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About
Provided by David Blundell KC
Practice Areas
David specialises in all areas of public law, human rights, European Union law, environmental and planning law.
David regularly appears in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. He frequently acts as sole counsel on behalf of the United Kingdom Government in proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and has represented the United Kingdom in proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights.
David is ranked as a leading barrister in six different areas in the main legal directories: Administrative Law, Environment, EU Law, Immigration Law, Local Government Law and Planning Law.
The 2015 Planning Magazine survey ranked him as a top-rated planning junior. The 2009 Planning Magazine survey ranked him in the top 10 planning barristers in the country under 35.
David has been nominated for the Human Rights and Public Law Silk of the Year in the Chambers and Partners Bar Awards 2024 and he was named the Immigration Silk of the Year at The Legal 500 UK Bar Awards 2023. David was shortlisted for the Chambers and Partners Human Rights and Public Law Junior of the Year award in 2018 and 2016, and for the Legal 500 Public Law Junior of the Year award in 2018.
In 2015, he was appointed to the Attorney General’s A Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown, after 5 years on the B Panel and 3 years on the C Panel before that.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
David Blundell KC is highly sought after to represent claimants, defendants and interveners in significant challenges to government legislation. He has particular strengths in planning, human rights and EU law. He has also been involved in high-profile public law disputes concerning healthcare, pharmaceuticals and immigration.
David Blundell KC is a dynamic silk who has expertise across a broad range of human rights matters, including issues of national security. He regularly represents claimants as well as defendants and interested parties before all domestic courts as well as the European Court of Human Rights.
David Blundell KC is well respected by peers and clients alike. He regularly appears in sophisticated immigration matters at the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. He demonstrates notable skill in asylum and deportation cases, and has superb expertise in EU-related matters.
David Blundell KC acts for both sides in complex local authority disputes and is a seasoned adviser to government departments in a range of civil and EU matters. He is a particularly experienced representative of clients at the upper levels of the UK judicial system, as well as the ECtHR and the ECJ.
David Blundell KC is highly sought after to represent claimants, defendants and interveners in significant challenges to government legislation. He has particular strengths in planning, human rights and EU law. He has also been involved in high-profile public law disputes concerning transport, nuclear energy and environmental law.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"David is a superb advocate, incredibly knowledgeable and he really gets the confidence of the court."
"He has a real ability to get to the heart of the issues."
"David is an absolute pleasure to work with. His drafting is really concise and well written. He is tactically good as well."
"David provides very thorough opinions very quickly which are very detailed and accessible. He really knows his stuff in this area."
"David is really nice to work with and very clever. He also likes to take a creative approach to think of different legal and unusual answers to a problem."
"He is excellent both in terms of presentation, and oral and written advocacy. His presentation of arguments in court is measured and effective."
"He has a very good manner in court and makes his arguments easy to understand."
"David is absolutely top rate."
"David is incredibly fair-minded. A consummate barrister who has complete command of the law and far-reaching intellectual understanding."
"David has a very understated style and he generates a lot of respect."
"David is a superb advocate, incredibly knowledgeable and he really gets the confidence of the court."
"He has a real ability to get to the heart of the issues."
"David is an absolute pleasure to work with. His drafting is really concise and well written. He is tactically good as well."
"David provides very thorough opinions very quickly which are very detailed and accessible. He really knows his stuff in this area."
"David is really nice to work with and very clever. He also likes to take a creative approach to think of different legal and unusual answers to a problem."
"He is excellent both in terms of presentation, and oral and written advocacy. His presentation of arguments in court is measured and effective."
"He has a very good manner in court and makes his arguments easy to understand."
"David is absolutely top rate."
"David is incredibly fair-minded. A consummate barrister who has complete command of the law and far-reaching intellectual understanding."
"David has a very understated style and he generates a lot of respect."
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