Blackstone Chambers
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.
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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.
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.
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'Gayatri consistently demonstrates an impressive ability to construct strong, winning arguments.'
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.
2Blackstone Chambers
'Gayatri consistently demonstrates an impressive ability to construct strong, winning arguments.'