London Bar
Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
Leading silk1David Quest KC – 3 Verulam Buildings ‘David is an excellent advocate, being incredibly precise and persuasive.’
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David Quest KC
3 Verulam Buildings, London
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Position
Barrister specialising in commercial law: banking; international trade and finance; insurance and reinsurance; international arbitration; professional negligence; IT disputes. Reported cases include: Royal Bank of Canada v Rabobank (2004, CA); Niru Battery Manufacturing Co v Milestone (2003, CA); Shiblaq v Sadikoglu (2003); Linklaters v HSBC Bank plc (2003); Customs & Excise Commissioners v National Westminster Bank plc (2003); Credit Industriel et Commercial v China Merchants Bank (Commercial Court) (2002); Prince Jefri Bolkiah v KPMG (1999 HL); Young (Syndicate 190) v Robson Rhodes (1999); Halifax Financial Services Ltd v Intuitive Systems Ltd (1999).
Career
Called 1993; Atkin Scholar, Gray’s Inn 1994; Pegasus Scholar at US law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Delaware, 1997; visiting fellow in law, London School of Economics, 1997; publications: co-author ‘Documentary Credits’ (2001); contributor to ‘Banking Litigation’ (1999); contributor to ‘Capital Markets in the Age of the Euro’ (2002); legislation co-editor ‘Encyclopedia of Insurance Law’.
Education
Cambridge University (MA).
Mentions
The English Bar Offshore
Commercial disputes
Leading silk1David Quest KC – 3 Verulam Buildings ‘David is a highly effective and ultra-prepared advocate who reads a courtroom very well. He has an admirable ability to digest and synthesise huge amounts of complicated information very quickly.'
London Bar
Crypto and blockchain assets
Leading silk1David Quest KC – 3 Verulam Buildings 'Standout expertise in the field of distributed ledger technology. Versatile, responsive and easy to work with. Top notch creativity.'
London Bar
Fraud: civil
Leading silk2David Quest KC –3 Verulam Buildings 'David is an outstanding technician, who is brilliant at explaining himself in plain words and translating an analysis into commercial advice.'