JUNIOR PROFILE

David Drake

UK Bar 2026

Serle Court

Ranked in 3 practice areas

Fraud: Civil

London (Bar)

19 years ranked

Chancery: Commercial

London (Bar)

18 years ranked

Company

London (Bar)

11 years ranked

About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

David has a broad commercial chancery practice, encompassing general commercial litigation, commercial fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, company and insolvency, and professional negligence disputes. He is often involved in cases with an international element, and in matters arising from a complex or technical background. Recent significant cases include Secretary of State for Health and Social Care v Lundbeck Ltd [2024] Bus L R 1531; Kea Investments Ltd v Watson [2023] EWHC 1830 (Ch); numerous decisions in Secretary of State for Health v Servier Laboratories Ltd, among them [2023] EWCA Civ 763, [2022] AC 921 and [2022] AC 959; and SPI North Ltd v Swiss Post International (UK) Ltd [2019] 1 WLR 2865.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Fraud: Civil - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

David Drake advises on complex cases of civil fraud, and is an expert on freezing and document preservation orders. In addition, he appears in criminal proceedings. He has experience advising on disputes involving allegations of dishonesty, breach of fiduciary duty and negligence.

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Company - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

David Drake is an experienced junior with a strong track record in disputes concerning breach of directors' duties and unfair prejudice. He also offers skills in related fields, including civil fraud and corporate insolvency.

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Strengths

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He is easy to work with, great as part of a team and very precise on the law.
Fraud: CivilUK Bar
He is so bright; he has a banked up stash of legal knowledge and is the guy to bounce stuff off. He works in a team very easily, and his advocacy is excellent. He feels like a silk.
Fraud: CivilUK Bar
David Drake is really outstanding. He's very bright.
CompanyUK Bar
He's highly regarded by the KCs he works with as his analysis of complex factual and legal situations is impressive.
CompanyUK Bar
David is a very good, quite relaxed senior junior who's easy to work with. He is great at working as part of a team and very precise on the law.
Chancery: CommercialUK Bar
David knows the law inside out and sees the complexities of a case. He thinks deeply and is a good written and oral advocate.
Chancery: CommercialUK Bar