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Richard Blakeley KC
Work Department
Commercial; banking and finance; civil fraud; EU and competition.
Position
Richard has a broad practice that covers all aspects of Chambers’ work but with particular expertise in commercial dispute resolution, civil fraud, banking, competition law and EU law. Recent high-profile cases in which Richard has been instructed include multibillion-dollar claims brought by the Libyan Investment Authority, claims brought by Chevron in respect of an alleged $18bn fraud in Ecuador, the trial of the JPMorgan v BVG litigation, involving a CDO transaction worth in excess of $200million; the still on-going Pay TV litigation in which Richard is instructed for the FA Premier League and Ofcom’s investigation into the Premier League’s rights sales; and a number of cases on behalf of Boris Berezovsky, including the litigation against the estate of his former business partner; Richard also specialises in challenging and advising on EU, UK and EU sanctions measures and is currently instructed by more than a dozen banks, companies and individuals to challenge the sanctions imposed upon them both in the EU Courts and the Administrative Court. Of the seven of Richard’s sanctions cases that have reached final determination, six have resulted in the sanctioned person or entity being de-listed.
Career
Qualified 2007, Lincoln’s Inn. Publications of note: ‘The New Tribunals Handbook’ (Bloomsbury Professional (2010)) contributing author, ‘Competition Litigation: UK Practice and Procedure’ (OUP (2010)); former visiting tutor in public law at Kings College London and constitutional law at the University of Cambridge; prior to coming to the Bar Richard spent time at Goldman Sachs working in the credit derivative and interest rate swaps documentation team within the operations division.
Languages
Conversational French.
Memberships
COMBAR.
Education
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge (2005 BA Hons Law, First Class); Harvard Law School (2006 LLM); Bar Vocational Course (2007, BPP (Outstanding)).
Leisure
Crossfit, running, reading and supporting Sheffield Wednesday.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > European Union law
(2024 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Richard Blakeley KC –Brick Court Chambers ‘He is dedicated and diligent; an excellent choice for matters involving European Union law.’
Brick Court Chambers continues to handle a steady stream of complex and high profile contentious EU mandates. Recent instructions include Marie Demetriou KC acting for the appellant in British Sugar v Secretary of State for International Trade, a judicial review challenging measures adopted by the UK Government under the post-Brexit UK General Tariff Regime. Jemima Stratford KC has been kept busy handling financial and pharmaceutical related matters, and Sarah Abram KC is ‘across all of the major claims and her knowledge cannot be bettered‘. Among the juniors, Tim Johnston regularly advises local authorities and government departments on a range of EU matters, and Richard Blakeley KC is sought after for his expertise in handling sanctions issues.
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
(2024 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Richard Blakeley KC –Brick Court Chambers ‘Richard has true northern grit. He is level headed, calm and measured whatever the challenges. He is happy to roll up his sleeves and not afraid to take a view. As well as having a razor sharp intellect, he has a rarer ability amongst barristers of his standing of being able to make his points succinctly and in a client-friendly down-to-earth manner.’
London Bar > Fraud: civil
(2024 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Richard Blakeley KC –Brick Court Chambers
‘Richard is an immensely impressive draftsman of written argument – highly focused, and effective and easy to work with.‘
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(2024 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Richard Blakeley KC –Brick Court Chambers ‘Great all-round advice. Good strategy and excellent advocacy, even when up against KC opponents.‘