Thomas de la Mare KC
'He has a stellar reputation.'
Blackstone Chambers is 'an exceptionally strong set with real depth of talent across the board'. 2025 silk appointment Jason Pobjoy KC handles group litigation in a variety of areas, including competition, consumer and data protection law. Brian Kennelly KC is 'at the top of his game in the group litigation space'. Hanif Mussa KC has expertise in tort litigation and representative proceedings, and acted for one of the defendants in McLaren v MOL and others, concerning a class action claim brought under section 47B of the Competition Act 1998. Among the juniors, Paul Luckhurst has 'keen strategic insights' and the 'strategic and shrewd thinker' Gayatri Sarathy is 'a brilliant junior for competition litigation claims and group actions'.
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- 'Billy Brian is a brilliant clerk.'
- 'The clerks are also available and helpful.'
- 'The set offers genuine strength in depth.'
- 'A well run chambers with good clerking.'
- 'A formidable set of chambers.'
Lawyers
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.
2025 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.
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.
