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Kassie Smith KC
Position
Kassie Smith QC is one of the Bar’s leading specialists in competition, EU and regulatory litigation.
Kassie regularly appears in the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, in the UK, as well as in the Competition Appeal Tribunal. She has also developed an international practice, working in jurisdictions from the Channel Islands to the BVI to Hong Kong, as well as in various high-value, international arbitrations. She has appeared in over 30 cases before the European Court of Justice. Before taking silk in 2013, she was a member of the Attorney General’s A Panel.
Career
Called 1995; member of Monckton Chambers; joint editor of Ward & Smith, ‘Competition Litigation in the UK’ (Sweet & Maxwell, 1st edition); contributor to Bellamy & Child’s ‘EU Law of Competition’ (Sweet & Maxwell, 5th edition) and Emmerson & Simer ‘Human Rights Practice’ (Sweet & Maxwell, 1st edition).
Education
Lincoln College, Oxford (1991 BA Hons Jurisprudence 1st); Corpus Christi College, Oxford (1994 BCL).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Competition
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Kassie Smith KC –Monckton Chambers
‘Kassie is a leader in the competition law field with huge legal knowledge, gives extremely careful and considered advice and is a compelling advocate.’
London Bar > European Union law
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Kassie Smith KC – Monckton Chambers ‘Kassie is perfection. Her drafting is impeccable, her analysis is invariably spot on, and her cross-examination is devastatingly effective.’
London Bar > Telecoms Regulation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Kassie Smith KC – Monckton Chambers ‘Kassie is unflappable, pragmatic and holds the court’s attention.’