With ‘fantastic strength in depth and large number of extremely impressive barristers’, Monckton Chambers leads on competition law matters spanning from fast-track competition and damages claims to mergers, appeals and judicial reviews. ’At the top of the field in competition litigation’, Jon Turner KC led on behalf of the CMA in the Court of Appeal in an appeal following that with major ramifications concerning the extent of the powers of the CAT in CMA v Allergan and others, and ‘strategic mastermind of the highest order’ Daniel Beard KC acted for Intel in Intel vs. European Commission, obtaining a success with the CJEU rejecting an appeal of the annulment of an alleged abuse of dominance fine valued over £1bn. ’A great tactician with a clear sense of strategy’, Ronit Kreisberger KC is instructed in two separate major collective proceedings concerning abuse of dominance claims against Google and Apple, and Meredith Pickford KC led on behalf of Amazon in Riefa v Amazon & Apple, becoming the first British barrister to cross-examine a proposed class representative at a hearing requesting a collective proceedings order. ‘First rate’, Philip Moser KC is advising on follow-on damages litigation for 135 claimants in the second wave of the Trucks cartel cases, expected to go to trial in 2025.
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Position
Jon is the top-ranked UK King’s Counsel in The Legal 500’s European and Competition category and has for a number of years been the Chambers directory “Star Performer” (sole or jointly). He is also ranked as a leading counsel in the fields of Telecommunications and Administrative and Public law. He sits part-time as a deputy high court judge.
His range and skillset are formidable. He is at home in stringent cross-examination in a trial setting, in advancing legal arguments before appellate courts including the UK Supreme Court, and in appearing in the European Courts. He is qualified at the Bar of Ireland as well as the Bar of England and Wales, and is a member of the New York Bar.
Career
Qualified 1988, Middle Temple; member, New York Bar; contributor, ‘Common Market Law of Competition’ (3rd (supplement) and 4th edition); Standing Counsel to Office of Fair Trading 1997 – 2006; member of the Treasury ’A’ panel to 2006; Queen’s Counsel 2006.
Education
Haberdashers’ Aske’s School; Trinity College, Cambridge (1986 BA); Harvard Law School (1987 LLM).
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Testimonials
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- 'David Hockney is particularly impressive, combining tradition with cutting edge commerciality. David is highly organised, commercially astute, and always willing to go the extra mile to ensure client satisfaction. He has a deep understanding of his barristers’ practices and the needs of instructing solicitors.'
- 'Always impressed by John Keegan - lovely to work with, incredibly commercial, hardworking, so personable.'
- 'Chris O'Brien is a very savvy and sophisticated member of the clerks room and a pleasure to work with.'
- 'Monckton Chambers is justifiably viewed as a premier set of chambers and a well-established leader in the field of Competition Law.'
- 'Monckton have led the way in all aspects of competition law. Genuinely impressive set.'
- 'Clerks are really responsive and generally great.'
- 'Monckton is a fantastic set, huge range of barristers, each with their own specialisms and areas of interests.'
- 'Monckton is the top set for competition. The strength-in-depth of counsel in the area is exceptional.'