Anthony Peto KC
Blackstone ChambersAs a ‘very strong set with breadth for civil fraud’, Blackstone Chambers is particularly well-equipped to handle fraud matters in the financial services sector, including cases touching on asset recovery, bribery, breach of fiduciary duty, as well as anti-counterfeiting. Robert Howe KC is instructed for five of the fifteen defendants in Crane Bank v DFCU Bank and others, a $250 million claim concerning the collapse and sale of one of Uganda’s largest banks, allegedly the result of a corrupt scheme and unlawful means conspiracy. In the BVI, Andrew Hunter KC and Tom Mountford acted for the successful respondents on appeal in XYZ, Chia Hsing Wang v Real Assets (RA) Global Opportunity Fund I, Floreat Real Estate, a case involving allegations of non-disclosure and misrepresentation. Tom Weisselberg KC continues to act for the first defendant in Public Institution for Social Security Fund v Al Rajaan, a $850m claim brought by the Kuwaiti public pension fund, which alleges corruption on the part of its former director-general.
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Testimonials
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- 'Billy Brian is excellent - very responsive and helpful.'
- 'Derek Sutton is extremely impressive.'
- 'The clerking team are extremely responsive.'
- 'The set is responsive and each member is a great team player.'
- 'Blackstone are absolutely excellent in a number of fields - including financial services, public law, and competition law.'
- 'Very strong set with breadth for civil fraud.'
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 Hunter KC
Blackstone Chambers
Robert Anderson KC
Blackstone Chambers
Tom Weisselberg KC
Blackstone Chambers 'An extremely forceful advocate and a fearsome cross-examiner, but who is also extremely personable.'
Ian Mill KC
Blackstone Chambers
Robert Howe KC
Blackstone Chambers
Andrew Scott KC
Blackstone Chambers 'His clear, calm, concise and conversational style is a winner with judges and clients alike. A masterful silk.'
Andrew George KC
Blackstone Chambers 'A master of the legal and factual details and a maestro in submissions to the court. He is persistent and not afraid to tackle the more difficult points.'
Victoria Windle KC
Blackstone Chambers 'Victoria is extremely detail-oriented, steadfast and brilliant with clients.'
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.
Adam Baradon KC
Blackstone Chambers ‘He is very receptive, strategic and knowledgeable. A go-to silk for civil fraud and injunctions. Very bright, a pleasure to work with, and very good on strategy.'
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.
Leona Powell
Blackstone Chambers
Peter Head
Blackstone Chambers 'He is able to give considered and commercial advice at lightning speed.'
Shane Sibbel
Blackstone Chambers
Daniel Burgess
Blackstone Chambers 'Daniel is a hugely impressive advocate and tactician. He is extremely insightful.'
Tom Mountford
Blackstone Chambers
Timothy Lau
Blackstone Chambers
Tom Leary
Blackstone Chambers
Luka Krsljanin
Blackstone Chambers 'A supremely confident advocate and a master of cross-examination.'
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.
Gayatri Sarathy
Blackstone Chambers