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London Bar > Administrative law and human rights Tier 1
Blackstone Chambers has ‘a superlative administrative law and human rights practice‘, noted for its ‘incredible strength in depth‘; the team attracts praise as being ‘exceptionally knowledgeable in relation to public and administrative law issues‘. The set has an excellent reputation for its expertise in providing advice on public law issues within a commercial context. In a prominent case highlight, Tom Hickman KC, Jason Pobjoy and Gayatri Sarathy were part of a team in chambers who represented the claimants before the Divisonal Court in R (HM) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, a challenge to the legality of the government’s secret and blanket policy to seize, search and retain data from the mobile phones of persons arriving the UK by small boats; the court ruled that the policy breached Article 8 ECHR and data protection laws. In another high-profile case, Lord Pannick KC and Monica Carss-Frisk KC appeared before the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal in Q & Tse v Commissioner of Registration, a case concerning the jurisdiction’s policy on the issuance of ID cards to transgender individuals who had not undergone qualifying gender reassignment surgery – the case also involved issues of the jurisdiction’s rules of temporary admission of English barristers. Paul Luckhurst is ‘an excellent litigator with a fierce intellect‘ who is sought after for his strength in human rights law. The senior end of the group was bolstered by the elevation of Tom Richards KC to silk in March 2023. Sir James Eadie KC, in his role as treasury devil, is the government’s first-choice outside barrister.Rising stars
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‘Adam Fuschillo and Danny Compton are both outstanding clerks.’
‘Adam Fuschillo is helpful and very approachable.’
‘Very responsive and innovative team led by Gary Oliver.’
‘The clerks are responsive, accommodating and courteous.’
‘Blackstone is the leading public law set in London.’
‘A top-tier chambers.’
‘An outstanding set.’
‘Very well regarded in the public law sphere.’
London Bar > Employment Tier 1
‘Very strong‘ set Blackstone Chambers houses a ‘superb‘ team, which has an excellent reputation for handling a broad range of high-profile employment litigation. Recent activity for practice head Tom Croxford KC includes successfully representing the defendant in Christie v Canaccord Genuity Ltd, a dispute involving a high-value bonus claim and retention award. Robert Howe KC regularly appears in the High Court concerning restrictive covenant claims. Diya Sen Gupta KC is ‘an incredibly skilled advocate‘ with noted strength in business protection, discrimination and whistleblowing cases. Turning to the juniors, George Molyneaux, unled, acted for the respondent in El Fath v Secretary of State for Justice, an Employment Tribunal case involving allegations of whistleblowing detriment, discrimination and constructive unfair dismissal. In a boost to chambers, Tom Richards KC took silk in March 2023.Leading Silks
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‘The clerks are great, particularly Gary Oliver. He is responsive.’
‘Sophie Floydd is excellent and is very efficient.’
‘Blackstone is one of the leading employment sets.’
‘An approachable set.’
‘Very strong employment barristers.’
‘Blackstone is a leading set and counsel are rightly considered as experts in their field.’
‘High quality barristers.’
‘Highly professional operation.’
London Bar > European Union law Tier 1
Blackstone Chambers is widely recognised and respected for its bench strength in EU law, with members regularly instructed on behalf of UK government departments, EU institutions and multinational corporations in high-profile cases in the field. Brian Kennelly KC appeared before the Court of Appeal in Civil Aviation Authority v Ryanair, a case concerning compensation for cancelled flights and the status of EU judgments post-Brexit. Kieron Beal KC is ‘a brilliant advocate who makes the complex simple‘. Among the junior end of chambers, Emily Neill is singled out for her expertise in cross-border and Brexit issues, and Ravi Mehta is ‘an outstanding technician‘.Leading Silks
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‘Lewis Walker is sensible and responsive.’
‘Danny Compton is a pleasure to work with: responsive, hard-working and commercial.’
‘Everyone I have worked with at Blackstone has been very impressive – it really is a hallmark of quality.’
‘Excellent set.’
London Bar > Financial services regulation Tier 1
Blackstone Chambers is a ‘go-to set for financial regulatory work’ and offers expertise across the spectrum of related work including FCA and PRA regulatory investigations, judicial reviews of regulatory action, and commercial and chancery claims involving breaches of the Financial Services and Markets Act. In one of the highest profile market abuse cases pursued by the FCA in recent years, Javan Herberg KC and Paul Luckhurst acted for Sir Christopher Gent in defending a claim of market abuse by disclosure of information while chair of the medical device maker ConvaTec. Another highly publicised case has seen 2022 silk Hanif Mussa KC represent UKAR and NRAM, the successors to Northern Rock, in the “mortgage prisoners” litigation; a complex case brought by thousands of claimants who allege they are trapped on more expensive mortgages due to affordability requirements, despite being up-to-date with mortgage payments.Leading Silks
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‘The clerks are polite and responsive. Billy Brian in particular has been a joy to work with.’
‘All the clerks are very good but my go to person is Gary Oliver, with Lewis Walker in close second.’
‘Leading set for contentious financial services work.’
‘Blackstone are top notch for financial services work.’
‘Blackstone are the pre eminent financial services chambers.’
‘Blackstone is very clearly the leading set for contentious regulatory and FCA work.’
‘Blackstone is full of talent from top to bottom. They are my go to set for Financial Regulatory and Sanctions work. They also do excellent pro bono work.’
‘The set it without doubt the leader in the area, in terms of range, depth, and numbers of practitioners.’
