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About
Provided by David Halpern KC
Practice Areas
Professional negligence and commercial Chancery litigation.
Career
Since taking silk in 2006, David has continued to focus on his core areas of professional negligence and commercial Chancery work. He particularly relishes the challenge of acting for or against professionals in areas which call on his expertise in the underlying issues of property, company law, insolvency and accounts. He has wide experience of both litigation and mediation, as well as advisory work. He sits part-time as a deputy High Court judge in the Chancery Division, is a Bencher of Gray’s Inn and an advocacy trainer for the Inn and has chaired disciplinary tribunals for the Bar Standards Board. He has been called to the Bar of Gibraltar and he acted in the first fraud case to come to trial in the Abu Dhabi Global Market Court in 2022
Professional Memberships
Chancery Bar Association (former chairman of the International Subcommittee), COMBAR, Property Bar Association and Professional Negligence Bar Association.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
David Halpern KC is a highly experienced silk whose commercial chancery experience feeds into his sophisticated professional negligence practice, and who has been involved in numerous appellate cases of substantial legal importance to the field. He handles a broad range of claims arising from business, trust and property disputes, and also takes on cases involving insurance elements. He acts for both claimants and defendants.
David Halpern KC of 4 New Square Chambers is an experienced practitioner in both professional negligence and property litigation. His practice has a particular emphasis on property law and the principles of valuation. He also sits as a part-time deputy judge in the Chancery Division.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"David has an encyclopedic knowledge of the law. His judgement is excellent, alongside his instinct for how a case will go in court."
"David is clearly an expert in the field of professional negligence. He is both pragmatic and constructive."
"David is wonderful. He is authoritative, reassuring and very user-friendly."
"David is very calm and gives clear advice."
"David is a very safe and senior pair of hands who is very measured as an advocate, as well as concise."
"David has encylopedic knoledge and is a good team player. He is very commercial and always looks to find a solution to any problem."
"David has an encyclopedic knowledge of the law. His judgement is excellent, alongside his instinct for how a case will go in court."
"David is clearly an expert in the field of professional negligence. He is both pragmatic and constructive."
"David is wonderful. He is authoritative, reassuring and very user-friendly."
"David is very calm and gives clear advice."
"David is a very safe and senior pair of hands who is very measured as an advocate, as well as concise."
"David has encylopedic knoledge and is a good team player. He is very commercial and always looks to find a solution to any problem."