Harcourt Chambers

David practises in all aspects of private family law, with particular focus on the financial aspects of divorce and relationship breakdown.

He has represented clients at all levels of the Family Court and as a junior in the Supreme Court. He has substantial experience of acting for high net worth clients in financial remedy proceeding in cases involving in excess of £15 million worth of assets, family companies, inherited assets, and cases with an international element. David writes on the law of nuptial agreements for the Practical Law Company (Thomson Reuters).

In addition to his court practice, David has wide experience of drafting nuptial agreements, opinions, skeleton arguments and pleadings.

David is frequently instructed in both private and court-based FDR appointments and mediations and combines robust advocacy with outcome focussed negotiations in the best interests of clients.

David is available to sit in private FDRs.

Called to the Bar - 2009 (Lincolns Inn)

Pupil:  2010-2011 (1 Hare Court)

Tenant, Harcourt Chambers: March 2012 to date.

David practises in all areas of Family Law, with a particular focus on financial remedies including under the MCA 1973, Schedule 1 to the CA 1989, TOLATA and associated applications. He also has wide experience of acting for parents, Children's Guardians and Local Authorities in private and public proceedings relating to children.

David's recent  experience includes acting in large money cases involving disputed company valuations, prenuptial agreements, family farms, intervenor claims, and family trust assets. He has also acted for rule 16.4 Guardians in private law proceedings and several matters involving Wardship and the inherent jurisdiction.

David has wide experience of drafting both pre- and post-nuptial agreements (upon which topic he writes for the Practical Law Company), pleadings in all areas and written advice in all of the above areas.

Reported cases:

In the matter of A (Children) (AP) [2013] UKSC 60 reported as: A v A [2013] 1 W.L.R. 761;

Re C (Long term foster care or adoption) [2017] EWFC B74 (on behalf of the child)

Conversational German and French (A Level) and onversational Italian.

Inns of Court:  Lincoln’s Inn, Middle Temple (Ad Eundem)

Denning Society

Nicholas Bacon Law Society (Corpus Christi College Cambridge)

Family Law Bar Association

Corpus Christi College,  University of Cambridge: 2003-2006, BA Hons (English); MA (Cantab.), 2010

City University: 2008, Graduate Diploma in Law;

Cardiff University: 2009, Bar Vocational Course.

Radyr Comprehensive School: 1997-2003

David enjoys reading widely, tennis, infrequent cricket, travel, and wine.