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London Bar > Fraud: civil Tier 1
‘A go-to set for complex fraud matters‘, Blackstone Chambers is able to leverage the chambers’ associated strengths in commercial litigation and regulatory expertise, particularly in the financial services sector. Robert Anderson KC and Andrew Hunter KC co-lead the representation of Ukraine’s PrivatBank, which alleges a $2bn fraud by its former owners, the trial adjourned owing to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine making a fair trial impracticable. Andrew Green KC is currently defending HSBC against a £1bn-plus Commercial Court claim arising from an alleged fraudulent conspiracy involving a failed film finance scheme. Over in the junior ranks, Leona Powell acted as key junior counsel for the defendants in HMRC v Delancey Real Estate & Ors, a high-stakes tax dispute concerning complex misrepresentation allegations; and Timothy Lau represents a global steel producer as claimant in a $1.5bn dispute that involves conspiracy to evade payment of a foreign arbitral award. Recent silk-level growth for the set includes the 2023 elevation of Adam Baradon KC.Rising stars
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‘Blackstone’s clerks are incredibly efficient. Special mention goes to Derek Sutton, who is highly responsive and provides invaluable assistance.’
‘Adam Fuschillo is very responsive and helpful, while Marc Armstrong is amongst the best clerks in London.’
‘Danny Compton is simply excellent – there is no nicer, nor more helpful, clerk in the business.’
‘Gary Oliver and his team are best in class – responsive, innovative, and with great knowledge of the market.’
‘Blackstone is a great set. The strength in depth of the counsel team is remarkable.’
‘They never let clients down – always impresses as a set, particularly in the quality of their KCs and juniors.’
‘Blackstone is a go-to set for complex fraud matters. It is home to the best legal minds in the country.’
‘Top drawer for civil fraud type work. Really impresses.’
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London Bar > Media and entertainment Tier 1
Blackstone Chambers is regarded by clients as the ‘go-to’ set for media and entertainment cases, offering ‘tremendous strength in depth’ of expert barristers in this field. Their barristers act in a variety of cases across media, on behalf of film and theatre companies, publishers and high-profile individuals. Robert Howe KC frequently acts for clients in the music industry, including recently in Noel Redding Estate Ltd v Sony Entertainment Ltd, where he represented Sony in a dispute on copyrights and performers rights in Jimi Hendrix’s recordings. Tom Weisselberg KC acted in a partnership dispute on behalf of ex-Culture Club drummer Jon Moss against his former bandmates concerning his ejection from the band.Leading Silks
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‘Derek Sutton is great to work with.’
‘The clerks are very helpful. We usually deal with Danny Compton, who is very good at arranging help from very busy barristers.’
‘Brilliant set – Blackstone is a go-to for many of our disputes.’
‘Blackstone Chambers has a good range of barristers in this field, particularly at the top end.’
‘Blackstone remain, in my opinion, the leading set for contentious work in contentious matters relating to media and entertainment. They have tremendous strength in depth – silks leading their field, and juniors hot on the tails! Superb.’
‘Blackstone’s offer unparalleled depth in civil proceedings.’
‘A brilliant set. They have the top KCs, but their junior people are also always excellent.’
‘All contact good. Senior clerk excellent.’
London Bar > Sport Tier 1
Blackstone Chambers fields several ‘doyens of sport law’, who are ‘in a league of their own’. The set acts for all types of domestic and international clients from the world of sports, including high-profile athletes, managers and agents, teams, broadcasters and other commercial parters as well as governing bodies on all types of matters from commercial activity to regulation. For example, Adam Lewis KC acted for the European Tour in its disciplinary proceedings relating to players having played in an LIV Golf tournament despite having been refused permission to play in the rebel tournament, while Tom Mountford and David Lowe, led by James Segan KC, acted on behalf of the golfers. In Fulham FC v Jones, a leading sports injury case, Luka Krsljanin was successful as sole counsel for the club in managing to get a judgement overturned which had found Fulham liable for a reckless tackle which caused career-ending injuries to a Swansea FC youth player. Jane Mulcahy KC acts for sports regulators, organisations and individuals and was recently active in cases concerning historic allegations of race discrimination.Leading Silks
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‘I always try and deal with Adam Sloane who is a first rate clerk. He is always available, easy to deal with and accommodating.’
‘The clerks at Blackstone are by far the best set we have worked with. Gary Oliver leads an outstanding team and is brilliant with clients and business development.’
‘Always a great service. Billy Brian is very responsive and always helpful.’
‘Derek Sutton will always make himself available, is extremely responsive and discreet where he needs to be.’
‘The clerks are always fantastically responsive and pragmatic, Adam Sloane in particular.’
‘Outstanding set with unrivalled strength in depth.’
‘Blackstone are the go to chambers for sports and other complex matters including competition law.’
‘The go-to set for sports law – unrivalled in this regard. A superb suite of counsel for cases of all types.’
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London Bar > Telecoms Regulation Tier 1
Blackstone Chambers has 'strong expertise in telecoms matters‘, with an excellent track record in representing prominent regulators and communication operators. In a prominent matter, James Segan KC appeared before the Supreme Court for the respondent in R (VIP Communications Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, a case concerning the Home Secretary's direction to Ofcom not to exempt GSM gateways from individual licensing requirements due to national security concerns. The Supreme Court ruled that the Home Secretary had acted lawfully. Emily Neill provides 'robust, commercial and clear advice' to regulators and regulated entities, including fixed line and mobile telecommunications providers. In March 2023, Tom Richards KC was elevated to silk.Leading Silks
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‘Dean Tolman is very effective in sourcing counsel that is most appropriate for one’s needs.’
‘Blackstone impresses with the calibre of its junior and senior counsel.’
‘Blackstone is the go to set for cases in the telecoms space.’
‘Blackstone is very professional and good to work with.’
‘The clerks are very responsive and amenable, providing excellent service.’
‘Clerks are easy to contact and provide a high-quality service.’
London Bar > Commercial litigation Tier 2
‘A go-to set for commercial disputes‘, Blackstone Chambers‘ litigators are routinely able to leverage the set’s notable credentials in financial services, City regulation and civil fraud. In an approximately $120m contractual dispute claim involving the use of the Virgin name, recently-elected joint chambers’ head Tom Weisselberg KC acted for Alaska Airways; and in Deposit Guarantee Fund of Ukraine v Bank Frick & anor, Luka Krsljanin, led by Andreas Gledhill KC, succeeded in striking out a claim, which was brought by a Ukrainian liquidator to set aside tens of millions of pounds in payments allegedly made by fraudsters to defendant banks, as a misuse of the Insolvency Act 1986’s section 423 procedure. Adam Baradon KC, who recently led Carmine Conte in a $3bn trial over assets in India, took silk in March 2023.Rising stars
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‘Gary Oliver has some class operators in the clerks’ room.’
