David Halpern KC

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 2

Professional Negligence

London (Bar)

29 Years Ranked

Band 4

Real Estate Litigation

London (Bar)

13 Years Ranked

About

Provided by David Halpern KC

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Professional negligence and commercial Chancery litigation.

Career

Since taking silk in 2006, David has continued to focus on his core areas of professional negligence and commercial Chancery work. He particularly relishes the challenge of acting for or against professionals in areas which call on his expertise in the underlying issues of property, company law, insolvency and accounts. He has wide experience of both litigation and mediation, as well as advisory work. He sits part-time as a deputy High Court judge in the Chancery Division, is a Bencher of Gray’s Inn and an advocacy trainer for the Inn and has chaired disciplinary tribunals for the Bar Standards Board. He has been called to the Bar of Gibraltar and he acted in the first fraud case to come to trial in the Abu Dhabi Global Market Court in 2022

Professional Memberships

Chancery Bar Association (former chairman of the International Subcommittee), COMBAR, Property Bar Association and Professional Negligence Bar Association.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK-Bar

Professional Negligence - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

David Halpern KC is a highly experienced silk whose commercial chancery experience feeds into his sophisticated professional negligence practice, and who has been involved in numerous appellate cases of substantial legal importance to the field. He handles a broad range of claims arising from business, trust and property disputes, and also takes on cases involving insurance elements. He acts for both claimants and defendants.

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Real Estate Litigation - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

David Halpern KC of 4 New Square Chambers is an experienced practitioner in both professional negligence and property litigation. His practice has a particular emphasis on property law and the principles of valuation. He also sits as a part-time deputy judge in the Chancery Division.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

David has an encyclopedic knowledge of the law. His judgement is excellent, alongside his instinct for how a case will go in court.

Professional Negligence respondent
UK-Bar

David is clearly an expert in the field of professional negligence. He is both pragmatic and constructive.

Professional Negligence respondent
UK-Bar

David is a very safe and senior pair of hands who is very measured as an advocate, as well as concise.