Chambers Review
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Financial Services - London (Bar)
What the Team is Known For
Blackstone Chambers wins praise as “the go-to set for high-profile and complex investigations." Its formidable offering rests on the recognised regulatory expertise of its barristers, of whom several are considered counsel of choice for regulatory bodies both in the UK and internationally. Clients describe the team as having an “unparalleled technical expertise and commercial nous” and say that members of the set have an “in-depth knowledge of the practice area and provide quality advocacy.” Its members are also frequently instructed by major financial institutions on diverse and often highly significant mandates. Over the past 12 months, members of the chambers have appeared in FCA v BlueCrest Capital Management, the judgment of the Court of Appeal concerning a landmark case addressing the scope of the Upper Tribunal’s jurisdiction in financial services cases and the power of the FCA to impose redress requirements on individual firms.