About us
Blackstone Chambers combines formidable strengths in commercial, public and employment law with state of the art facilities and a friendly and open approach to client service.
Established for well over 50 years, Chambers' origins are firmly rooted in commercial law. Our standing has grown as Chambers has become instrumental in the development of human rights and public law. We have maintained our leading position in public international law, while developing our thriving practices in employment and EU and competition law. The nature of our practice has evolved and become increasingly multi-jurisdictional in nature, designed to meet the needs of the legal market in the 21st century.
With over 80 Barristers, Blackstone Chambers is a substantial civil law set. Members of Chambers are all self employed and in independent practice at the Bar. Each practitioner is registered with the Bar Standards Board of England and Wales.
Barristers at Blackstone Chambers provide legal services subject to the gereral terms and conditions which are fully set out at Annexes G1 and G2 to the Code of Conduct, published on the Bar Standards Board website:
- www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
- standards and guidance
- code of conduct
- section 2 - annexes to the code
- annexe G1 - the terms of work on which barristers offer their work to solicitors and the withdrawal of credit scheme 1988
- annexe G2 - the contractual terms of work on which barristers offer their work to solicitors 2001
All practising barristers in these chambers maintain (as a minimum) professional liability insurance provided by the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund, managed by the Bar Mutual Management Company, 90 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 4ST. Territorial coverage is worldwide, subject to the terms of cover of the Bar Mutual, which may be accessed at www.barmutual.co.uk.
Our quality is recognised and endorsed - Blackstone Chambers is identified in the legal directories (Chambers and Partners, the Legal 500 and others) as a leading or highly regarded set in its main areas of practice. Many individual members of Chambers are also so listed in their individual practice areas.
If you have any queries about members of these Chambers or other matters relating to Blackstone Chambers or this site, please contact Gary Oliver our Senior Clerk, or Julia Hornor our Chambers Director.
