Competition Law

An absolute superstar, he can really get to the heart of an issue and thinks through how to present things to regulators and judges. He makes a huge impact on every deal he works on.

He is just absolutely superb. He can deal with everything well and unobtrusively.

Daniel is among a small handful of leaders in the field. He has an extraordinary legal mind and handles clients beautifully.

He's one of the standout silks at the Bar; he knows the field inside out. There's a reason why we're all queueing to instruct him on things.

He is terrific - a live wire, super bright and incredibly knowledgeable on competition law. He's also very good at cross-examination - tough and excellent.

You don’t need me to talk about Jon Turner, he’s the great statesman of competition law. He is right at the front of the pack.

He is highly sought after by defendants and claimants alike, and he tends to do both, which gives him a broad, pragmatic and considered approach to litigation.

He knows everything there is to know about competition law and brings incredible weight to any argument because of how highly respected he is by peers, judges and opponents.

He thinks so clearly and brilliantly on his feet. He is truly superb. Jon is just the dream barrister.

Jon Turner is one of the absolute top silks for competition law. He has a supreme command of his brief at all times.

He is a complete superstar in competition and telecommunications. He is our go-to KC for anything competition-related. He is superb and a delight to work with.

Josh is an exceptional barrister. He has a deep understanding of competition and regulatory law, leading to the highest-quality advice and advocacy.

His ability to keep judges on side is unparalleled. His calm and smooth delivery on his feet makes any argument a winning one.

He has excellent strategic vision and an understated advocacy style which wins respect from the court.

I love working with Josh. He cuts straight to the core of every issue and has a special ability to read the room, which makes him nimble on his feet but also lends itself to great client service.

He's very good on economic or technical evidence. He's good at presenting and cross-examining on it, which isn't true for all advocates.

He is incredibly smart and his advocacy is excellent. In a courtroom filled with leading silks, I have seen Meredith stand out by far, delivering clarity and insight which moved the court.

Meredith has a brilliant and flexible mind. He is innovative and practical, and consistently goes above and beyond. It is no surprise he is favoured for the largest tech cases.

It would be a mistake to underestimate Alan's keen intellect and advocacy skills, as the other side have doubtless discovered to their detriment on many occasions.

Alan provides us with a consistently high level of expertise and support, and is receptive in all our communications.

Daisy is an outstanding junior. She has wonderful client-handling skills, a formidable intellect and a capacity for hard work.

She's superb, a real star. She's incredibly intelligent, turns stuff around really quickly and masters the details superbly.

She is a very thoughtful, intelligent junior with very good judgement. She puts together documents that are very well expressed.

I would fangirl all day about her, I find her incredible. She has a brain the size of a planet but is really accessible. She is really down to earth and very good at facing things head on.

Fiona is very smart, one of the leading juniors in this area. Her drafting is really strong and she has an excellent manner with clients; she cuts to what they care about.

She is fantastic, super responsive, hard-working, really sharp and proactive. She puts thought into what's far in front of us.

Fiona is a very hard-working advocate who is all over the detail of complex cases.

She is bright, hard-working and always on top of the detail. She is fantastic to work with.

He's a very strong drafter, concise and really gets into the detail very quickly. He understands the market very quickly and is a very skilled lawyer.

James thinks about the questions from all angles and has a really good risk antenna. He is a really strong junior who has great potential at the Bar.

My advice to clients would be to get him as a junior while you can. He's on top of everything and a really good competition lawyer.

He is incredibly adept at handling the most challenging situations, unflappable and able to approach matters commercially, putting clients at ease in the process.

He's consistently really excellent, hard-working and creative with helping identify and spot issues. He is also methodical and clear on his feet.

Julian is a smart, detail-focused and patient. He always takes the time to stress-test arguments and anticipate potential pitfalls.

Not only does he have a deep level of expertise in competition matters but he also has the ability to distil this into clear, commercial and strategic advice, even in the most complex of cases.

