to make it simple and communicate effectively as an advocate.

Derek Spitz KC

One Essex Court

Derek is a formidable advocate. He is fiercely intelligent and a terrific advocate who is able to persuade the court of difficult and complex points with calm and persuasive advocacy.