‘Rio Sully is great – really responsive, helpful and pragmatic.’
‘Chambers director Mat Swallow is worth singling out – he is obviously well-attuned to the broader needs of law firms and works hard on the set’s behalf.’
‘Blackstone deserves its place at the top of the market. It has a depth of experience through the ranks that truly sets it aside from other sets.’
‘Good service from the clerking team.’
‘Seamless service from top to bottom.’
‘Blackstone is a go-to set for commercial disputes.’
‘Excellent clerking. Always very responsive, commercial, keen to relationship-build, and happy to discuss which counsel might be most appropriate.’
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London Bar > Competition Tier 2
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.Rising stars
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‘My experience of the clerks has been first rate – they have been responsive and commercial.’
‘Blackstone have a very in depth competition practice that is well renowned.’
‘For competition matters, Blackstone Chambers is one of the strongest sets offering enormously talented advocates at every level.’
‘Blackstone has great strength in depth, at both silk and junior level, for competition and other related areas of public law.’
‘Blackstone Chambers is arguably the best-regarded set at the Bar. They are at or top of each league they play in.’
‘The clerks are good to work with – some of the best around. Adam Sloane is very good.’
‘Among the best sets of chambers. Strength in depth.’
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London Bar > Group litigation Tier 2
Praised as ‘one of the strongest sets for group litigation matters’, Blackstone Chambers offers a breadth of experience with ‘uniformly excellent barristers, across the range of call’. Notable instructions for Gayatri Sarathy include acting in Alex Neill Class Representative Ltd v Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd & Ors, collective action proceedings in relation to allegations concerning the system for selling games and add-on content on the PlayStation Store, as well as acting for the proposed defendants in £850m proposed collective action proceedings in relation to allegations concerning the technical performance of certain iPhone models and operating systems. Shaheed Fatima KC is currently instructed for the defendants in numerous large group actions, including Municipality of Mariana v BHP and Okpabi v Shell, while Brian Kennelly KC represents Visa in Sainsbury’s Supermarkets ltd v Visa Europe Services, the long-running group litigation brought by Sainsbury’s and other retailers concerning the multilateral interchange fees charged by Visa and Mastercard, which recently went to the Supreme Court, with dozens of further claims before the CAT and the High Court.Leading Silks
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‘My experience of the clerks has been excellent. They have been available, commercial and responsive. It strikes me as a very well run chambers. Efficient follow-up from the clerks.’
‘Blackstone Chambers is an excellent set.’
‘Blackstone Chambers is one of the strongest sets for group litigation matters, offering enormously talented advocates at every level.’
‘One of the best.’
‘This is a top-drawer set containing some of the stars of the bar and has service levels to match.’
‘It is a first-rate set, with uniformly excellent barristers, across the range of call.’
‘Blackstone has a number of people with serious group/collective experience.’
‘Blackstone has excellent strength in depth in competition-related group litigation.’
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London Bar > Immigration (including business immigration) Tier 2
Blackstone Chambers is particularly strong in its work at the intersection of public law and immigration, handling judicial reviews relating to asylum and deportation before appellate courts, and is noted for being ‘at the top of their game on public law matters‘. Lord Pannick KC is representing the Government in the high-profile Rwanda litigation in R (AAA and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, while Charlotte Kilroy KC represents a claimant charity in a related appeal and Jason Pobjoy was part of the team which secured interim relief for refugee claimants before the European Court of Human Rights. James Eadie KC - as "treasury devil", the government's first-choice outside barrister - Tom Hickman KC are also active in this space, crossing over between public law and immigration.Rising stars
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‘They are known to be at the top of their game on public law matters.’
‘The clerks are very helpful, communicative and proactive.’
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London Bar > Intellectual property Tier 2
Blackstone Chambers is highly reputable in trade mark and copyright matters in the media and entertainment industries; Robert Howe KC is highly adept in this area and he represented the defendant in Warner Music v TuneIn before the Court of Appeal, a case regarding if hyperlinks are a form of communication to the public. James Segan KC frequently provides representation before the Patents Court, as well as the Copyright Tribunal - he represented Ocado on a patent dispute with Norwegian company Autostore concerning the robots used in its warehouses.Leading Silks
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‘Danny Compton is very good at arranging help with very busy barristers.’
‘The set and the clerks are excellent.’
‘Blackstone Chambers provides good service, particularly with a number of very good KCs.’
‘Blackstone is a leader in the field of IP.’
‘Blackstone has a number of strong barristers who delve into IP disputes.’
‘The clerks are supportive and efficient.’
‘The clerks are very helpful.’
‘Clerks are friendly and helpful.’
