Neil Blake

Neil is a partner in the firm's award-winning commercial litigation practice. Neil helps clients deal with a wide range of commercial disputes and all forms of dispute resolution, including High Court and appellate litigation, arbitration, adjudication and mediation. He is a CEDR-accredited mediator.

Neil has extensive experience of contractual and tortious disputes, professional negligence claims, M&A litigation, claims for breach of directors' duties, and shareholder and bondholder disputes. He also has a particular interest in class actions, particularly those arising from transnational torts and ESG issues, and has acted in several of the leading cases in the area.

Neil has substantial experience in media and sports law, advising clients on sector-specific regulation and contentious matters. Neil also advises a broad range of clients on claims in defamation, privacy and breach of confidence and in connection with reputational issues more broadly.  He has extensive experience of advising in connection with Parliamentary Select Committee Inquiries.

Neil is listed as a 'key lawyer' for the firm for "Commercial Litigation: Premium" and "Reputation Management" in Legal 500 UK, and has previously been described as "extremely experienced in acting for corporate clients on reputational crisis management."

• A major multi-national on branding issues in connection with sponsorship of Formula 1
• Premiership Rugby on its eight-year Professional Game Agreement with the RFU for the management and funding of English professional club rugby
• A major sporting league in a dispute concerning the organisation of new inter-club competitions and regulatory matters arising from that
• An Olympic athlete in connection with a contractual and shareholder dispute
• A member of the Bahrain royal family in his successful defence of an English Commercial Court claim for breach of contract
• A major technology company in connection with claims against directors for breach of duty
• A shareholder in a commodities trading business in connection with a shareholder dispute

Contact

• Telephone: +44 2074 662 755
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• Website: www.hsf/neil-blake