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David Breslin

David Breslin

UK 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Dispute Resolution

Career

David specialises in commercial dispute resolution and international arbitration. He has been recognised for his expertise for many years in the Legal 500 and as a Leading Individual in the field of insurance and reinsurance in Chambers UK Directory. David acts for clients across a number of business sectors including insurers and reinsurers, brokers, financial services policy holders, marine and energy interests, international trade and commodities, international infrastructure and defence companies and sovereign state bodies in international arbitration claims.

He has conducted numerous arbitrations both ad hoc and under common institutional rules (including UNCITRAL, ICSID, ICC, LCIA and ARIAS). He has represented sovereign state bodies in investor-state arbitration under bilateral and multilateral investment treaties (including under the Energy Charter Treaty). He is a recognised specialist in insurance and reinsurance dispute resolution (including Bermuda Form arbitration) with particular expertise in financial risks insurance, including professional liability, D&O and conventional fraud insurance products, cyber-risks, trust company and trustees' liability, trade credit insurance and marine and non-marine reinsurance coverage disputes.

David is recommended in the leading UK legal directories including Legal 500, Chambers UK Directory, Best Lawyers (UK) and Euromoney's Expert Guides on the World's Leading Lawyers.

Professional Memberships

CIArb

ICCA

BILA

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Insurance: Contentious Claims & Reinsurance - UK-wide

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

David Breslin maintains a broad insurance disputes practice at gunnercooke which encompasses major marine, energy and professional liability claims.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • David is extremely easy to work with and an excellent lawyer.

    Insurance: Contentious Claims & ReinsuranceChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • David is an absolutely fantastic partner and really gets stuck into the details as well as the thinking and analysis. He gets to the heart of how to resolve a dispute.

    Insurance: Contentious Claims & ReinsuranceChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • He is incredibly intelligent and an expert in his field; he's all over the issues.

    Insurance: Contentious Claims & ReinsuranceChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • David Breslin has deep knowledge and understanding of the London reinsurance market, with extensive experience in handling contentious claims and disputes.

    Insurance: Contentious Claims & ReinsuranceChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • David Breslin's guidance and advice throughout the matter has been stellar. He delivers a white-glove service, with his meticulous attention to detail and very practical advice.

    Insurance: Contentious Claims & ReinsuranceChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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