London Bar > Professional disciplinary and regulatory law Tier 2
Blackstone Chambers has 'a depth of understanding of professional discipline that comes from good judgement and years of experience'. Members are well versed in acting for and against the GMC and the General Dental Council, and are equally strong in handling regulatory work from clients in the legal, accountancy and financial services sectors. Professional disciplinary specialist Andrew George KC 'combines deep expertise, clarity of strategic vision, sophisticated tactics and excellent client care'. Catherine Callaghan KC is sought after for her expertise in advising on regulatory issues within the healthcare, accountancy, education and law arenas. Among the juniors, Iain Steele is very experienced in handling statutory appeals against regulators' decisions.Leading Silks
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‘Top drawer and the leading set for regulatory enforcement.‘
‘Proactive, fast and responsive.‘
‘Friendly, knowledgeable and proactive.‘
‘Top-quality set.‘
London Bar > Public international law Tier 2
Blackstone Chambers ‘has an extraordinary depth of experience and talent, from its silks to its juniors to its clerks.’ Sir Jeffrey Jowell KC and Timothy Otty KC lead chambers’ international law group which comprises ‘high calibre advocates’ who regularly appear before the ICJ, international arbitration tribunals and before domestic courts in cases involving issues of public international law with particular experience in international boundary disputes, state and diplomatic immunity intersecting with international protection of human rights. Paul Luckhurst also acted for the Government in Western Sahara Campaign v Secretary of State for International Trade to defend the lawfulness of the UK’s international trade agreement with Morocco, which was opposed by the claimants, a campaign group campaigning for independence for the territory, which is fully claimed and partially occupied by Morocco. Jason Pobjoy maintains a busy practice advising the Foreign Office on state and diplomatic immunity, foreign act of state, and potential seizure of foreign assets.Leading Silks
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‘Gary Oliver is the star. He knows the business and the market by heart. He is very positive and commercially always open to new ideas and flexible. He is also great person. It is a pleasure to work and chat with him.’
‘Blackstone Chambers is one of the go-to sets for international law.’
‘Blackstone Chambers is one of the go to sets for sanctions advice.’
‘Blackstone is one of the top sets, with fantastic strength in depth, and some of the most respected silks and juniors in the fields of state immunity and public international law.’
‘Blackstone is a go-to set for ECtHR work.’
‘The clerks are an outstanding asset for Blackstone Chambers.’
‘ Professional and easy to work with.’
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London Bar > Public procurement Tier 2
Blackstone Chambers is ‘outstanding‘ in public procurement law. James Segan KC is ‘an extremely accomplished advocate‘ and is highly regarded for his expertise in advising on IT and telecoms sector mandates. Hanif Mussa KC is well known for assisting government departments with a broad range of procurement matters. The ‘incredibly smart‘ Emily Neill is a key name at the junior end of chambers, and regularly acts for claimants, defendants and tenderers as interested parties across a wide spectrum of procurement issues.2022 Silks
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‘Blackstone is pre-eminent. It remains the go to set for complex issues.’
‘The set is simply the best, with great depth should it be needed.’
‘The clerking team is super efficient and can always find the right counsel for any task, large or small.’
‘The clerks are always responsive and helpful.’
‘The clerks are great.’
London Bar > Data protection Tier 3
Blackstone Chambers‘ members are well versed in handling high-profile data protection claims. Kate Gallafent KC continues to advise multiple institutions within the Catholic Church of England and Wales on a range of data protection matters. Gayatri Sarathy is ‘extremely clever‘ with ‘incisive attention to detail‘; she is appearing for the applicants in Wieder and Guarnieri v United Kingdom, a claim currently being heard before the European Court of Human Rights. The case concerns whether the interception of the applicants’ communications, and/or related communications data, falls within the UK’s jurisdiction for the purposes of Article 1 of the Convention.Leading Silks
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London Bar > Environment Tier 3
Blackstone Chambers' team of 'expert counsel' is well versed in handling a broad spectrum of environmental work. Thomas de la Mare KC brings expertise in water regulatory issues, and the 'brilliant' Hanif Mussa KC is well versed in handling mandates involving renewable energy matters. Mussa's recent caseload includes appearing before the Court of Appeal for the defendant in R (Wild Justice) v Water Services Regulation Authority, a claim involving an application for judicial review of alleged failures by the regulator to monitor water pollution from sewage treatment works; the Court dismissed the appeal and refused permission for judicial review. Emma Dixon is a highly regarded junior in the space, with an excellent track record in acting for environmental NGOs.Rising stars
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‘This set boasts exceptionally bright juniors.’
‘Blackstone is our go-to set for their range and depth of expertise and because they are uniformly a pleasure to work with.’
‘The clerking team is very helpful.’
‘The clerks are highly responsive and deliver a high level of client service.’
‘A friendly and efficient team.’
London Bar > International arbitration: counsel Tier 3
Barristers at Blackstone Chambers are ‘extremely strong in the commercial litigation and arbitration area’ with considerable experience appearing in arbitrations for a range of arbitral bodies under ad-hoc rules across a host of jurisdictions, including India, Bermuda, Cayman Islands and Singapore. Recent examples include an arbitration relating to Asian Football media rights in which Robert Anderson KC was instructed. David Lowe acted in an ICC arbitration in a claim for deceit, negligent misrepresentation and breach of warranty and damages of $30m with forensic accountancy and industry expert evidence and involving a jurisdiction challenge.Leading Silks
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‘A really effective and trustworthy clerking team under the able leadership of Gary Oliver. Derek Sutton and Danny Compton are top notch.’
‘A really strong set with some real stars; they have a broad set of talents and real strength in depth.’
‘They are extremely strong in the commercial litigation and arbitration area, and have a very large (and growing) number of excellent silks.’
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London Bar > Tax: VAT and excise Tier 3
Indirect tax is a particular area of expertise for a number of the members of Blackstone Chambers. Sam Grodzinski KC has a well-established and broad tax practice, and his cases often involve elements of public law. The set is also home to Kieron Beal KC, who is regularly instructed in judicial review proceedings regarding tax-related mandates for taxpayers and HMRC. Of recent note, he represented the taxpayer in GB Fleet Hire v HMRC, which overturned the First-Tier Tribunal’s decision to strike out an appeal regarding the refusal to register the taxpayer for VAT.Leading Silks
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‘Dean Tolman stands out for his sensible fee propositions and accessibility, and a shout out also to the marketing department for their series aimed at growing awareness of the law profession amongst girls and children from disadvantaged areas in particular, which was very impressive.’
‘The set has excellent depth of skills amongst chambers’ members, and counsel availability is excellent.’
‘Excellent clerking team.’
‘Always have good experiences from the clerks’ room.’
