A strong commercial set, Blackstone Chambers’ offer ‘high-quality specialised public and competition law barristers’. Emily Neill has acted in GCI IT UK Limited v Department of Finance, instructed by Northern Ireland’s Department of Finance to defend a challenge to the award of the IT services contract for the land registry. James Segan KC specialises in procurement issues in the IT and telecommunications fields.
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Leading Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

Leading Juniors

Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.

Emily Neill
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Emily Neill
‘Emily is an extremely diligent barrister. Her attention to detail and meticulous planning to pleadings and the running of cases is unparalleled.’