Blackstone Chambers

‘A strong set for sanctions work,’ Blackstone Chambers brings together a number of disciplines when representing both designated individuals seeking to challenge their sanctioning and corporate clients running the gauntlet of UK and EU sanctions regimes. Brian Kennelly KC is counsel of choice for a number of listed individuals and government bodies, appearing frequently before the ECJ in motions to overturn designations, while also advising on sanctions implications for commercial transactions. Jason Pobjoy is often called upon by the Foreign Office when its designations are subject to challenge, while Tom Leary handles appeals brought under s38 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. Pobjoy appeared for the FCDO in Mazepin v SSFCDA, in which the former Formula One driver, and son of the former owner of Uralchem, sought to overturn his designation in the UK.