Josh Holmes KC
Superb on all fronts. His advocacy is absolutely peerless.
With established experience handling complex and high-profile mandates, Monckton Chambers‘ members are routinely sought out by Ofcom, as well as major telecoms providers and broadcasters. Josh Holmes KC acted for Ofcom in Sky v Ofcom, a Court of Appeal matter which related to the power of Ofcom to regulate Sky’s pay-TV service in the context of a requirement to provide end of contract notifications; and Tim Ward KC acted for Sky. Robert Palmer KC led the defence for BT in High Court proceedings brought by Eir concerning the award of a Northern Ireland public sector telecommunications contract, with £67m of claimed damages.
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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.
Anneli Howard KC
Anneli is an extremely hard-working and knowledgeable barrister who is very widely liked and respected by her colleagues and the judiciary. She is increasingly established as one of the leading specialist advisers and advocates in her specialist areas of competition law, EU law, telecoms law, and public law.
Ben Lask KC
Robert Palmer KC
Meredith Pickford KC
Meredith identifies the key issues that will win the case and confidently builds his strategy around those issues. He is a strong advocate who can press a point without appearing confrontational, and he is an effective leader.
Kassie Smith KC
Kassie helped us with an extremely complicated telecom matter and proved herself to be outstandingly good. The clients found her really user-friendly.
Jon Turner KC
Jon Turner is one of the best, if not the best, barristers I have worked with. He is absolutely at the top of his game. His judgment, drafting, advocacy, and team skills are superlative, and I cannot recommend him highly enough.
Tim Ward KC
Tactical genius. Unrivaled ability to cut through the noise and zero in on the points that really matter. Leaves no stone unturned in fighting his clients' cases.