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‘One of the super-sets’, Brick Court Chambers is ‘an all-round strong’ set with ‘a large selection of high-quality competition law specialists’, ‘top commercial counsel’, ‘an excellent chambers for banking litigation’, and a ‘go-to’ set for public administrative law.
The Legal 500 2020
The clerks’ room ‘sets the benchmark’ for other sets with its ‘friendly, knowledgeable, and hardworking’ clerks.
The Legal 500 2020
"An outstanding commercial set with a track record of excellence across its core areas of work."
Chambers & Partners 2018
"A set that is singled out for its "first-rate" clerking and "client service-oriented, commercial approach."

Terrorism and national security News

03/10/23

High Court rules that former SAS Serviceman cannot publish memoir about terrorist incident

30/01/23

Investigatory Powers Tribunal accepts MI5 and Home Secretaries unlawfully issued bulk surveillance warrants

19/01/23

Lord Anderson appointed to review the Investigatory Powers Act

02/08/21

IPT orders cross-examination of MI5 witness, accepts MI5 waived privilege and makes request for assistance to the IPC

26/05/21

Grand Chamber confirms UK secret surveillance regime unlawful in Big Brother Watch v United Kingdom

09/03/21

Court of Appeal holds that MI5’s policy on agent participation in crime is lawful

21/10/20

TGTE wins appeal in the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission against proscription of LTTE as terrorist organisation

12/02/20

35 members of Brick Court appear in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases and Top 15 Appeals of 2020

09/01/20

MI5’s policy on agents participating in crimes is lawful

08/03/19

Court of Appeal declares Prevent Duty Guidance to be unlawful

05/12/17

Report of MI5/police reviews into terror attacks

26/07/17

High Court rules on Prevent Duty Guidance issued to higher education institutions

29/06/17

David Anderson QC appointed by the Home Secretary to provide independent assurance of MI5 and police inquiries into recent UK terror attacks

03/04/17

Mr Justice Leggatt grants Closed Material Procedure declaration in Rahmatullah torture claim

17/01/17

Supreme Court unanimous that torture and rendition claims not barred by State immunity or ‘act of State’ doctrine

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