Dispute resolution > Mediators Tier 3
Mark Shaw KC – Blackstone Chambers Also at IPOS Mediation, Mark Shaw KC at Blackstone Chambers is 'a very approachable mediator, who exudes authority and unsurpassable knowledge of public law. It is a rare quality to be able to make people feel comfortable and get parties to open up in a mediation, while still maintaining mastery over the mediation process'. Shaw's experience covers the mediation of disputes involving contracts, torts, costs, employment, family law, pensions, and financial services, as well as public sector and public procurement-related claims.Work highlights
London Bar > Energy Tier 4
Blackstone Chambers has ‘great strength in depth, at both silk and junior level, for energy regulation and other related areas of public law’. Members are ‘all super-bright and good to deal with’. Best known for public law matters, the set also handles a broad range of specialist energy and natural resources work concerning commercial, regulatory and environmental matters. Hanif Mussa KC continues to build a strong reputation following his appointment to silk in 2022 - he successfully acted for acting for National Grid and its subsidiaries in their appeal to the Competition and Markets Authority against a multibillion-pound price control set by Ofgem in respect of the gas and electricity sectors.
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‘Extremely helpful. I’ve had excellent service over the years from Dean Tolman and Adam Sloane in particular.’
‘Efficient and reliable. Easy to work with.’
‘I’ve used Blackstone for various energy matters (with a public law slant) over the last 12 years or so. Always high-quality.’
‘The set as a whole covers the range of public and regulatory areas we would expect from a leading set of Chambers in this area.’
‘Blackstone has great strength in depth, at both silk and junior level, for energy regulation and other related areas of public law.’
‘Highly regarded chambers for public law. All super-bright and good to deal with.’
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Blackstone Chambers > Set Profile
Blackstone Chambers is a distinguished set with a pre-eminent reputation across all areas of commercial, public, regulatory, employment and international law. We are a diverse community of barristers, including more than 50 King’s Counsel, with a longstanding commitment to excellence and equality. Clients value our breadth of expertise, quality of advocacy and global reputation.
Blackstone Chambers has been instrumental in the development of public law and has deep roots in commercial law, where the expertise of our barristers spans a range of specialisms including civil fraud, asset recovery and injunctive relief, banking and financial services, insurance and reinsurance, conflict of laws, jurisdictional challenges and international arbitration. Strengthened by our unique heritage, additional areas of specialist expertise include EU and competition, civil liberties and human rights, environment, media and entertainment, mediation, rule of law and international trade and development, sanctions, sport, tax and telecommunications.
We are fully committed to the principle of equality of opportunity without discrimination and we participate in a range of initiatives to help facilitate increased access to and diversity at the Bar. Since December 2019, we have commissioned the use of the Rare Contextual Recruitment System. Rare is a multi-award-winning diversity company using big data to map the social, financial and educational background of candidates and make sure that brilliant but disadvantaged candidates are identified and given the chance to flourish.
In the past year, Blackstone Chambers, with five other sets of chambers, helped to launch ‘Mentoring For Underrepresented Groups: a scheme run by Commercial Barristers’ Chambers’, and we are a founding partner and sponsor of Bridging the Bar, a new charity established to improve access to the bar for students from non-traditional backgrounds. In a unique collaboration with Guy Fox, a history charity, and year 4 pupils at Snowsfields Primary School in London Bridge we produced and published a children’s book titled ‘History Rocks: Women in Law’ to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 1919 and to celebrate the impact that women have made on the legal system.
Main Contacts
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Senior Clerk | Gary Oliver | ||
Chambers Director | Mat Swallow | ||
Members of Chambers | CARSS-FRISK KC, Monica (1985) | ||
Members of Chambers | PETO KC, Anthony (1985) | ||
Members of Chambers | EDWARD KCMG KC, Sir David (1962) | ||
Members of Chambers | BRODIE KC, Stanley (1954) | ||
Members of Chambers | LORD WOOLF OF BARNES (1955) | ||
Members of Chambers | BELOFF KC, Michael (1967) | ||
Members of Chambers | DONALDSON KC, David (1968) | ||
Members of Chambers | ENGLEHART KC, Robert (1969) | ||
Members of Chambers | HUNT KC, David (1969) | ||
Members of Chambers | DOHMANN KC, Barbara (1971) | ||
Members of Chambers | MENDELSON KC, Maurice (1965) | ||
Members of Chambers | HARVIE KC, Jonathan (1973) | ||
Members of Chambers | LORD PANNICK KC (1979) | ||
Members of Chambers | JOWELL KCMC KC, Sir Jeffrey (1965) | ||
Members of Chambers | NATHAN KC, Stephen (1969) | ||
Members of Chambers | HOWELL KC, John (1979) | ||
Members of Chambers | LORD KEEN OF ELIE KC (1980) | ||
Members of Chambers | FLINT KC, Charles (1975) | ||
Members of Chambers | BLOCH KC, Michael (1979) | ||
Members of Chambers | MILL KC, Ian (1981) | ||
Members of Chambers | SALVE KC, Harish (2013) | ||
Members of Chambers | GOULDING KC, Paul (1984) | ||
Members of Chambers | SHAW KC, Mark (1987) | ||
Members of Chambers | ANDERSON KC, Robert (1986) | ||
Members of Chambers | ROSE KC, Dinah (1989) | ||
Members of Chambers | FORDHAM KC, Michael (1990) | ||
Members of Chambers | OTTY KC, Timothy (1990) | ||
Members of Chambers | EADIE KC, James (1984) | ||
Members of Chambers | HOWE KC, Robert (1988) | ||
Members of Chambers | LEWIS KC, Adam (1985) | ||
Members of Chambers | MACLEAN KC, Alan (1993) | ||
Members of Chambers | GREEN KC, Andrew (1988) | ||
