Members of the Standing Counsel panel assist the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) with its cases, both in an advisory capacity and by representing the CMA in court. The CMA first established its Standing Counsel arrangements in 2015 and expanded its Standing Counsel panel in 2018.
The CMA has now appointed 3 additional Queen's Counsel (QCs) and 5 additional junior counsel to the panel. This is in addition to the 3 existing panel members (Rob Williams QC, Ben Lask, and David Bailey).
The new members are:
- Toby Riley-Smith QC of Henderson Chambers
- Catherine Addy QC of Maitland Chambers
- Josh Holmes QC of Monckton Chambers
- Tristan Jones of Blackstone Chambers
- Alexander Cook of 4 Stone Buildings
- Julianne Kerr Morrison of Monckton Chambers
- Michael Armitage of Monckton Chambers
- Daisy Mackersie of Monckton Chambers
The CMA has expanded its Standing Counsel to make sure it has the right number of members to assist in its work going forward. This reflects the growth in litigation undertaken by the CMA across all areas of activity as well as in anticipation of an increase in workload, following the UK's departure from the EU and the establishment of the Office for Internal Markets and the Digital Markets Unit.
CMA General Counsel Sarah Cardell said:
We are pleased to welcome these accomplished new members to our expanded Standing Counsel panel.
This will ensure we meet the growth in litigation across all areas of the CMA's activities and the enhanced responsibilities of the CMA following the UK's exit from the EU.
