David Sheard has developed a busy and wide-ranging practice, encompassing all key areas of Chambers’ expertise including construction, adjudication, energy and professional negligence work. He has been recommended as an “astronomically clever” and “gifted” barrister by The Legal 500 (Professional Negligence) and as a leading junior who is “absolutely brilliant” by Who’s Who Legal (Construction).
David has worked with numerous standard-form and bespoke contracts, including FIDIC, NEC3, PFI, SFA/99, ACE, RICS and many of the JCT forms (past and present), providing advice to various clients ranging from private home-owners to large property-development companies. He also has substantial court experience as sole counsel, representing clients in the County and High Courts both for interim applications and at trial, as well as being instructed on numerous occasions as junior counsel in larger construction disputes, both in international and domestic arbitrations and in the TCC.
In addition to Chambers’ core areas of expertise, David also has significant experience in the context of rail disputes, including claims made in arbitration in accordance with the ADRR concerning Restrictions of Use and Sustained Poor Performance.
TECBAR-Accredited Adjudicator, 2013 Tenant, Keating Chambers, 2011- Present Pupil, Keating Chambers, 2010-2011 Called 2010, Lincoln’s Inn
Basic German.
Warwick School (2005); St John’s College, Cambridge University (2008 BA Law Hons; 2009 LLM 1st).
David is a keen musician and sportsman. He plays the piano and violin, played University tennis at Cambridge and also enjoys skiing.