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Dr Jessica Boyd KC
Position
Specialises in commercial law, EC law, employment and disciplinary, public law and human rights. Full professional career details can be found at www.blackstonechambers.com.
Career
Called 2007; Inner Temple.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
(2022 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Jessica Boyd KC –Blackstone Chambers
‘Jessica has forensic knowledge of the facts and an astute eye. She is absolutely fantastic in court.’
London Bar > Media and entertainment
(2022 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Jessica Boyd KC – Blackstone Chambers ‘Hugely committed, great client manner and hugely likeable – Jess is a great team player and has excellent instincts. Her advocacy is clear, succinct and well-pitched.’
London Bar > Competition
(2022 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Jessica Boyd KC – Blackstone Chambers ‘Jess is an extremely accomplished advocate when it comes to competition law, quickly understanding the markets, the competitive dynamic and the regulatory context. She understands her client’s needs, not only in terms of the law itself but the commercial context in which it is sought; her elevation to silk recently was richly deserved. ’
Blackstone Chambers offers ‘great strength in depth, at both silk and junior level’ for competition work, operating at the forefront of regulatory and private damages actions in the UK; as well as a recognised reputation for international expertise, representing governments, regulators, defendants and claimants across multiple jurisdictions. Acting under temporary admission to the Hong Kong Bar, Competition Commission of Hong Kong v W Hing Construction, James Segan KC represented the Commission in the first case heard in the that forum about pecuniary penalties for contravention of that jurisdiction’s competition law. In two significant judgments handed down by the CAT, Brian Kennelly KC and Paul Luckhurst represented UBS in a case regarding applications for opt-out collective proceedings under 47B of the Competition Act; while Monica Carss-Frisk KC, Jessica Boyd KC, Isabel Buchanan and Tom Coates appeared in CityFibre Limited v Ofcom, with the tribunal dismissing CityFibre’s appeal under section 192 of the Communications Act 2003.
London Bar > European Union law
(2022 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1London Bar > Telecoms Regulation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Jessica Boyd KC – Blackstone Chambers ‘Jessica has a first-class ability to get to grips swiftly with complex technical matters and deliver powerful and persuasive arguments perfectly tailored to the audience.’