JUNIOR PROFILE
David Hopkins

David Hopkins

UK Bar 2026

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39 Essex Chambers
 39 Essex Chambers

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Construction

London (Bar)

3 years ranked

Professional Discipline

London (Bar)

2 years ranked

About

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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)

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)

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

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

    ConstructionUK Bar

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

    ConstructionUK Bar

  • He is extremely intelligent.

    ConstructionUK Bar

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

    ConstructionUK Bar

  • David Hopkins is settled and incredibly collaborative.

    Professional DisciplineUK Bar

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

    Professional DisciplineUK Bar

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