St Ives Chambers

Barrister specialising in Criminal Law.

David is a Barrister specialising in Criminal Law. He has defended in all types of cases, including murder, serious sexual and violence offences and armed robbery. In the last year he has prosecuted, as Leading Junior, two multi-handed conspiracy cases on behalf of the Organised Crime Division of the CPS.

Year of Call: 1986

David has defended in all types of cases, including:

Homicide Serious sexual violence offences Armed robbery Leading Junior, defending in a multi-handed sex trafficking case

He is a CPS Level 4 prosecutor and, as such, is instructed to prosecute the most serious cases including:

Homicide Rape Armed robbery Firearms offences He is also briefed in many serious sexual cases involving children as victims as well as a large number of historic sex cases He has prosecuted numerous serious multi-defendant cases Has recently led Rebecca Wade in two multi-handed drugs conspiracies on behalf of the International Justice and Organised Crime Division of the CPS

There have been a number of serious cases where the CPS have instructed him for pre-charge advice, including:

Infant/child deaths Serious sexual offences

Recommendations

Chambers & Partners 2019:“He is a highly experienced advocate who is very thorough and great with juries.” “He has become a very popular senior junior in prosecuting drugs cases.”

Legal 500 2018: “Recommended for a broad range of serious criminal matters.”

Chambers & Partners 2018: “He made my life very difficult, which is the highest praise one can offer a prosecutor!”

Legal 500 2017: “Recommended for historic sexual abuse cases.”

Chambers & Partners 2017: “He displays an exceptionally good all-round knowledge, and adopts more of a softly-softly approach in court, which can work wonders with clients.”

Chambers & Partners 2016: “He is very trustworthy and thoroughly prepared.”

Legal 500 2015: “A safe pair of hands.”

Chambers & Partners 2015: “He is a brilliant advocate; he can trip defendants up without being nasty and sneering.”

Legal 500 2014: “A top-level senior junior capable of competing with silks as equals.”

Chambers & Partners 2014: Undertakes a wide range of criminal cases, including murder, armed robbery and serious sexual offences. “His command of voluminous evidence and his skill in cross-examination are noteworthy.”

Legal 500 2013: St Ives Chambers’ “approachable”, “fair” and “thorough” David Jackson is recommended for his “extraordinary powers of reasoning”, and his ability to “make very complicated areas of law appear quite simple.”

Legal 500 2012: “St Ives Chambers’ David Jackson acts in serious murder and serious sexual offence cases.”

English

Criminal Bar Association

Serious Crime Panel

CPS Advocate Panel - Level 4

CPS Advocate Panel Rape List

Diploma in Magisterial Law

CPE