Blessing accepts instructions across chambers’ main practice areas, with a particular focus on Property, Commercial and Chancery Law. Her practice spans both residential and commercial property, and she regularly appears in the County Court, the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and the High Court.
Blessing acts for landlords, tenants, and property owners in a wide range of matters including possession claims (including against persons unknown), service charge and lease disputes, disrepair, access and anti-social behaviour injunctions. Her Chancery work includes trusts of land and co-ownership disputes, property ownership claims, and insolvency matters including bankruptcy and winding up petitions, as well as other related equitable issues.
In addition to her property and chancery work, Blessing is developing a complementary practice in creative and commercial work, drawing on her experience in the media and entertainment industries. She advises and represents clients in the creative and professional sectors on contractual, partnership and business matters at the intersection of law and the creative economy.
Blessing consistently achieves good outcomes in court and is regularly re-instructed by clients. During her pupillage, she also gained valuable experience in high-value insolvency and company cases, including those involving complex issues of international jurisdiction and foreign enforcement of judgments.
A gifted oral advocate, Blessing has been praised for her confident courtroom manner and persuasive advocacy. She has been invited by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple to conduct Civil Advocacy Training and regularly delivers seminars and educational sessions for lawyers, local authorities, and other professionals on topics within her areas of practice. Recent examples include housing and property law seminars for local authorities and commercial property sessions for solicitors and industry professionals.
Blessing also hosts The Ground Floor, a signature series exploring developments and practical issues in property and chancery law aimed at legal professionals and those working with them. Firms or organisations interested in bespoke training or seminars in these areas are welcome to make contact.
Representative Work:
Property (Residential and Commercial)
- Acts for landlords, tenants and local authorities in possession, disrepair, and Environmental Protection Act proceedings.
- Advises and represents parties in service charge, leasehold management, forfeiture, and breach of covenant disputes.
- Advises and appears in access injunctions, anti-social behaviour injunctions, and unlawful eviction matters.
- Handles mortgage possession, trespass, and relief from forfeiture applications.
- Advises on commercial lease interpretation, consent to assign, and business tenancy renewals under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.
Chancery and Real Property
- Acts in co-ownership and trusts of land disputes under TOLATA.
- Represents clients in declarations of beneficial interest, orders for sale, and restrictive covenant claims.
- Acts in bankruptcy petitions, winding up petitions, and related insolvency proceedings, including applications to set aside statutory demands and restore companies to the register.
- Advises on breach of contract for the sale or purchase of land and related equitable remedies.
Commercial and Creative Industries
- Acts in contractual and business disputes for small businesses and creative professionals.
- Advises clients in the media and entertainment industries on commercial and intellectual property matters.
Background
Blessing graduated from The University of Warwick with a degree in History and Politics, achieving a First Class in her dissertation on Legal Reform in post-apartheid South Africa. She completed the GDL at City University London (commendation) and the Bar Course at City Law School, where she achieved an Outstanding in Civil Advocacy and a Very Competent overall. Her Bar studies were supported by a scholarship award from The Inner Temple.
During her legal training, Blessing gained experience across public and private sectors, including internships with JUSTICE, the University of the Western Cape Pro Bono Advice Clinic, and Gainsborough Law Chambers, where she undertook company and commercial property work. Before pupillage, she also worked as a paralegal on two high-profile Public Inquiries and as a Legal Assistant in the private care sector, where she drafted residential and commercial agreements and managed compliance processes.
In 2017, Blessing founded BLESSING AT THE BAR, a platform providing content, events and study resources for aspiring barristers. She is a passionate advocate for improving access to the Bar and has delivered talks at the University of Cambridge, BBC Radio 4, Channel 4, and the Ministry of Justice. She was also a founding trust ee of Bridging the Bar, a charity supporting underrepresented groups at the Bar, and has been featured in The Times for her work.
Outside of her practice, Blessing is also a Creator and Artist, using her creative background to inform her work at the intersection of law, business and the creative industries.
