2Hall of fameBlackstone Chambers
‘He is legendary for his creative and lateral thinking. He comes up with winning ideas that others just don't think of.'
Blackstone Chambers
Praised as ‘one of the strongest sets for group litigation matters’, Blackstone Chambers offers a breadth of experience with ’uniformly excellent barristers, across the range of call’. Notable instructions for Gayatri Sarathy include acting in Alex Neill Class Representative Ltd v Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd & Ors, collective action proceedings in relation to allegations concerning the system for selling games and add-on content on the PlayStation Store, as well as acting for the proposed defendants in £850m proposed collective action proceedings in relation to allegations concerning the technical performance of certain iPhone models and operating systems. Shaheed Fatima KC is currently instructed for the defendants in numerous large group actions, including Municipality of Mariana v BHP and Okpabi v Shell, while Brian Kennelly KC represents Visa in Sainsbury’s Supermarkets ltd v Visa Europe Services, the long-running group litigation brought by Sainsbury’s and other retailers concerning the multilateral interchange fees charged by Visa and Mastercard, which recently went to the Supreme Court, with dozens of further claims before the CAT and the High Court.
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Testimonials
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- 'My experience of the clerks has been excellent. They have been available, commercial and responsive. It strikes me as a very well run chambers. Efficient follow-up from the clerks.'
- 'Blackstone Chambers is an excellent set.'
- 'Blackstone Chambers is one of the strongest sets for group litigation matters, offering enormously talented advocates at every level.'
- 'One of the best.'
- 'This is a top-drawer set containing some of the stars of the bar and has service levels to match.'
- 'It is a first-rate set, with uniformly excellent barristers, across the range of call.'
- 'Blackstone has a number of people with serious group/collective experience.'
- 'Blackstone has excellent strength in depth in competition-related group litigation.'
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.
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2Hall of fameBlackstone Chambers
‘Shaheed is exceptional. She is a thorough and technical lawyer who has a laser-like focus on the points. Whilst she is willing to get into the weeds, she is also a great strategist and leads the team with skill and determination.’
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
‘Gayatri is extremely clever, hard working and a pleasure to work with. She gets to grips with vast amounts of evidence very quickly and her input is always creative, knowledgeable and well thought out.’
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
‘Gayatri is extremely clever, hard working and a pleasure to work with. She gets to grips with vast amounts of evidence very quickly and her input is always creative, knowledgeable and well thought out.’