Laura is exceptionally clever and good at distilling complexity into simplicity.

I think he's great - he's easy to work with, very concise and strategic. He will decide which points are worth making.

Mark is very commercial. He thinks through what clients are facing and what is in their best interest.

He is brilliant, absolutely fantastic. He does wonderful written submissions, and very powerful and helpful work with experts. He is a personable team member and an incredibly hard worker.

His cross-examination has been legendary.

He has got the full toolkit that a really good competition lawyer has. He really understands the economics and has detailed knowledge of case law.

Michael is responsive, pragmatic and commercial. He's extremely experienced, thoughtful but also very collaborative; he's an excellent team player.

Philip is a very impressive advocate and has a real ability to read a court or tribunal and tailor his arguments to what they want to hear about.

He is really superb and has a lovely, gentle but authoritative approach to advocacy.

Philip is an enormously experienced advocate whose gravitas and authority is highly effective in the courtroom.

In all respects he demonstrates great knowledge of competition law, but he is also whip-smart across the board. Beyond all else, he's approachable and strategic - a must-have for any competition team.

Rob is really excellent. He has an outstanding ability to see to the heart of an issue and where the CAT will go, and to process work and information at an incredible rate.

Rob brings amazing value as a competition and regulatory silk because he is willing to get into the detail. The combination of his work ethic and talent means that you end up with the best argument.

Rob is extremely user-friendly and draws on his vast experience from working for companies and the regulator to give a rounded perspective.

I think very highly of him. He is very attentive to the case and you feel he's on your side. He will deliver the best outcomes possible.

Ronit is really excellent, she's one of the cleverest competition silks out there. She is able to take on difficult cases, and she really understands the economic issues underpinning them.

Tim is exceptionally brilliant, hard-working and a pleasure to work with. He can be trusted to analyse and respond on complex issues quickly, accurately and innovatively.

He is highly skilled at identifying the most persuasive way to present a case to the court. He finds the winning argument and ensures it's placed at the forefront of the court's mind.

He never stops thinking about a question. He really carries on turning an issue in his mind and thinking of new perspectives. That makes an incredibly valuable contribution.

I am a fan of hers. I enjoy working with her; she is very charismatic, good with clients and an approachable team player who is commercially minded.

Alison has an unparalleled knowledge of merger control.

Anneli's level of professionalism is extraordinary.

She's got so much depth of competition law experience.

Anneli is an incredibly commercially minded, creative and smart barrister. She's also a really lovely person and very easy to work with.

Anneli is personable, commercial and a pleasure to work with on matters with complex counterfactuals.

She is a wonderful lawyer, very attentive, smart and really easy to work with. She is really strong and would make an excellent KC.

Anneliese makes points effectively but also listens and builds relationships. She drafts well and is to the point. She's a very effective barrister.

He is absolutely excellent, there aren't superlatives enough to describe him. He knows the law inside out, and his advocacy style is very attractive. He's all over the detail.

His real strength is distilling complex matters and bringing out the main themes very clearly and presenting them very convincingly.

He is really hands-on and forward-thinking; he's operating beyond his call level.

I am a huge fan of David's. He is stunningly bright, gets into the detail and is a great communicator. It is a constant source of comfort that he is for, not against us.

He has really sound judgement, with not only a good legal understanding but also a good commercial understanding. His presence is very reassuring; he never gets flustered by anything.

David is supremely smart, effortlessly processing vast amounts of information and arriving at creative answers. He cuts through problems incisively and with great clarity.

David is a star! He has a huge brain, is a fearless advocate and is a pleasure to work with.

George is an outstanding practitioner who approaches complex issues with both excellent legal and strategic insight.

Jack's oral advocacy is well beyond his years of call. He's very hard-working and highly respected.

Jack has broad experience and is an enthusiastic advocate. He's one to watch!

One of the very best juniors out there. He is very bright, extremely hard-working and a very engaging advocate.

