London Bar
Commercial litigation
HALL OF FAME2David Allen KC –7 King’s Bench Walk ‘He is very approachable and bright, and leads his team well.’
David Allen
- Phone020 7910 8300
- Email[email protected]
Position
Barrister specialising in all aspects of commercial law, including insurance, reinsurance, sale of goods, carriage of goods, banking, energy; professional negligence. Sample cases: Jones v Congregational and General Insurance [2003] (insurance fraud, construction Access to Justice Act 1999); Nippon Yusen Kubishiki Kaisha v Golden Strait Corporation [2003] (charterparty construction); Neo Investments v Cargil [2001] (practice); John v Wyeth v Cigna [2001] (New York law insurance); Glencore v Metro Trading [1999] (jurisdiction); Skandra v Thames Water [1999] (statutory tort); Yukong v Rendsburg [1998] (piercing the corporate veil); Hewett & Co v Sinclair Roche & Temperley [1997] (solicitors’ undertaking).
Education
BSc; LLB; LLM; FRICS; MCIArb.
Mentions
London Bar
Commodities
HALL OF FAME4David Allen KC – 7 King’s Bench Walk ‘David is commercially focussed, gives very clear advice on the merits and is a forceful advocate. He is a real example of a KC who argues a client's case fearlessly.��
London Bar
Energy
HALL OF FAME2David Allen KC –7 King’s Bench Walk ‘David is a brilliant advocate who knows how to focus on the important issues, works very hard and presents them in an effective and simple way.’
London Bar
Fraud: civil
HALL OF FAME2David Allen KC –7 King’s Bench Walk ‘Tough, decisive and clever. It’s good having him on the team.‘
London Bar
Shipping
HALL OF FAME2David Allen KC – 7 King’s Bench Walk ‘One of the best advocates available.'