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Mr Julian Blake
Position
Barrister acting in a wide range of public law, media and information law and commercial law fields. Recent cases include: Gubarev & Others v Buzzfeed [2018] EWHC 512 (QB) (letter of request relating to the Donald Trump Dossier); Bank Mellat v HM Treasury [2015] EWCA Civ 1052, [2016] EWCA Civ 452 (sanctions/financial restrictions on an Iranian bank); Rahmatullah (No 2) v Ministry of Defence, Mohamed v Ministry of Defence [2017] UKSC 1, [2017] 2 WLR 287 (Crown Act of State); Al Waheed v Ministry of Defence, Mohammed v Ministry of Defence [2017] UKSC 2, [2017] 2 WLR 327 (detention in Iraq and Afghanistan); and The Grenfell Tower Inquiry (statutory inquiry).
Career
Called 2006. Member of 6 King’s Bench Walk (Chambers of David Perry QC) until 2015. Joined 11 King’s Bench Walk in 2015. Appointed junior counsel to the Crown (B Panel). Has appeared in courts and tribunals at all levels up the Supreme Court. Author, EU Law in Criminal Practice, OUP (2013). Practitioner Editor, Blackstone’s Criminal Practice, OUP (2015). Contributor, Miller on Contempt, OUP (2017).
Education
Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge (MA). Yale University, USA (Fox International Fellow). Astbury Scholarship and Lloyd Jacob Memorial Prize, Middle Temple.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Data protection
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Julian Blake – 11KBW
‘Julian is quick on his feet, urbane and logical. He is responsive and practical in his approach to litigation.‘
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Julian Blake –11KBW ‘Julian is highly responsive and works well under pressure. He is approachable, pragmatic and has a reassuring manner which clients appreciate.‘
London Bar > Inquests and inquiries
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5Julian Blake – 11KBW ‘Julian has excellent communication and analytical skills. An approachable and thoughtful junior, he works very hard and is very good at thinking strategically.’