David Lord

Awards and Achievements

Member: Chancery Bar Association
COMBAR

David read Law at Bristol before coming to the Bar.
He has also been called to the Bar of the British Virgin Islands.

Please contact the clerks (clerks@3sb.law.co.uk) for a full CV.

Professional reputation

Recommended as a leading junior in insurance and reinsurance in Legal 500 2004.

Practice

David's practice comprises Chancery and Commercial Litigation with a particular emphasis on Insurance and Reinsurance, Company and Insolvency and Media and Entertainment.

A lot of his work has an international element and he is currently involved in cases in the Caribbean and the Far East.

David was heavily involved in the Lloyd’s litigation in the 1990s acting on behalf of the Names. He then became involved in the arbitrations that arose following the personal accident spiral and is currently involved in a number of High Court actions and arbitrations representing Lloyd’s syndicates, corporate insurers and reinsurers and brokers.

David was involved in the litigation that arose in relation to British & Commonwealth and Barings.

He currently acts for the reinsurers of T&N Limited, which is currently in administration, and the subject of complicated insolvency proceedings both here and in the USA.

David has also acted for a number of high profile sports stars, musicians and actors as well as corporate entities involved in the media and entertainment industry.

Notable recent cases

• Feasey v Sun Life [2003] EWCA Civ 885 where the Court of Appeal held that a P&I Club did have an insurable interest in the lives of persons engaged on board ships and rigs belonging to its members and for The Saatchi Gallery in its ongoing dispute with its landlord.
• He also acts for Prince Jefri in his long running dispute with the Brunei Investment Agency.

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