With a reputation for being ‘the leading public and administrative law set’, Blackstone Chambers is also highly regarded for its ‘strong core of human rights work’. In a prominent case highlight, Sir James Eadie KC (as "Treasury Devil", the government's first-choice external counsel), Thomas de la Mare KC, Tom Leary and Hollie Higgins appeared for various parties in the Divisional Court in Liberty v Secretary of State for the Home Department, a judicial review challenging the Public Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023, which were found to be ultra vires as it defined a threshold of "serious disruption" as "more than minor". Lord Pannick KC garners praise as ‘one of the outstanding legal minds of his generation’, and Monica Carss-Frisk KC is ‘one of the most persuasive advocates at the Bar’. Tristan Jones KC was elevated to silk in March 2024.
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Témoignages
Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.
- 'Gary Oliver is a star. He knows the business and very commercial.'
- 'Gary Oliver is always available for any queries.'
- 'Mat Swallow and Adam Sloane have always gone the extra mile.'
- 'Billy Brian is very organised, responsive, and lovely to work with.'
- 'A strong team of clerks. Dean Tolman is highly capable and helpful. A real pleasure to work with this team.'
- 'The clerks are always helpful and pragmatic.'
- 'The service is always of a high standard.'
- 'Blackstone has incredible strength-in-depth.'
- 'Blackstone has terrific bench strength in public law.'
- 'Blackstone is a fantastic set in human rights law.'
Avocats
Leading silks
Kieron Beal KC
Jessica Boyd KC
She is an exceptional advocate. She has a great ability to identify the key legal and tactical issues in a case and her advice is always well judged and considered. Judges appreciate the clarity of her advocacy, which is always well pitched.'
Catherine Callaghan KC
Shaheed Fatima KC
Charlotte Kilroy KC
Charlotte is an outstanding advocate.'
Hanif Mussa KC
A consummate advocate with a huge intellect. He is insightful and very persuasive.'
David Pievsky KC
David is commercially aware and user-friendly.'
Meilleurs Juniors
Paul Luckhurst
An excellent tactical thinker.'
Naina Patel
Naina is a compelling advocate, who is able to cut through to the heart of a case.'
Jason Pobjoy
Jason has a brilliant mind, allied to very strong emotional intelligence, and provides a wonderful service to instructing solicitors.’
Iain Steele
He is proactive, pragmatic and approachable.'
Daniel Cashman
A junior who listens and is firm in his advice.'
Tom Coates
A client focused barrister, who always provides very thoughtful, timely advice.'
Emma Dixon
Emma is an outstanding barrister with a dynamic approach.'
Tom Leary
Ravi Mehta
Ravi is strategic, dedicated and demonstrates great judgement.'
George Molyneaux
An incredibly clever and astute barrister, who has an enviable combination of technical knowledge and tactical acumen.'
Navid Pourghazi
A junior with meticulous attention to detail.'
Celia Rooney
Celia is wise far beyond her year of call. She is confident making difficult calls under pressure.'
Sarah Wilkinson
A very approachable and engaging junior with a calm and measured demeanour.'
Rising stars
Jeunes avocats collaborateurs ou counsels qui se distinguent régulièrement par leur présence dans des dossiers importants du marché, et qui sont identifiés par le marché comme de jeunes talents à suivre.