Members of Chambers | HERBERG KC, Javan (1992) | ||
Members of Chambers | GRODZINSKI KC, Sam (1996) | ||
Members of Chambers | HUNTER KC, Andrew (1993) | ||
Members of Chambers | DE LA MARE KC, Thomas (1995) | ||
Members of Chambers | BEAL KC, Kieron (1995) | ||
Members of Chambers | WEISSELBERG KC, Tom (1995) | ||
Members of Chambers | MULCAHY KC, Jane (1995) | ||
Members of Chambers | GALLAFENT KC, Kate (1997) | ||
Members of Chambers | GLEDHILL KC, Andreas (1992) | ||
Members of Chambers | GEORGE KC, Andrew (1997) | ||
Members of Chambers | BRIGGS KC, Adrian (1989) | ||
Members of Chambers | WHITE KC, Gemma (1994) | ||
Member of Chambers | KENNELLY KC, Brian (1999) | ||
Member of Chambers | FATIMA KC, Shaheed (2000) | ||
Member of Chambers | JAFFEY KC, Ben (1999) | ||
Member of Chambers | HARE KC, Ivan (1991) | ||
Member of Chambers | CROXFORD KC, Tom (1992) | ||
Member of Chambers | CALLAGHAN KC, Catherine (1999) | ||
Member of Chambers | DE MARCO KC, Nick (2001) | ||
Member of Chambers | KILROY KC, Charlotte (1999) | ||
Member of Chambers | SEN GUPTA KC, Diya (2000) | ||
Member of Chambers | HICKMAN KC, Tom (2003) | ||
Member of Chambers | SEGAN KC, James (2004) | ||
Member of Chambers | PIEVSKY KC, David (2001) | ||
Member of Chambers | DONNELLY SC, Catherine (2003) | ||
Member of Chambers | WINDLE KC, Victoria (2001) | ||
Member of Chambers | WEEKES KC, Robert (2003) | ||
Member of Chambers | MUSSA KC, Hanif (2007) | ||
Member of Chambers | BOYD KC, Jessica (2007) | ||
Member of Chambers | SCOTT KC, Andrew (2010) | ||
Member of Chambers | BARADON KC, Adam (2006) | ||
Member of Chambers | RICHARDS KC, Tom (2006) | ||
Member of Chambers | POLLARD, Joanna (1993) | ||
Member of Chambers | COLLIER, Jane (1994) | ||
Member of Chambers | DIXON, Emma (1994) | ||
Member of Chambers | PALMER, Stephanie (2000) | ||
Member of Chambers | POWELL, Leona (2000) | ||
Member of Chambers | VINALL, Mark (2002) | ||
Member of Chambers | WILKINSON, Sarah (2003) | ||
Member of Chambers | STEELE, Iain (2005) | ||
Member of Chambers | PATEL, Naina (2005) | ||
Member of Chambers | MCCRUDDEN, Christopher (1996) | ||
Member of Chambers | PRITCHARD, Simon (2007) | ||
Member of Chambers | LOWE, David (2008) | ||
Member of Chambers | NEILL, Emily (2008) | ||
Member of Chambers | HEAD, Peter (2008) | ||
Member of Chambers | LUCKHURST, Paul (2008) | ||
Member of Chambers | CLEAVER, Tom (2009) | ||
Member of Chambers | MOUNTFORD, Tom (2009) | ||
Member of Chambers | PARKER, Tim (2017) | ||
Member of Chambers | SIBBEL, Shane (2010) | ||
Member of Chambers | CAMPBELL, Fraser (2010) | ||
Member of Chambers | MEHTA, Ravi (2010) | ||
Member of Chambers | BURGESS, Daniel (2011) | ||
Member of Chambers | RAJGOPAUL, Craig (2010) | ||
Member of Chambers | ADAMSON, Harry (2012) | ||
Member of Chambers | POBJOY, Jason (2007) | ||
Member of Chambers | SADLER-FORSTER, Jana (2012) | ||
Member of Chambers | DAVIS, Kerenza (2012) | ||
Member of Chambers | COATES, Tom (2013) | ||
Member of Chambers | KRISHANAN, Eesvan (2013) | ||
Member of Chambers | CASHMAN, Daniel (2013) | ||
Member of Chambers | RATAN, Ajay (2014) | ||
Member of Chambers | ROBERTSON, Flora (2014) | ||
Member of Chambers | ROONEY, Celia (2015) | ||
Member of Chambers | MOLYNEAUX, George (2015) | ||
Member of Chambers | BUCHANAN, Isabel (2015) | ||
Member of Chambers | POURGHAZI, Navid (2015) | ||
Member of Chambers | TROTTER, Andrew (2016) | ||
Member of Chambers | HIGGINS, Hollie (2016) | ||
Member of Chambers | HOWELLS, Dominic (2016) (2016) | ||
Member of Chambers | SIMONSEN, Natasha (2016) | ||
Member of Chambers | SARATHY, Gayatri (2017) | ||
Member of Chambers | LAU, Timothy (2017) | ||
Member of Chambers | JONES, Rachel (2013) | ||
Member of Chambers | CONTE, Carmine (2017) | ||
Member of Chambers | FITT, Warren (2018) | ||
Member of Chambers | LOWENTHAL, Tom (2017 | ||
Member of Chambers | BORDELL, Will (2017) | ||
Member of Chambers | LOWE, Barnaby (2017) | ||
Member of Chambers | PLEWS, Emmeline (2019) | ||
Member of Chambers | FAKHOURY, Rayan (2019) | ||
Member of Chambers | VALLES, Marlena (2017) | ||
Member of Chambers | BUTLER, Sean (2020) | ||
Member of Chambers | ANSARI, Zafar (2021) | ||
Member of Chambers | ADEKOYA, Femi (2021) | ||
Member of Chambers | MAYER, Ava (2021) | ||
Member of Chambers | CLIFFORD, Madelaine (2021) | ||
Member of Chambers | EKLUND, Antonia (2021) | ||
Member of Chambers | KELLY-LYTH, Aislinn (2022) | ||
Member of Chambers | STENNETT, Rowan (2022) | ||
Member of Chambers | JONES, Rhys (2022) |
Barrister Profiles
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Harry Adamson | Barrister specialising in commercial, employment, sport, public law and human rights. Full… | View Profile | |
Robert Anderson | Barrister specialising in commercial (including civil fraud); insurance/reinsurance; professional negligence; entertainment and… | View Profile | |
Adam Baradon KC | Barrister specialising in commercial litigation, arbitration, civil fraud, professional negligence and insurance… | View Profile | |
Lord Woolf of Barnes | The former master of the Rolls and Lord Chief Justice of England… | View Profile | |
Kieron Beal | All areas of commercial and civil work, especially European law, competition law,… | View Profile | |
Michael Beloff | Barrister specialising in public law; employment law; commercial law; education law; EC/human… | View Profile | |
Michael Bloch | Barrister specialising in commercial, arbitration, intellectual property, and media and entertainment. Full… | View Profile | |
Dr Jessica Boyd KC | Specialises in commercial law, EC law, employment and disciplinary, public law and… | View Profile | |
Adrian Briggs | Barrister specialising in commercial law, especially private international law, jurisdiction and recognition… | View Profile | |
Stanley Brodie | Barrister specialising in financial/commercial law; private international law; lotteries and competition and… | View Profile | |
Isabel Buchanan | Barrister specialising in civil liberties & human rights, public international law, public… | View Profile | |
Daniel Burgess | Barrister specialising in commercial law; financial services; public law and human rights;… | View Profile | |
