Blackstone Chambers

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• 'The clerks room is one of the best. Gary Oliver and his team do a brilliant job.' 
• 'Senior clerk Adam Sloane is excellent. Billy Brian s also fantastic and is able to work magic in getting an application listed in the High Court.'
• 'Clerks are on a par with its members. Derek Sutton is a star.'
• 'Blackstone is Blackstone. The Real Madrid of UK sets.' 
• 'Very strong set. Probably the go-to for major music industry related cases. They have impressive strength in depth.' 
• 'Blackstone offer some of the top barristers practising in this area of law - a top choice for contractual disputes in the music industry.' 
• 'Blackstone chambers is in my view one of the top sets in London if not the top set. They have strength and breadth and there are no weak links in the chain.' 

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.

1

Ian Mill KC

Blackstone Chambers

2

Robert Howe KC

Blackstone Chambers

2

Tom Weisselberg KC

Blackstone Chambers

2

James Segan KC

Blackstone Chambers

'James is very clear, thorough and practical with his advice and his advocacy.' 

2

Jessica Boyd KC

Blackstone Chambers

 ‘Jessica is a fantastically intelligent and thoughtful KC. She is an expert on all things public law and has also built up great expertise in acting for Ofcom in media-related decisions, combining her public law experience with freedom of speech rights – making her unique in her field. Brilliant pleadings and an excellent advocate.’

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.

Tom Richards KC

Blackstone Chambers

 ‘Tom is a go-to instruction for complex contractual matters requiring forensic analysis and an understanding of the media and entertainment industry.’

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.

2

Daniel Burgess

Blackstone Chambers

 ‘Daniel is extremely thorough and intelligent. His advocacy is calm and assured.’

2

Shane Sibbel

Blackstone Chambers

 ‘Shane has a quick mind, is capable of thinking through complex problems and coming up with insightful solutions, in addition to his very competent and effective drafting skills.’

2

Celia Rooney

Blackstone Chambers

 ‘Celia is extremely clever and very hard working. She is one of the barristers at Blackstone who is willing to roll her sleeves and get into the trenches with you.’

3

Mark Vinall

Blackstone Chambers

 ‘Mark is very bright and clear in his approach. He gets to the heart of the issues quickly and was very easy to work with.’

3

Jason Pobjoy

Blackstone Chambers

 ‘Jason has an extraordinary capacity for work. His written work is superb and his advice in conference is exceptional. He is always very well prepared and his advocacy skills are excellent too.’

3

Hollie Higgins

Blackstone Chambers

‘Hollie is extremely bright, capable and robust. She is able to cut through the issues with clear and sensible advice and she is very thorough and persuasive in her written arguments. A future star.’