The European Union’s Competition Commission has been casting its net far and wide of late, with some household names finding themselves the subject of dawn raids. With the commission taking a tough line on alleged anti-competitive behaviour, who are the counsel being instructed on the big cases? Legal Week’s latest guide to the leading lights at the Bar finds itself focusing almost exclusively on tenants of just two elite chambers.

The guide, based on the recommendations of leading City litigation partners, focuses on the Bar’s rising stars of competition and European Union (EU) law and illustrates the virtual duopoly that some say exists in the field.