David Hoffman (1997)

Born 30th December 1971

Education

School: Manchester Grammar School
University: University College, Oxford
School of Law: Inns of Court School of Law
Qualifications/Scholarships:

First class law degree, University College Oxford (1993)
BCL graduate degree, University College Oxford (1994)
College Scholarship

Called to the Bar: 1997 (Lincoln's Inn)

Fields of Practice

Commercial and Chancery practitioner covering:
Arbitration, Banking and Insurance, Chancery (general), Construction, Contract Drafting & Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Equity and Trusts, Housing, Human Rights, IT and E-commerce, Insolvency, Intellectual Property, Landlord and Tenant (Business and Residential) and Social Housing, Partnership, Professional Negligence, Property disputes, Succession and Inheritance

Professional Memberships

Northern Circuit Commercial Bar Association
European Circuit (Treasurr)
Society of Legal Scholars

Publications

Human Rights in the UK, co-author with JJ Rowe QC (Pearson, 2nd edition 2006, 3rd edition in production).
Human Rights and Restitution [2004] RLR.
Current Law Annotations for the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (co-authored, responsible for material on regimes for nuclear security and security for dangerous substances), Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005, Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 and Terrorism Act 2006.

Notable Cases

Waterfall v HSBC [2008] HC - professional negligence / financial services
Coupers Partnerships Ltd v Basarik (2007, CA, contract) [2007] Civ 40 - contractual interpretation of an ratings agency contract and the condition upon which fee is due.
Parker v Snyder (2004-5, HC, civil fraud, led by Clive Freedman QC)
T&N v Royal Sun Alliance (2003, HC, CA, insurance, led by Christopher Moger QC and Jeffrey Terry) [2003] EWHC 1016 (Ch) - asbestos insurance case; CA - successful case management appeal.

Relevant Other Career Details

Law lecturer, Somerville College, Oxford 1994-5.
Taught criminal law part-time at King's College, London whilst at Bar School 1996-7.
Listed in Chambers and Partners as 'Up and Coming' (Northern) - 'Spans the commercial and traditional chancery spheres'.

David specialises in chancery and commercial work. He is listed in the Legal 500 as an up and coming chancery practitioner. He undertakes a broad range of commercial and chancery work, including contract drafting as well as litigation, and general commercial work such as insurance, construction, IT and e-commerce and professional negligence. His chancery practice includes property disputes, insolvency, trusts and wills and other general succession matters. David also practices in a range of landlord and tenant and housing work, including homelessness and succession issues. David has particular expertise in the Human Rights Act 1998, especially in its application to private law, a subject on which he has both advised clients, and spoken to professional and academic audiences. Additionally, he is co-author (with John Rowe QC) of 'Human Rights in the UK' (Pearson, 2nd edition 2006), a popular general introduction to the Human Rights Act 1998, and has written on human rights in a commercial context, and on the terrorism legislation.

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Year of Call: 1997