Education:
- 92% Criminal Litigation
Areas Of Work:
Atticus undertakes both prosecution and defence work in the Crown Court sitting across London and Kent. He has also appeared as sole counsel before the Court of Appeal and High Court. He is a Crown Prosecution Service panel advocate, accredited at Grade 3 (General Crime), Grade 2 (Serious Crime), and for Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO).
He is regularly instructed to prosecute high-profile cases engaging novel legal issues.
Defending, he has successfully made submissions of no case to answer at trial and secured suspended sentences for clients convicted of serious violent offences. He combines a compassionate approach to jury advocacy with a reputation for robustly challenging the prosecution’s case.
Prior to pupillage, Atticus managed a demanding criminal defence caseload as a paralegal at Langfield Law Solicitors, acting in matters including murder, EncroChat and extradition. He also worked as a research assistant to David Ormerod CBE, KC (Hon), and has published academic journal articles on whole life order sentencing, international criminal law, and immigration.
- R v J&S. Junior prosecution counsel in the country’s first trial for encouraging serious self-harm. Secured unanimous guilty verdicts on all counts.
- R v L. Respondent counsel in appeal against sentence before the Court of Appeal. Submissions that the Court should successively constitute itself as a Divisional Court, a Magistrates’ Court, and a Crown Court to correct the sentence were adopted verbatim.
- R v W. Stalking fear of violence and threatening criminal damage (petrol bomb threat). Secured unanimous guilty verdicts on all counts.
- R v P. Controlling and coercive behaviour involving 'knife play' with several victims. Secured guilty verdicts on lead counts.
- R v H&M. Two handed robbery of elderly man with Parkinson's Disease. Secured unanimous guilty verdict on trial count.
- R v A-S. Prosecuted sentence of a supermarket employee who was caught at Heathrow airport with £1.2 million in his luggage.
- R v B. Crown offered no evidence following hung jury in cab driver sexual assault trial at Southwark Crown Court.
- R v G. Successful half time submission in assault on an emergency worker trial (officers not exercising function of role at time).
- R v G. Defendant received a suspended sentence at Canterbury Crown Court after driving into her ex-partner’s girlfriend twice.
Journal of Criminal Law
- ‘"An obligation of means, not one of results": A historical overview and theoretical assessment of the whole life order sentencing regime in England and Wales’ (2023)
European Journal of International Law
- ‘The Special Tribunal for Lebanon: How did it survive for so long?’ (EJIL: Talk!) (2021)
Case commentaries
- ‘D4 Case’ (citizenship deprivation notice) - Journal of Immigration, Asylum & Nationality Law
- ‘McCann, Sinaga & Shah’ (whole-life order sentencing) - Sentencing News
Gray’s Inn Graeme Hamilton Scholarship
Spanish
Disclaimer:
Atticus Blick is regulated by the Bar Standards Board, holds a current practising certificate and their details can be found on the BSB’s Barrister Register https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/regulatory-requirements/the-barristers'-register/
Atticus Blick holds insurance cover for all legal services supplied through professional indemnity insurance with the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund (BMIF) The coverage is worldwide subject to their terms which are available on their website https://www.barmutual.co.uk/
Atticus Blick is registered with the Information Commissioners office under the Data Protection Act https://ico.org.uk/
If you are not satisfied with the service that Atticus Blick provides you can make a complaint to Chambers. Information on Chambers Complaints Procedure is available on Chambers website www.9kbw.com/about-us/complaints-procedure
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from Chambers you may complain to the Legal Ombudsman (This must be done within the time limits set out) The contact details can be found on the Legal Ombudsman’s website http://www.legalombudsman.org.uk/
Atticus Blick was instructed as Respondent Counsel in an appeal against sentence before the Court of Appeal. Submissions that the Court should successively constitute itself as a Divisional Court, a Magistrates’ Court, and a Crown Court to correct the sentence were adopted verbatim.
In what is believed to be the first trial under the Online Safety Act 2023, two defendants have been sentenced for numerous charges including three counts of encouraging or assisting serious self-harm contrary to section 184 of the Online Safety Act 2023.
Read the full article in the 9KBW Law page
9 KBW extends warm congratulations to Charles Austin-Groome and Harry Stallard, who are now Grade 3 and Atticus Blick who are now Grade 2 on the CPS Advocate Panel
Chambers is delighted to announce that Atticus Blick has been successful in his application for Tenancy after completion of his pupillage at 9 KBW. This is effective from December 1st 2024 and a new profile will be available shortly on Chambers website.
Second six pupil Atticus Blick prosecuted a defendant who intentionally strangled an on duty police officer. The sentencing hearing was reported by Kent Online:
In the wake of cases such as the Sarah Everard murder, our pupil barrister, Atticus Blick, has a peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Criminal Law setting out a practitioner friendly overview of the whole life order sentencing regime and its implications for human rights domestic and international law.
Chambers are delighted to welcome 3 new pupils to the 9 KBW team; Neil Sturman, Atticus Blick and Harriet Snookes. We very much look forward to working with them in the coming year.
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