David Niven

Practice Areas

David is a partner in the commercial dispute resolution team and leads the professional negligence practice. He specialises in all aspects of dispute resolution and increasingly acts for claimants in high value, multi-party actions against solicitors and other professionals.

He is currently advising on a claim for more than 90 prospective purchasers of holiday homes in failed property developments in Calabria, Italy. This case has several reported judgments covering interesting legal points and has received national press coverage.

David is also acting for over 200 clients in four further substantial group action claims against solicitors following other unsuccessful off-plan property investment schemes with losses of several million pounds.

Additionally, David has strong expertise in transport regulatory work, including representing clients at public inquiries and advising goods vehicle and passenger service operators on regulatory matters and road traffic prosecutions.

Career

He joined Penningtons Manches Cooper from Wedlake Saint in 2011, having qualified as a solicitor in 1985 with a magic circle law firm.

Professional Memberships

A committee member of the London and South Eastern Coach Passenger Transport Association

A committee member of the Freight Transport Association’s Greater London Freight Council