Commercial; banking and finance; civil fraud; eu and competition., Brick Court Chambers
Commercial; banking and finance; civil fraud; EU and competition.
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.
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge (2005 BA Hons Law, First Class); Harvard Law School (2006 LLM); Bar Vocational Course (2007, BPP (Outstanding)).
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Richard 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.’
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Richard Blakeley KC –Brick Court Chambers 'Great all-round advice. Good strategy and excellent advocacy, even when up against KC opponents.'
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Richard Blakeley KC –Brick Court Chambers 'He is dedicated and diligent; an excellent choice for matters involving European Union law.'
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Richard Blakeley KC –Brick Court Chambers 'Richard is an immensely impressive draftsman of written argument - highly focused, and effective and easy to work with.'