David Scorey KC
- Phone020 7813 8000
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Position
Wide-ranging practice in international and domestic commercial law, litigating in both domestic courts and tribunals in addition to international arbitrations. Has acted in a wide variety of commercial disputes including insurance and reinsurance (particularly in respect of high-level excess liability insurance on the Bermuda form), Lloyd’s litigation, shipping and the carriage of goods, banking and civil fraud. Also has considerable experience in VAT, insurance premium tax and other duties instructed by solicitors, accountants and other professionals. Practice includes both advisory work and litigation and he has appeared in cases in the Commercial Court, Queen’s Bench Division, Chancery Division, Court of Appeal and the House of Lords. His litigation experience extends beyond domestic cases and he is accustomed to working with foreign lawyers and particularly US attorneys, both instructed directly and also in conjunction with English solicitors.
Education
St John’s College, Oxford (BA); Leiden University, The Netherlands (LLM).
Mentions
London Bar
International arbitration: counsel
HALL OF FAME2David Scorey KC –Essex Court Chambers ‘David is very user-friendly and flexible, adapting without hesitation to any grouping of international lawyers brought together for a multi-jurisdictional dispute.’