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Patrick Blakesley KC

Patrick Blakesley KC

Position

His personal injury practice includes all kinds of personal injury work for both claimants and defendants. He has considerable experience in catastrophic and other high-value claims. His work generally involves: brain and spinal and other orthopaedic injuries including paraplegia and tetraplegia; amputations and prosthetics; death and dependency; toxic substances – COSHH claims, carbon monoxide and other gas poisoning, food poisoning; accidents abroad. Jurisdiction and applicable law issues; stress, bullying and harassment claims; limitation; cases of complex causation; MIB and CICAP. He regularly handles multi-million pound claims, both on his own and with leading counsel. He is often instructed on his own against leading counsel. His industrial disease practice includes mesothelioma and other asbestos-related conditions; taking evidence on commission; work-related upper limb conditions; noise induced hearing loss; limitation, causation and apportionment.

Career

Called 1993; Inner Temple; Inner Temple Transitional Award and Major Scholarship.

Languages

French, Spanish.

Memberships

Commercial Bar Association; London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association; Personal Injury Bar Association; Professional Negligence Bar Association; TECBAR.

Education

Shrewsbury School; Balliol College, Oxford (1991 BA); City University (1992 CPE).

Mentions

London Bar

Personal injury

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Patrick Blakesley KC –Crown Office Chambers ‘Patrick is hugely knowledgeable when it comes to motor coverage matters but his expertise does not end there.   He provides comprehensive but easy to follow advice with great attention to detail.’