Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

Crime

London (Bar)

30 Years Ranked

4

Band 4

Financial Crime

London (Bar)

12 Years Ranked

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Provided by David Etherington KC

UK Bar

Practice Areas

David is a highly-regarded criminal practitioner with very long experience of working in cases involving homicide, serious organised crime, gang crime, fraud and corruption and the disciplinary regulatory field having been a past legal adviser to both the General Dental Council and the General Optical Council. He is particularly recommended for his tactical abilities and court handling. He enjoys working in a team and is a listening Leader. David has had a hugely diverse client-base over the years and enjoys working with all age groups. He has a great interest and experience in advocacy teaching and is a go-to source for ethical advice, having been a former chair of the Professional Conduct Committee. He also particularly enjoys cases that involve legal challenges. In the last year he has defended a man accused of attempting to murder schoolchildren involving complex legal and psychiatric issues (subsequently resulting in acquittal and conviction for assault occasioning actual bodily harm), a lawyer whom he successfully defended on a charge of racially aggravated assaulted and is presently involved in a case involving the law on drugs and pre-consent in alleged rape. He has been the legal adviser to many dramas and legal ‘reality’ programmes and has been involved in several international corruption cases involving investigations prior to charge.

Career

King's Counsel, 1998; Recorder of the Crown Court, 2000; Bencher of Middle Temple, Head of Chambers, 2005-2012.

Chambers Review

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Crime - London (Bar)

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

David Etherington KC is a highly renowned silk who possesses in-depth knowledge of all areas of criminal law. He regularly appears in cases concerning fraud, murder, gang-related violence and historic sexual assault.


Financial Crime - London (Bar)

4
Band 4
Individual Editorial

David Etherington KC is well known for his astute and effective counsel across a variety of criminal matters and regularly defends in high-value fraud cases. Interviewees praise him for his attractive advocacy style and diligent case preparation. He is valued for his experience in HMRC cases.

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