Telecoms Regulation

Blackstone Chambers

Blackstone Chambers, crossing over with the set’s strong reputation for public law and competition law, is active in a range of work concerning the regulation of telecoms providers. George Molyneaux and James Segan KC have of late been involved in, among other litigation in the British Overseas Territory, representing the claimants in Gibfibre v Gibtelecom, a dispute over alleged abuse of dominant position by refusing access to data centres in Gibraltar.

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Testimonials

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'Sophie Reeve is extremely helpful and responsive.'
'Every member of the clerking team is helpful and responsive - they do their best to accommodate every ask.'
'Blackstone have an impressive and deep pool of talent.'
'Blackstone is generally strong in this area.'
'Blue chip chambers with the very best barristers.'
'The expertise that Blackstone offers is virtually unparalleled. You can always rest assured that instructing counsel from Blackstone will yield results. It is a highly impressive set.'

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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‘Brian is a highly effective advocate. He has a deep understanding of telecoms law and regulation as well as the wider industry – which is a real rarity at the Bar – with an impressive ability to distill complex factual and technical legal issues into highly persuasive advocacy before the court.’

2023 Silks

Tom Richards KC

Blackstone Chambers

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.

Emily Neill

Blackstone Chambers

‘Emily has every quality you could look for in a senior junior. She is clever and knowledgeable in the telecoms field, and has excellent judgement. She works extremely well as part of a team.’