Catherine Callaghan | Barrister specialising in public and administrative law; professional discipline and regulation; employment;… | View Profile | |
Fraser Campbell | Barrister specialising in public law and human rights, employment, commercial, professional discipline… | View Profile | |
Monica Carss-Frisk | Barrister specialising in public law (including regulatory, commercial judicial review, immigration), human… | View Profile | |
Daniel Cashman | Barrister specialising in commercial litigation, EU & competition, public & regulatory, employment,… | View Profile | |
Tom Cleaver | Barrister specialising in public law and human rights, commercial, media and entertainment,… | View Profile | |
Tom Coates | Barrister specialising in public & regulatory, commercial litigation, EU & competition, telecommunications,… | View Profile | |
Jane Collier | Barrister specialising in public law (including environmental, education, freedom of information, data… | View Profile | |
Adv Carmine Conte | View Profile | ||
Tom Croxford | Specialist in all aspects of employment law, commercial, banking and financial services.… | View Profile | |
Kerenza Davis | Barrister specialising in public law and human rights, sport, commercial, media and… | View Profile | |
Nick De Marco | Barrister specialising in commercial law (including media and entertainment and regulatory); employment… | View Profile | |
Emma Dixon | Specialist in environmental law, administrative and public law, and human rights and… | View Profile | |
Barbara Dohmann | Barrister specialising in banking; commercial arbitration (domestic/international); commercial fraud (civil); company law;… | View Profile | |
David Donaldson | Barrister specialising in commercial law; banking; insurance; reinsurance; financial services; private international… | View Profile | |
Dr Catherine Donnelly | Specialist areas of practice include administrative and public law, public international law,… | View Profile | |
James Eadie | Barrister specialising in public law, human rights/civil liberties and commercial and regulatory… | View Profile | |
Robert Englehart | Barrister specialising in commercial; media, entertainment and broadcasting; regulatory; EU and competition;… | View Profile | |
Shaheed Fatima | Barrister specialising in commercial law; public law and human rights; public international… | View Profile | |
Charles Flint | Barrister specialising in financial services. Full professional career details can be found… | View Profile | |
Michael Fordham | Barrister specialising in administrative and public law, civil liberties and human rights,… | View Profile | |
Kate Gallafent | Barrister specialising in administrative/judicial review; human rights; employment law; sports law; discrimination;… | View Profile | |
Andrew George | Barrister specialising in commercial litigation, financial services, professional negligence and civil fraud.… | View Profile | |
Andreas Gledhill | Barrister specialising in commercial litigation, including in the fields of restructuring and… | View Profile | |
Paul Goulding | Barrister specialising in employment law, sports law and commercial law. Full professional… | View Profile | |
Andrew Green | Barrister specialising in commercial law and, particularly, insurance and reinsurance, financial services,… | View Profile | |
Sam Grodzinski | Barrister specialising in public law, human rights and commercial law. Full professional… | View Profile | |
Ivan Hare | Administrative and public law; civil liberties; employment. Full professional career details can… | View Profile | |
Jonathan Harvie | Barrister specialising in commercial law (especially commercial fraud); professional negligence; judicial review;… | View Profile | |
Peter Head | Barrister specialising in commercial litigation, civil fraud, restructuring and arbitration. Full professional… | View Profile | |
Javan Herberg | Barrister specialising in commercial law, financial services and city regulation, civil fraud,… | View Profile | |
Tom Hickman | Barrister specialising in administrative and public law, human rights, commercial litigation (including… | View Profile | |
Hollie Higgins | View Profile | ||
Robert Howe | Barrister specialising in commercial law (including civil fraud, arbitration and conflicts of… | View Profile | |
John Howell | Public law including judicial review, local government (incorporating local government finance), human… | View Profile | |
David Hunt | Barrister specialising in commercial arbitration; commercial fraud (civil); commercial shipping (dry work);… | View Profile | |
Andrew Hunter | Barrister specialising in commercial law (including insurance/reinsurance; financial services; civil fraud; arbitration… | View Profile | |
Ben Jaffey | Barrister specialising in public law; commercial law; regulatory law and financial services;… | View Profile | |
Tristan Jones | Barrister specialising in EU and competition law, telecommunications, public law and human… | View Profile | |
Sir Jeffrey Jowell | Barrister specialising in administrative and public law; human rights and mediation. Full… | View Profile | |
Brian Kennelly | Barrister specialising commercial law, EU and competition, financial services, human rights and… | View Profile | |
Ms Charlotte Kilroy | View Profile | ||
Eesvan Krishnan | Barrister specialising in public law and human rights, commercial litigation and employment.… | View Profile | |
Luka Krsljanin | Specialises in commercial law, with expertise in matters arising in a sports… | View Profile | |
Adv Timothy Lau | Tim’s practice encompasses all aspects of commercial litigation and international arbitration. He… | View Profile | |
Adv Tom Leary | View Profile | ||
Thomas Leary | Specialises in commercial litigation, civil fraud and international arbitration, including investment treaty… | View Profile | |
Adam Lewis | Barrister specialising in public law and human rights; EU and competition; and… | View Profile | |
David Lowe | Specialises in administrative and public law, commercial law, employment law and EU… | View Profile | |
