Julian Blake
About
Provided by Julian Blake
Practice Areas
Julian's practice spans public law, technology/media/information law, inquests and inquiries and a wide range of related fields. He is a member of the Attorney General’s ‘A’ List of Counsel. He has appeared in several Supreme Court cases (including the leading cases on detention in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the resettlement of the Chagos Islanders) and the most high-profile of inquiries (including Grenfell Tower, Post Office and Covid-19 Inquires). In the tech/media/information law field, Julian has acted in highly publicised data breach cases, as well as appearing in connection with US proceedings relating to the publication of the Trump dossier. Julian also appears in foreign law matters, including letters of request.
Career
Called to the Bar in 2006.
Publications
Contributor, National Security Law. Contributor, EU Law in Criminal Practice. Practitioner Editor, Blackstone’s Criminal Practice.
Personal
Julian graduated from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge before being appointed as a Fox International Fellow at Yale University. He is a former Editor of Varsity.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Julian Blake
Julian Blake represents various departments of the UK government in high-profile public law challenges. He has significant experience in cases concerning government decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Julian Blake
Julian Blake exhibits notable data protection and information law expertise, making him a popular choice for companies, the government and the Information Commissioner in enforcement matters. Often appearing unled, he can boast broad capabilities across the field, encompassing data misuse, subject access requests and the right to be forgotten.
Julian Blake
Julian Blake is a go-to barrister for a wide array of public authorities in high-profile inquests and inquiries. He has also been instructed as lead junior counsel to the Post Office Horizon Inquiry.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Julian is very responsive and able to provide practical, well-considered legal advice with a short turnaround time."
"Julian Blake is very solid. He presents difficult cases like it's the most sensible thing you've heard in your life."
"He manages to explain very difficult concepts in a way that clients understand and his drafting is very strong. He can always be relied upon to come up with novel approaches."
"His written advocacy is very high quality."
"He is someone who is really going places. He is very sure-footed."
"Julian had very difficult brief but he handled it very well and he can work with difficult clients."
"He is extremely well regarded in his advocacy."
"Julian is very responsive and able to provide practical, well-considered legal advice with a short turnaround time."
"Julian Blake is very solid. He presents difficult cases like it's the most sensible thing you've heard in your life."
"He manages to explain very difficult concepts in a way that clients understand and his drafting is very strong. He can always be relied upon to come up with novel approaches."
"His written advocacy is very high quality."
"He is someone who is really going places. He is very sure-footed."
"Julian had very difficult brief but he handled it very well and he can work with difficult clients."
"He is extremely well regarded in his advocacy."
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