David Hoffman

David undertakes a broad range of business and property work. He is also experienced working as a junior to KCs and as part of a team on larger or more complex matters (including with juniors).

David acts in all types of contract litigation including sale of goods and services, domestic construction, professional negligence of lawyers, accountants and other professionals, insurance and banking contracts. This has included business interruption insurance arising out of the pandemic. He has also acted for clients in company and partnership disputes, including obtaining and defending urgent injunctions, and commercial wrongs such as passing off and breach of confidence, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of trust. He's strong in cases of legal complexity, including areas such as restitution, breach of fiduciary duty and complex corporate and trust matters. He is also skilled at mobilising clients to bring or defend urgent injunction applications.

Clients include acting for firms of solicitors in disputed fee cases and partnership issues, acting for a large biotech company in a confidential arbitration (led by Clive Freedman QC), local authorities including Manchester City Council, large companies including British Nuclear Fuels, and a variety of corporate and private clients.

David also undertakes drafting commercial contracts including standard terms of business, substantial and bespoke property contracts, shareholders agreements and other corporate documentation, leases, conveyances and property contracts.

David acts in a variety of property cases, including land and conveyancing disputes such as registration, rights of way and boundaries; landlord and tenant cases, residential and commercial.