Paul Luckhurst | Barrister specialising in commercial law, public law, competition law, public international law,… | View Profile | |
Alan Maclean | Barrister specialising in commercial, banking and financial services, arbitration, public law and… | View Profile | |
Prof Christopher McCrudden | Advice on public procurement; equality and discrimination; and judicial review. Full professional… | View Profile | |
Ravi Mehta | Barrister specialising in public law and human rights, commercial, media entertainment and… | View Profile | |
Maurice Mendelson | Barrister specialising in territorial sovereignty and public international law, including international litigation… | View Profile | |
Ian Mill | Barrister specialising in commercial law; media and entertainment law; sports law; intellectual… | View Profile | |
George Molyneaux | Barrister specialising in public & regulatory, civil liberties & human rights, commercial… | View Profile | |
Tom Mountford | Barrister in commercial, public and administrative law, employment, media, entertainment and sport,… | View Profile | |
Jane Mulcahy | Barrister specialising in employment law, sport, media and entertainment and regulatory work.… | View Profile | |
Hanif Mussa KC | Barrister specialising in administrative/public law and human rights; EU law; employment and… | View Profile | |
Stephen Nathan | Barrister specialising in commercial law; arbitration; mediation (CEDR Accredited Mediator); financial services;… | View Profile | |
Emily Neill | Specialises in public law, European and competition law, commercial and employment law.… | View Profile | |
Timothy Otty | Barrister in commercial litigation, public law and human rights law, public international… | View Profile | |
Timothy Otty | Barrister in commercial litigation, public law and human rights law, public international… | View Profile | |
Dr Stephanie Palmer | Barrister specialising in human rights and public law. Full professional career details… | View Profile | |
Lord David Pannick | Barrister specialising in public law, human rights, broadcasting and media law, and… | View Profile | |
Naina Patel | Barrister specialising in administrative/public law and human rights, including immigration and asylum,… | View Profile | |
Anthony Peto | Barrister specialising in commercial and corporate litigation particularly civil fraud and asset… | View Profile | |
David Pievsky | Barrister specialising in public law, civil liberties, human rights, commercial law and… | View Profile | |
Jason Pobjoy | Barrister specialising in public law and human rights, commercial, EU and competition,… | View Profile | |
Joanna Pollard | Barrister specialising in commercial litigation, media and entertainment and private and public… | View Profile | |
Navid Pourghazi | Specialises in employment and discrimination law. Full professional career details can be… | View Profile | |
Leona Powell | Barrister specialising in commercial fraud and asset recovery, banking and professional negligence.… | View Profile | |
Simon Pritchard | Specialist areas of practice include commercial law, employment and disciplinary, banking and… | View Profile | |
Craig Rajgopaul KC | Specialises in employment law, with expertise in partnership and commercial law. Full… | View Profile | |
Ajay Ratan | Barrister specialising in commercial litigation, financial services, public & regulatory, civil liberties… | View Profile | |
Tom Richards KC | Commercial law, EC law, employment and disciplinary, public law and human rights,… | View Profile | |
Flora Robertson | Barrister specialising in EU & competition, commercial litigation, public & regulatory, civil… | View Profile | |
Celia Rooney | Barrister specialising in civil liberties & human rights, public & regulatory, sport,… | View Profile | |
Dinah Rose | Practice encompasses administrative and public law, civil liberties and human rights, employment… | View Profile | |
Jana Sadler-Forster | Barrister specialising in public law and human rights, professional discipline and regulation,… | View Profile | |
Harish Salve | For details please go to www.blackstonechambers.com. | View Profile | |
Gayatri Sarathy | Barrister specialising in commercial litigation, civil fraud, EU, competition, public law, data… | View Profile | |
Andrew Scott KC | Barrister specialising in commercial, EU and competition, arbitration, public law and human… | View Profile | |
James Segan | General commercial, public and human rights, employment, financial services; EU and competition;… | View Profile | |
Diya Sen Gupta | Barrister specialising in all areas of employment law, public law and human… | View Profile | |
Mark Shaw | Barrister specialising in professional disciplinary and regulatory law, judicial review/public law (particularly… | View Profile | |
Shane Sibbel | Barrister specialising in public law and human rights, commercial, employment, EU and… | View Profile | |
Natasha Simonsen | View Profile | ||
Iain Steele | Barrister specialising in administrative and public law, human rights, commercial law, EU… | View Profile | |
Mr Andrew Trotter | Barrister specialising in commercial litigation, international arbitration, civil fraud, offshore, sanctions, competition… | View Profile | |
Mark Vinall | Commercial law (including media and entertainment; civil fraud; financial services and sport);… | View Profile | |
Robert Weekes KC | Barrister specialising in commercial law (including arbitration, financial services, media and entertainment… | View Profile | |
Tom Weisselberg | Barrister specialising in commercial law (in particular civil fraud), media and entertainment… | View Profile | |
Gemma White | Barrister specialising in public law, with a particular emphasis on the law… | View Profile | |
Sarah Wilkinson | Barrister specialising in employment, commercial (including financial services) and public law. Full… | View Profile | |
Victoria Windle KC | Barrister specialising in employment, commercial law, professional disciplinary and civil fraud matters.… | View Profile | |
Thomas de la Mare | Barrister specialising in administrative and public law, EU and competition, human rights,… | View Profile |
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