Star Individuals
Provided by David Bailey
David Bailey specialises in competition and EU law.
David has appeared in a number of notable competition cases at the Bar. He is currently instructed in several high-profile damages actions in the Competition Appeal Tribunal, including the claims for damages in Meta, Qualcomm, Loyalty Penalties, Trucks, FX and RoRo. Since 2015, David has been Standing Counsel to the Competition and Markets Authority. He has appeared, both led and unled, for the CMA, including in the investigations into Google AdTech and appeals against the CMA’s decisions in Phenytoin, Liothyronine, Hydrocortisone and Microsoft/Activison Blizzard. He is also acting for Bank of America and Meta in challenging the European's Commission decisions in the European Government Bonds cartel and Facebook Marketplace.
David won the Chambers & Partners Bar Awards as Competition Junior of the Year in 2020 and 2023.
David is the co-author of Whish and Bailey’s Competition Law (11th edition, 2024). He is also a Professor of Practice in Competition Law at King's College London.
Provided by Chambers
David Bailey is a highly sought-after junior who acts as standing counsel to the CMA and has noteworthy experience defending CMA decisions in appeals heard by the CAT. Bailey often acts on both the defendant and claimant sides of UK private enforcement actions, including high-profile collective actions. He is involved in many of the most high-profile competition cases.
Provided by Chambers
David has an encyclopedic knowledge of all things competition law. He's a quick thinker and strategic - an all-round great person to have on the team.
His cross-examination is really forensic and tight. He's very tough but also really quite likeable; it's almost like he's picking pockets.
He is the best junior barrister that we are currently working with, an absolute star. He is the man you want on big-ticket, high-stakes litigation.
David combines knowledge of competition law with formidable technical abilities and a collaborative, commercial approach. He's someone you want on your side.
He's just fantastic - a new category needs to be created for him. He wrote the book on competition.
David has an encyclopedic knowledge of all things competition law. He's a quick thinker and strategic - an all-round great person to have on the team.
His cross-examination is really forensic and tight. He's very tough but also really quite likeable; it's almost like he's picking pockets.
He is the best junior barrister that we are currently working with, an absolute star. He is the man you want on big-ticket, high-stakes litigation.
David combines knowledge of competition law with formidable technical abilities and a collaborative, commercial approach. He's someone you want on your side.
He's just fantastic - a new category needs to be created for him. He wrote the book on competition.