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Rating & Valuation - All Circuits
Individual Editorial
David Forsdick KC is a highly rated public law practitioner who is often instructed in contentious rating and valuation issues. He frequently acts for local authorities, among other clients.
Strengths
David Forsdick has excellent advocacy skills.
David Forsdick has been in the vanguard for rates avoidance strategies. He is a favourite of local authorities.
Environment - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
David Forsdick KC is sought out by government departments, councils, key environmental NGOs and regulators to advise on subjects such as contaminated land and mineral extraction. He has extensive advocacy experience, routinely appearing before the Court of Appeal.
Strengths
David gives clear advice and is a very strong advocate.
Planning - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
David Forsdick KC has taken on a number of eye-catching planning cases in recent years, engaging with both housing and infrastructure matters of national importance and novel construction. He is frequently engaged by local authorities, interest groups and other public bodies on affordable housing schemes, urban extensions and planning applications with environmental law elements.
Strengths
He is a very strong advocate who is adept at working across a range of different planning matters.
David Forsdick is an excellent advocate and team member who is very passionate about putting the client's best case forward.
David is outstanding in exceptionally complicated cases.
Local Government - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
David Forsdick KC is a renowned local government silk with extensive expertise across a plethora of public and environmental law issues. He routinely acts as lead counsel for public authorities involved in high-stakes vires disputes. He has previously acted in a number of cases regarding local government powers and the relationship with central government.
Strengths
David Forsdick is very good in court, very good at presenting a complicated argument, and good at developing complicated ideas and presenting them.
David's advocacy really shows through because of his passion for this kind of work.
He is key in developing our strategy on various matters. David clearly advises on a route map through a problem.