London Bar
Administrative law and human rights
LEADING JUNIORS2Julian Blake –11KBW 'Julian is highly responsive and works well under pressure. He is approachable, pragmatic and has a reassuring manner which clients appreciate.'
Julian Blake
- Phone0207 632 8500
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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).
Education
Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge (MA). Yale University, USA (Fox International Fellow). Astbury Scholarship and Lloyd Jacob Memorial Prize, Middle Temple.
Mentions
London Bar
Data protection
LEADING JUNIORS2Julian Blake – 11KBW ‘Julian is quick on his feet, urbane and logical. He is responsive and practical in his approach to litigation.'
London Bar
Inquests and inquiries
LEADING JUNIORS5Julian 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.'