Practice overview
David’s practice revolves around residential and commercial property disputes, commercial disputes and employment law. David frequently appears in the County Court for application hearings, small claims trials and fast track trials.
David also has experience drafting pleadings and advising in complex defamation disputes. Before joining chambers, David worked as an assistant to a barrister who specialised in defamation claims and achieved successful outcomes for clients including prominent politicians, both foreign and domestic, and public figures on social media.
David has also previously worked as paralegal in the healthcare sector and has experience advising on data protection and confidentiality matters.
David completed an LLB at University College London and an LLM at Queens’ College, Cambridge. He received both the Roger Cox Scholarship and an Advocacy Scholarship for his Bar Practice Course at the University of Law, for which he obtained a distinction.
David enjoys travelling the world and cycling, occasionally at the same time.
Areas of expertise
- Property
Property
David accepts instructions in all property matters.
His recent work includes:
- Successfully opposing an application to set aside a possession order.
- Successfully obtaining a possession order in a fast track trial against a tenant who had counterclaimed for disrepair and breaches of tenancy deposit requirements.
- Successfully opposing an application to set aside default judgment in respect of unpaid service charge arrears.
- Advising on strategy for a s.14 TOLATA claim
- Advising a seller in respect of an overage clause in a Deed of Transfer.
- Advising on numerous residential disrepair claims.
- Anti-social behaviour disputes, residential possession hearings, mortgage possession hearings and access injunctions.
During his pupillage, David assisted Brie Stevens-Hoare KC, Emily Betts and Cameron Stocks in a longstanding residential property dispute involving a s.27A application in the FTT, a Part 8 claim in the High Court on the construction of a lease (Triplark Limited v Philip John Whale and others [2024] EWHC 1440 (Ch)), and a claim for breach of trust and negligence against a former statutory manager of a residential apartment block.
As a pupil, David’s work included:
- Assisting with advising in a complex claim for breach of trust, breach of undertaking and breach of contract in respect of a fraudulent property transfer.
- Advising on the merits of a claim for easement by way of prescription.
- Commercial dispute resolution
- Commercial dispute resolution
Commercial dispute resolution
David accepts instructions for all manner of commercial disputes. His recent work includes:
- Assisting James Shaw with drafting pleadings for an unfair prejudice claim.
- Succeeding at trial against a venue which had failed to pay outstanding invoices to a drinks company.
- Drafting a Defence and Counterclaim for breach of contract against a recruitment agency claiming unpaid invoices.
- Summary judgment application against a resident who opposed money judgment for unpaid service charge arrears.
As a pupil, David’s work included:
- Assisting with advising as to whether an investment opportunity constituted a collective investment scheme under s.235 Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
- Assisting with research into a procedural argument concerning collateral attack, raised by opposing counsel on the first day of a four-day multi-track trial in the High Court.
- Employment
Employment
David accepts instructions for all manner of employment disputes. Prior to commencing pupillage, David worked as an assistant to an employment barrister and assisted with drafting pleadings in disability discrimination and unfair dismissal claims, as well as advising on redundancy and TUPE issues.
As a pupil, David also assisted with:
- A disability claim concerning medical insurance coverage provided by an employer.
- Researching the interplay between the Employment Tribunal Rules and the CPR in the Employment Tribunal.
- A dispute concerning whether individuals were workers or independent contractors.
- Commercial dispute resolution
Qualifications
LLB – University College London
LLM – Queens’ College, Cambridge
BPC – University of Law, Leeds
Awards and Scholarships
Gray’s Inn Roger Cox Scholarship
University of Law Advocacy Scholarship
Gray’s Inn Lee Essay Prize Winner 2020
