David Niven

Commercial dispute resolution, transport, professional negligence.

David is a partner in the commercial dispute resolution team in the London office and head of the transport sector group. He joined Penningtons Manches from Wedlake Saint in 2011, having qualified as a solicitor in 1985 with a magic circle law firm.

He specialises in all aspects of dispute resolution and also has particular 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. Additionally, David leads Penningtons Manches' professional negligence team which has a growing specialism in acting for claimants in high value, multi-party actions against solicitors. He is currently advising on three separate multi-party professional negligence actions against legal practices, including a claim for a large number of prospective purchasers of holiday homes in failed property developments in Calabria, Italy. A committee member of both the London and South Eastern Coach Passenger Transport Association and the Freight Transport Association's Greater London Freight Council, David also holds a Certificate of Professional Competence.

Hitchin Boys' Grammar School; King's College University of London (1981 LLB Hons).