Monckton Chambers‘ members remain at the forefront of prominent competition law matters. Tim Ward KC, Michael Armitage and Antonia Fitzpatrick successfully appeared in the CAT on behalf of the claimants in Dr Rachael Kent v Apple, an abuse of dominance claim related to purchases by Apple users of iOS apps and content. Ronit Kreisberger KC acted for the class representative earlier in proceedings, and Julian Gregory was instructed by the Competition and Markets Authority in its intervention. Josh Holmes KC and Kassie Smith KC are defending Google against three major claims targeting its Play Store terms, expected to go to trial in late 2026. Philip Moser KC and Jon Turner KC are part of teams representing the class representative and Amazon respectively, in a collective action related to an algorithm in Amazon’s UK marketplace, with an estimated claim value of £1bn. Meredith Pickford KC and Daniel Beard KC continue to be instructed on large cases.

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Testimonials

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The clerks at Monckton are very responsive and engaged, which makes them very good to work with.
Monckton Chambers has excellent depth and breadth in their competition law expertise. John Keegan and Steven Duffett in the clerks' room are good to work with.
A really strong chambers with some real stars.

Lawyers

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.

Paul Harris KC

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.

Meredith Pickford KC

Daniel Beard KC

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

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.

Ronit Kreisberger KC

Tim Ward KC

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.

Jon Turner KC

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.

Josh Holmes KC

Philip Moser KC

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

George Peretz KC

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

Rob Williams KC

Gerry Facenna KC

Brendan McGurk KC

Philip Woolfe KC

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

Leading Juniors

Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.

Alan Bates

Alan is very intellectual and measured. He is not easily rattled.

James Bourke

James is an excellent senior junior barrister with broad expertise who is a pleasure to work with. He has a clear and charismatic advocacy style.

Ben Rayment

Julian Gregory

Excellent technical knowledge of competition law, wonderful advocacy, and real strategic insight.

Laura Elizabeth John

Laura grapples with the toughest issues in competition law and makes everything digestible. She's also good with clients and her oral advocacy is excellent: she is calm and measured but uses irresistible logic.

Ligia Osepciu

An excellent senior junior, works very hard and is a fantastic support to the KC team. Recent cross-examination advocacy at trial was very effective.

Anneliese Blackwood

Anneliese is one of the star juniors at the competition bar and is quite capable of outshining many KCs on her feet. Anneliese's calm and measured exterior, along with her wonderful sense of humour, makes for an extremely effective advocacy style and is supported by a tremendous intellect and work ethic. Those same characteristics make Anneliese a major hit with clients, and she's always an easy sell when I am putting together a new counsel team.

Nikolaus Grubeck

Nikolaus is at the top of my list for senior juniors whenever I have a new matter. He's ferociously bright, an extremely hard worker and always incredibly solutions-focused, helping to find the way forward on the toughest issues.

Daisy Mackersie

Stefan Kuppen

We love working with Stefan - absolutely on top of his area and a delight to work with. He is with you every step of the way. Incredibly bright on his feet.

Thomas Sebastian

Jack Williams

Alison Berridge

A leading competition practitioner. Stratospherically clever and strategic - she is the barrister you want on your team in a competition fight.

Julianne Kerr Morrison

Michael Armitage

Michael is a strong advocate, both in writing and orally. He explains concepts succinctly and clearly.

Fiona Banks

Fiona has a brilliant strategic mind but does not compromise on forensic attention to detail. She has an innate ability to sense the points that will or won't fly in court and is able to plan well ahead in a considered way.

David Gregory

David is my first pick for a senior competition junior. He's exceptionally clever and has a very forensic mind; he isn't at all afraid to get on top of the detail of a complex legal or evidential problem and to give a nuanced view on it.

Conor McCarthy

Conor is really excellent at dealing with pressure. He's a solid advocate.

Ciar McAndrew

Ciar's commitment and rigour are second to none, and she is a natural advocate who combines technical excellence with the ability to tell a compelling story.

Kristina Lukacova

She is a fluent, very powerful, and effective advocate who has transferred to competition law from general commercial law. She is greatly admired by solicitors and peers.

Alfred Artley

He is intellectually astute, a delight to work with, and an assured advocate. Calm, measured, and effective.

Will Perry

Will is very clever and personable. He is full of bright ideas and works tirelessly for the team. His drafting is excellent. A real asset to any team he is part of.

Rising stars

Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.

Antonia Fitzpatrick

Antonia is brilliant all around. She is enthusiastic, technically excellent, easy to work with, good at advocacy, and good at written work. I could not recommend her higher.

Jenn Lawrence

Jenn's judgement is unerring, and her analysis is exceptional. Her advocacy is confident and well capable of dealing with difficult issues.