Julianne is very diligent, hard-working, really strong and takes the time to invest in the detail. She is really immersed in a way that really adds value.

She is a very detail-oriented advocate. She is obviously very experienced and knowledgeable in all things related to competition.

If you find yourself in a difficult situation, you can ask for no one better. She is absolutely amazing.

She is right across all the detail in FRAND law aspects. She really knows her stuff and is making a mark for herself.

Ligia is an extremely talented barrister who provides prompt, clear and clever advice.

She's very hard-working, incredibly good at getting to grips with detail and very meticulous in her drafting.

Nikolaus is the complete package. He is smart, technically strong and does brilliant advocacy. It cheers me up to work with him - you feel you have someone in the trenches with you.

He is a very impressive strategist with an invaluable ability to predict how complex issues will play out. He has a calm manner, making him an unflappable advocate.

Nikolaus is able to turn his hand to a broad range of complex competition matters and has a wealth of expertise in pleading difficult cases.

It's like having two people on the team, she is so able and hard-working. She has not made anything approaching half a mistake in her work. She is always committed and ready to roll up her sleeves.

Ciar is fantastic. She is quick, focused and exceptionally bright. She is also a very calm and measured advocate.

Conor is incredibly gifted and lovely to deal with. He is able to articulate things very clearly, in plain English. He is technically excellent and knows his stuff inside out.

She is a phenomenal competition lawyer who really knows the law. She is also a great tactical thinker, very strategic and thinks three steps ahead.

She is highly technical, thoughtful and methodical.

She is an outstanding advocate, I have seen her firmly beat silks. She reads the courtroom extremely well, lays the groundwork well in advance and thinks of different permutations.

Kristina is incredibly reliable, really proactive and super smart.

A brain on legs, very bright and extremely good at economic analysis. He's an exceptionally good team player and a lovely guy.

He's a brilliant tactician with genuine client-handling skills, which makes him a pleasure to work with.

Philip is very bright, very proactive and injects energy into a legal team.

He's a brilliant and ruthless cross-examiner. He has a mastery of detail, great energy and a determination to fight the client's corner. He's a real top operator and a real courtroom lawyer.

He's a very sensible and wise adviser. He has a broad knowledge and understanding of competition law.

Robert is a standout silk who acts on many of the most high-profile cases. He consistently achieves great results for his clients and is a pleasure to work with.

He's a gem of an advocate with eloquence and talent in abundance. He brings strong public law and competition law experience.

Robert brings cutting-edge knowledge of public law to the antitrust arena.

I really admire him, he's very calm and very cool. He's collegiate and works well across the Bar; that goes down well with the courts. His advocacy is very smooth, he's good at what he does.

Stefan is technically excellent, easy to work with, very good on the numbers in particular, and has a great manner with the clients.

Stefan is an excellent junior. He produces excellent quality work rapidly, he is a pleasure to work with and he is very user-friendly.

I've never worked with someone at her level who's so good. She is amazingly mature, her advocacy is really fantastic and she's exceptionally hard-working. I would like her on everything.

Antonia is really sensational. She comes across as more senior than she is, her advocacy is super advanced and she is strategically switched on.

She is very able, and has a very good drafting style and excellent judgement. She did a fantastic job of cross-examining, like she’d been doing it her whole life.

I really rate her, she is going to be brilliant. She's an absolute force of nature.

Antonia is absolutely excellent - enthusiastic, very sharp legally, with great judgement and wisdom. She's very perceptive in terms of case dynamics and particularly good on her feet for a junior.

Natalie is very diligent and is getting good results. She's only about a year or two's call but is doing well already. I rate her very highly.

Natalie is an impressive addition to the Monckton Chambers competition law team. She is diligent, responsive, and provides clear and concise advice.

Natalie is fantastic - I have seen her appear at hearings and she's definitely a future star. She's performing way above what you'd expect, she's one to watch.