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Blackstone Chambers wins three awards at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2026

We are delighted to announce that Blackstone Chambers won in three categories at the 2026 Chambers UK Bar Awards:
13 Nov 26
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Alert - Email Communication

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13 Nov 26
The Litigation Podcast

Episode 36: Commercial Breakfast Briefing October 2026 with Andrew George KC, Mark Vinall, Peter Head, Rayan Fakhoury and Drishti Suri

To celebrate our summer travels, Blackstone’s Breakfast Briefing returns with a look at a series of recent important cases with both an international and a key procedural element.

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22 Oct 26
Case
R (Mandarin) v HM Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory

The British Indian Ocean Territory Court of Appeal handed down a significant ruling on 12 November 2026, in R (Mandarin) v HM Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory [2026] …
12 Nov 26
Case
Council of the European Union v Plahotniuc

On 12 November 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down its judgment dismissing the appeal brought by the Council of the European Union, seeking to challenge …
12 Nov 26
Employee Competition Bulletin
Court of Appeal finds there is no free-standing duty on fiduciaries to disclose wrongdoing

Last Friday, in GB Globinvestment Ltd v XY ERS UK Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 1248, the Court of Appeal held that, whilst disclosure of information can facilitate informed consent where …
7 Oct 26
Case
R (Meta, X and TikTok) v Ofcom

A Divisional Court (Singh LJ and Collins Rice J) has on 30 October 2026 handed down judgment dismissing challenges brought by Meta, X and TikTok to information requests issued by …
30 Oct 26
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