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About
Provided by David Scorey KC
Practice Areas
David Scorey KC’s principal focus is on advocacy: he litigates in domestic courts and in off-shore jurisdictions. In particular, David has significant appellate experience in the Court of Appeal, House of Lords (as was) and Supreme Court). David also has appeared in the ECtHR and has extensive experience in preliminary references to the CJEU. He is called in the BVI and is admitted to practice as a Registered Foreign Lawyer before the Singapore International Commercial Court. In addition, David also regularly arbitrates disputes, both in domestic and international arbitrations, whether ad hoc or under institutional rules (including the ICC’s Emergency Arbitrator procedure).
David’s experience of commercial litigation and arbitrations regularly involves jurisdictional issues and aspects of foreign law. He has acted in a wide variety of commercial cases, with a particular emphasis on fraud, dishonest assistance and tracing claims, commercial disputes, contracts, and financial services.
David is particularly familiar with heavy and complex cases, often involving coordination of litigation in various jurisdictions and working with teams of lawyers. In addition to large and complicated fraud-related and financial litigation, David has extensive expertise in insurance and reinsurance matters, injunctive relief, asset tracing and anti-suit injunctions, banking disputes and regulatory matters and pharmaceutical disputes (ranging from commercial disputes between manufacturers, issues under distribution, licensing and other agreements to related insurance claims involving products from hip replacement devices and breast implants to contraceptive patches and opioids).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
David Scorey KC is an impressive silk who maintains a strong reputation in Bermuda Form work. He also handles a wide range of other commercial insurance disputes, a number of which involve jurisdictional issues. He is experienced in insurance and reinsurance litigation involving the energy and financial services sectors.
David Scorey KC is a distinguished silk whose extensive indirect tax expertise is encompassed within an impressive commercial practice. He is particularly commended by market observers for his litigation skills in complex VAT and MTIC fraud cases. Scorey represents clients in the Supreme Court, the CJEU and the ECtHR.
David Scorey KC is a respected practitioner with notable experience as a commercial litigator. He is well versed in handling proceedings under ICC rules. He provides counsel on matters stemming from a broad spectrum of sectors including insurance and oil and gas.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"David Scorey is a tremendously user-friendly silk."
"David's very hard-working and his advocacy in international arbitrations is brilliant."
"David Scorey is immensely clever. While he is obviously extremely proficient in the law, he remains devoutly commercial. He knows the insurance industry incredibly well."
"David has a devastating intellect and is very good to have on your side."
"David's advocacy is brilliant and he is very hard-working."
"David's expertise in Bermuda Form arbitration is unsurpassed. He deploys his knowledge effectively and commercially."
"David is extremely smart, very knowledgeable and someone who presents exceptionally well in court."
"David is strategically aware and a very effective communicator."
"David Scorey is a tremendously user-friendly silk."
"David's very hard-working and his advocacy in international arbitrations is brilliant."
"David Scorey is immensely clever. While he is obviously extremely proficient in the law, he remains devoutly commercial. He knows the insurance industry incredibly well."
"David has a devastating intellect and is very good to have on your side."
"David's advocacy is brilliant and he is very hard-working."
"David's expertise in Bermuda Form arbitration is unsurpassed. He deploys his knowledge effectively and commercially."
"David is extremely smart, very knowledgeable and someone who presents exceptionally well in court."
"David is strategically aware and a very effective communicator."