UK
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
Work Highlights
Winning in the Court of Appeal allowing ‘groups of claimants’ to use just one claim form (saving time and money), if their claims can ‘conveniently’ be disposed of in the same proceedings - Morris & Ors v Williams & Co Solicitors [2024] EWCA Civ 376.
Advising a group of over 90 claimants in proceedings against Graham & Rosen solicitors concerning purchases in failed hotel and student accommodation developments.
Acting for a group of 138 Hong Kong private investors in UK fractional sales schemes.
Acting for over 200 claimants against their former solicitors in relation to the failed Northern Powerhouse property development schemes.
Advising on numerous multi-million pound professional negligence claims for private individuals against their former solicitors.
