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Turnover: |
£24.3m |
Head of chambers: |
Ian Mill QC/
Thomas Beazley QC |
Tenants (silks): |
64 (29) |
Chambers contributions: |
15%-17% |
Revenue per barrister: |
£380,000 |
No of staff per barrister: |
0.35 |
No of Lords appearances: |
28 |
No of Appeal Court appearances: |
78 |
| Top five cases last year: Fulham v Jean Tigana;
Legal & General v FSA; Burke v GMC; Stephanie
Villalba v Merrill Lynch; A & ors v Home Secretary
(`The Belmarsh Appeal') |
BLACKSTONE CHAMBERS' turnover has
grown by 77 per cent during the past seven
years, and this year the set saw a 6 per cent
increase to £24.3m. The set has more silks
than any other top 30 set, so not surprisingly
has a tighter silk to junior ratio. Perhaps also
because of the high number of silks, the set
topped the rankings for House of Lords
appearances in 2004-05.
Blackstone has retained a leading reputation
in public and employment law, with
cases last year including Dinah Rose's representation
of Stephanie Villalba in her £7.5m
discrimination claim against Merrill Lynch
and David Pannick QC's appearance on
behalf of Liberty in the House of Lords' Belmarsh
appeal. However, the set is now also
recognised for its sport, fraud and regulatory
work, areas which will continue to grow. |
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