Blackstone Chambers is ‘at the vanguard of telecoms law’ and has capabilities across the set in competition and EU cases. Recent work for the set includes that of James Segan KC who appeared before the Court of Appeal in Tesla v InterDigital & Avanci on behalf of Tesla regarding which licence fees should be paid by car manufacturers for tech in 5G cellular-enabled vehicles. Further, Jessica Boyd KC is acting alongside Brian Kennelly KC and others in Stasi v Microsoft Corp & Ors, defending collective proceedings brought in relation to alleged cloud services-related license abuses. Emily Neill has ’deep knowledge’ of the sector and is a noteworthy barrister, as is George Molyneaux who continues to act for Gibifibre before the Supreme Court of Gibraltar in Gibfibre Ltd v Gibtelecom Ltd, which involves an alleged abuse of a dominant position regarding the supply of communications services from the largest data centre in Gibraltar.
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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.
Javan Herberg KC
Brian Kennelly KC
‘Brian is responsive, an excellent communicator, amazingly clear and persuasive in court.’
James Segan KC
'James is the Mary Poppins of barristers - practically perfect in every way - with unsurpassed legal knowledge, beautifully drafter written submissions and extremely impressive advocacy as well as an unrivalled ability to field intelligent questions from the bench.'
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
‘Emily has a deep knowledge of the telecoms field and is a very clear practical thinker with great strategic judgment as to what points will make the difference as a case progresses. Emily is diligent and thorough and capable of producing impressive work under extreme time pressure.'
