Profile
Prior to joining Chambers in March 2009, David successfully completed pupillage at East Anglian Chambers where he developed a strong reputation for his accessibility and his ability to relate to his clients (professional and lay clients alike) without compromising his professionalism.
David specialises in all forms of Criminal Law; and regularly advises and appears in the Youth Court, Magistrates Court and the Crown Court. He has considerable experience in prosecuting and defending a wide range of offences; spanning from simple thefts to robbery, affray to GBH, driving offences, social security fraud, sexual offences, offensive weapons and increasingly serious drugs offences.
David is regularly instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service, the Department of Work and Pensions, Revenue and Customs, the Child Support Agency, District Councils and the RSPCA to undertake a range of Prosecutions.
In addition to his Criminal Law specialism David has a wealth of experience dealing with the law relating to Domestic Violence and has successfully undertaken many applications in this area. David also accepts instructions to deal with a range of civil hearings including, Possession Hearings, Charging Orders, and Small Claims Hearings.
Prizes
Diplock Scholar, The Honourable Society of Middle Temple, April 2005
Judge’s Prize, University of Hertfordshire, November 2005
Qualifications:
LLM in Criminal Litigation (Merit, with Honours), Inns of Court School of Law (City University, London) May 2007
Bar Vocational Course (with Outstanding performance in Criminal Litigation, Sentencing and Evidence and Advanced Criminal Ligation), May 2006
Memberships:
Criminal Bar Association
Articles:
“Licence to Live?” - New Law Journal, 24 June 2005 (NLJ 155.7182(962))
Recent cases of interest:
The Child Support Agency –v- Newland (Southend Magistrates Court) – Successful legal argument on behalf of the prosecution in relation to the “six year rule” and the judgment in Sutherland - successful application for a Liability Order in relation to arrears of child maintenance accrued by the Defendant prior to 13th July 2000.
R –v- Cleverly (St. Albans Magistrates Court) – Successful defence - drug driving case - following live evidence from two officers, a doctor and a forensic expert for the Crown and only the Defendant for the defence. The defendant had failed two FIT tests, had tested positive for cannabinoids in his blood and had admitted consuming cannabis earlier on the day of the offence.
R –v- Cash (Stevenage Magistrates Court) - Successful prosecution - hare coursing offence contrary to the Hunting Act 2004 - the first conviction of its kind in the United Kingdom and the first ASBO application relating to hare coursing in Hertfordshire.
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