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Olaf was educated at De La Salle College in Jersey and later at King’s College, London where he graduated with an LLB (Hons). After completing his barristers’ exams he was called to the English Bar in 2000. He returned to the Island and was called to the Jersey Bar as an Advocate of the Royal Court of Jersey in 2003. He is a member of Lincoln’s Inn in London and a member of the Jersey Law Society.
Prior to founding Blakeley Legal, Olaf was the managing partner of another local law firm and prior to that worked for two other Jersey legal firms. In his legal practice he specialises in litigation and commercial law. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants and has appeared in a number of high profile cases. He also has a strong practice in regulatory matters having represented clients in court challenges against the Jersey Financial Services Commission and the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority. Before qualifying as a Barrister in the UK, Olaf worked for 10 years for the BBC presenting news and current affairs programmes on radio and television. Olaf has many interests outside work. He holds a private pilot licence with various ratings and is a very keen skydiver and jumps regularly in France, Spain and the United States. He also learnt to paraglide and scuba dive and has even been daring enough to BASE jump. Olaf is a member of London’s Magic Circle and Hollywood’s famous Magic Castle. |
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"Olaf possesses an exceptional intellect and is very incisive, and operates very much on a results-based orientation. He is a helpful personable individual who listens before he talks. He provides excellent legal advice, and because he is a sole practitioner, has a very wide competency in many different areas. His standard of advocacy is outstanding."
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