Mr David Sandiford > Exchange Chambers > Manchester, England > Barrister Profile
Exchange Chambers Offices
201 DEANSGATE
MANCHESTER
M3 3NW
England
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Mr David Sandiford
Work Department
Personal injury, Inquests, Police law, Licensing
Position
David practices in the fields of higher value personal injury, civil actions involving the police, inquests, licensing and immigration.
His personal injury practice has a healthy balance between claimant and defendant work.
In his police work he is instructed on behalf of defendants as is the case with his panel immigration work.
In licensing he has a particular interest in taxi licensing and firearms.
He is a member of the Attorney General’s “A” Panel of Regional Counsel and regularly receives instructions in high value personal injury cases involving service personnel, inquests arising from prison deaths and immigration work with a particular expertise in unlawful detention.
He is a strong advocate & negotiator but equally has a friendly and forward thinking approach to his practice and when appropriate he is more than happy to take an informal call to discuss a new case or discuss an issue in a case which wouldn’t necessarily justify a formal instruction.
Career
Called 1995
Education
Educated at Bolton School and Oxford University (St. Edmund Hall) PGCE Cambridge University (Homerton)
Called 1995 (Grays Inn), Karmel Scholar and Junior Award Winner
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Administrative and public law (including civil liberties and human rights)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Inquests and inquiries
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1The inquests and inquiries team at Exchange Chambers represents a diverse range of individuals and groups, from bereaved families, trade unions, and clinical practitioners, to government bodies, local authorities, police forces, and police and prison officers. It is active in Middleton inquests concerning deaths in psychiatric institutions, police custody and prisons, as well as matters in workplaces. Louis Browne KC is a key name of note, and represented the University of Salford (where the bomber was a student) and the Fire Officers Association in the Manchester Arena and Grenfell Tower inquiries respectively. The set is also home to David Sandiford, who has expertise in prison deaths and deaths after police contact, and Sara Sutherland, who is skilled in inquests into deaths in medical contexts.