Blackstone Chambers
‘A thoughtful, quiet but deadly cross-examiner. Very clever, and hardworking.'
With a ‘large number of excellent KCs and juniors’, Blackstone Chambers tackles a broad range of commercial litigation, including financial services, fraud, and City regulation disputes. Andrew Scott KC notably represented the claimant in the high-value Skatteforvaltningen v Solo Capital Partners LLP and others case, where the Danish authority seeks to recover money - which it alleges to be the proceeds of a large cum-ex fraud - from a Dubai-based, British-led hedge fund. In Upham v HSBC, Andrew Green KC acted for the defendant in a £1.3 billion fraud claim where the High Court ruled that HSBC did not deceive hundreds of investors into financing a Disney movie tax relief scheme.
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Testimonials
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- 'Very responsive clerks. Adam Sloane is always available to assist with logistical queries.'
- 'Adam Sloane is the best clerk around.'
- 'Gary Oliver, Derek Sutton and Dean Tolman are very good. Dean is a committed clerk with excellent communication.'
- 'The clerks are always responsive and friendly and nothing is too much. Adam Fucshillo is excellent to work with.'
- 'Blackstone is undoubtedly one of the most incredible sets in London. Everyone there is a genius, they are all team players and they all deliver every time.'
- 'Blackstone is an excellent set with a very high calibre of barristers. They are heavyweights at the commercial bar, go out of their way to accommodate clients and never fail to impress.'
- 'Blackstone has a large number of excellent KCs and juniors.'
- 'Excellent all round set. Their counsel are always in high demand.'
Silks
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.
Blackstone Chambers
'Andrew is a wonderful barrister and a star. He is a fearsome cross-examiner with an incisive and thoughtful style, and his cross-examinations are a thing of beauty.'
Blackstone Chambers
'Excellent cross-examiner and always on top of the key issues.'
Blackstone Chambers
'Tremendously experienced, intelligent, and strategic. Great presence in court.'
Blackstone Chambers
‘Tom is an absolutely first-rate, easy to deal with and sophisticated but firm advocate. He is very well prepared.’
Blackstone Chambers
‘Andrew‘s advocacy is excellent. He reads the court and is adept at adjusting his strategy to the best advantage of his clients.'
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'Robert is a phenomenally strategic litigator and an impressive advocate. He is always thoroughly prepared and immersed in the case and detail.'
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‘Andrew is superb. An absolute star who is technically fantastic.’
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‘Victoria is brilliant. She has a keen eye for detail, is extremely commercial, and is great with clients.’
Blackstone Chambers
'Unflappable, reads the court well, polite, courteous, and very bright. Top-draw advocate.'
Blackstone Chambers
'Complete command of the law and a trojan-like work ethic. A recent silk but operating at (and above) many more senior silks.'
2023 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.
Blackstone Chambers
‘A genius with the incredible ability to absorb lots of complicated information and see the wood from the trees. A very eloquent and skilled advocate who makes his points with a devastating combination of politeness and force.'
Juniors
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.
Blackstone Chambers
‘Phenomenally bright. Packs a bigger punch than any junior at the bar and many silks.'
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‘Harry is excellent. He is able to read into a case incredibly quickly and identify the key issues. He is responsive and engaged at all times.'
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‘Daniel is a silk in waiting - creative and thoughtful when faced with a complex issue.'
Blackstone Chambers
'He is incredibly responsive, his advice is well thought through and he is very well-liked by clients, solicitors and more senior counsel. Peter understands clients and knows how to get the best out of them.'
Blackstone Chambers
‘Extremely client-friendly. He is a great tactician and technical lawyer who is able to deconstruct very complex problems and find solutions and approaches in a very clear way.'
Blackstone Chambers
‘A persuasive advocate who gives clear, concise and pragmatic advice.'
Blackstone Chambers
‘He has outstanding attention to detail and is able to process that detail into sound strategy quickly. As an advocate, he is calm and precise.'
Blackstone Chambers
‘With substantive and tactical skills that far exceed his years of call, Carmine has a brilliant mind for difficult points. He is extremely personable, with fluent, persuasive advocacy and a knack for clients.‘
Blackstone Chambers
‘Luka has excellent attention to detail and is extremely bright and capable.'
Blackstone Chambers
‘Andrew is an ideal person to work with: friendly, helpful, practical, reliable and completely unflappable. His intellect, drafting skills and knowledge of the law are all excellent.'
Blackstone Chambers
'Tim is exceptionally personable, hard-working, able, and intelligent. A perfect junior for a difficult case. His written advocacy is outstandingly crisp and clear and his oral advocacy punches years above his call - he is on a par with some junior silks.'
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
Blackstone Chambers
‘Gayatri is smart and hard-working and writes beautifully. She has a good understanding of commercial law.'