‘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.

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Testimonials

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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.'
'A really standout chambers.'
'Operating at the top of the game.'

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.

Andrew Green

Hall of fameBlackstone Chambers

'Andrew is a first-rate leading silk. His cross examination is razor-sharp, and he really gets under the skin of a case. He is truly superb.'

Andrew Hunter

Hall of fameBlackstone Chambers

‘A very bright, hardworking lawyer with enormous energy and capacity to process and analyse very complex facts and data at speed.‘

Robert Anderson

Hall of fameBlackstone Chambers

'Excellent cross-examiner and always on top of the key issues.'

Ian Mill

Hall of fameBlackstone Chambers

'Ian is very experienced, calm and meticulous in his preparation and advocacy, and a pleasure to work with.'

Andrew George

Hall of fameBlackstone Chambers

‘Andrew grasps complex matters very easily indeed and articulates his views very clearly and concisely. He does express his opinions and not just what he believes a client wants to hear. His advocacy is wonderful.‘

Alan Maclean

Hall of fameBlackstone Chambers

'He has the ability to draft a solid opinion, with clear answers and recommendations. He is also willing to help strategise an approach with both solicitors and ultimate client.'

Tom Weisselberg

Hall of fameBlackstone Chambers

Michael Bloch

Hall of fameBlackstone Chambers

'A superb advocate. Able to grasp the most complex fact patterns and distill them into simple arguments. A true silver-tongued speaker, who is able to command the bench and be robust when needed.'

Shaheed Fatima

Hall of fameBlackstone Chambers

'Shaheed is an exceptional barrister - technically very strong and an excellent advocate. She is all across the detail of cases, is very approachable, and clients hold her in the highest regard.'

Robert Howe

Hall of fameBlackstone Chambers

'He is excellent and a first-class advocate. He is extremely calm, highly intelligent, and clients are in very safe hands with Robert on their side.'

Anthony Peto

Hall of fameBlackstone Chambers

Andreas Gledhill

Hall of fameBlackstone Chambers

‘An extremely polished, considered advocate. Anticipates and disarms any bombs from the bench well before their fuses are lit. Good with clients.‘

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