The focus of Marie-Claire Bleasdale’s practice is advocacy in court, in particular the conduct of witness actions. She has developed a reputation as a tenacious advocate, and is praised by clients both for the effort and commitment she puts into all her cases and for the importance she attaches to communicating well with clients at every stage of a case. She has an advisory practice dealing with non-contentious Chancery and general common law work. Her wide range of experience in advising in property disputes includes commercial and residential landlord and tenant; joint ownership of property; resulting and constructive trusts and proprietary estoppel; rights of ways; boundary disputes; restrictive covenants; adverse possession; mortgages and charging orders including claims for possession and sale; and contracts for the sale of land. Marie-Claire also advises in connection with contentious probate, the construction of wills and trust deeds, administration of estates and trusts, and tax issues related to these matters. She has a wealth of experience of applications for provision under the Inheritance (Provision for Family Dependants) Act 1975. Marie-Claire’s experience in the field of professional negligence includes litigation and advice in respect of solicitors’, accountants’ and surveyors’ negligence.
Ursuline Convent High School, Wimbledon; Queens’ College, Cambridge (1990 BA (Hons); 1995 MA); University of Westminster (1992 CPE).
London Bar
Marie-Claire Bleasdale –Radcliffe Chambers ‘She is able to quickly understand the underlying facts of the dispute and deal with each point forensically in turn. Her legal understanding of this inherently complicated area of law is second-to-none.’