David Hopkins, UK Bar | Chambers Profiles

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Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

4

Band 4

London (Bar)

3 Years Ranked

5

Band 5

Professional Discipline

London (Bar)

2 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by David Hopkins

UK Bar

Practice Areas

David is a senior junior whose practice spans commercial, construction, and financial services disputes, professional discipline and regulation, and public law. He regularly appears in the Commercial Court, TCC, Chancery Division, Administrative Court and arbitrations, where he has acted in disputes subject to the ADCCAC, ICC, LMAA, and SIAC rules.

Career

• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), 2025–present

• Nominated for professional disciplinary junior of the year at the Legal 500 Bar Awards, 2024

• Inner Temple advocacy trainer, 2023–present

• TECBAR accredited adjudicator, 2020–present

• Called to the Bar, 2013

Professional Memberships

ALBA, ARDL, ChBA, COMBAR, FSLA, IBA, LBA, PNBA, SCL, TECBAR

Publications

• Atkin’s Court Forms (2023; 2018)

• Building Safety Act 2022: A Legal and Practical Guide (2025)

• Dovar and Sawtell on the Building Safety Act (2025)

• Halsbury’s Laws of England (2026, forthcoming)

• Law of Net Zero and Nature Positive (2025)

• Making Lawful Decisions (2024)

• Wilmot-Smith on Construction Contracts (2026, forthcoming; 2021)

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Construction - London (Bar)

4

Band 4

Individual Editorial

David Hopkins is a strong barrister praised for his technical expertise in complex construction matters. He regularly appears before the TCC and has experience of public inquiries, having worked on the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

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Professional Discipline - London (Bar)

5

Band 5

Individual Editorial

David Hopkins KC is adept at both defending and prosecuting healthcare professionals before regulators. He has considerable experience of proceedings involving the GMC, PSA and GPhC.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

His advice has been spot-on. His arguments were extremely well structured and persuasive.

Construction respondent
UK Bar

I found David to be an excellent communicator who was able to explain complex legal issues to our client in an understandable way.

Construction respondent
UK Bar

He is extremely intelligent.

Construction respondent
UK Bar

David is very good, versatile and can turn his hands to all sorts of disputes.

Construction respondent
UK Bar

David Hopkins is settled and incredibly collaborative.

Professional Discipline respondent
UK Bar

David is very good analytically, and his advocacy is clear and persuasive.

Professional Discipline respondent
UK Bar

His advice has been spot-on. His arguments were extremely well structured and persuasive.

Construction respondent
UK Bar

I found David to be an excellent communicator who was able to explain complex legal issues to our client in an understandable way.

Construction respondent
UK Bar

He is extremely intelligent.

Construction respondent
UK Bar

David is very good, versatile and can turn his hands to all sorts of disputes.

Construction respondent
UK Bar

David Hopkins is settled and incredibly collaborative.

Professional Discipline respondent
UK Bar

David is very good analytically, and his advocacy is clear and persuasive.

Professional Discipline respondent
UK Bar

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Construction: Professional Negligence

3

Adam Robb KC

3

Band 3

Consumer Finance

2

James Strachan KC

2

Band 2

Costs Litigation

3

Judith Ayling KC

3

Band 3

3

Nicola Greaney KC

3

Band 3

3

Vikram Sachdeva KC

3

Band 3

Court of Protection: Health & Welfare

1

Jenni Richards KC

1

Band 1

1

Parishil Patel KC

1

Band 1

1

Victoria Butler-Cole KC

1

Band 1

1

Vikram Sachdeva KC

1

Band 1

2

Fenella Morris KC

2

Band 2

3

Fiona Paterson KC

3

Band 3

Peter Mant KC

New Silks

Group Litigation

2

Neil Block KC

2

Band 2

Independent Investigations

3

Katherine Apps KC

3

Band 3

Personal Injury: Animal Claims

2

James Todd KC

2

Band 2

Police Law: Mainly Defendant

2

Alan Payne KC

2

Band 2

London (Bar)

Administrative & Public Law

S

Nigel Pleming KC

S

Senior Statespeople

1

Lisa Giovannetti KC

1

Band 1

2

Fenella Morris KC

2

Band 2

2

Jenni Richards KC

2

Band 2

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