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David Swaffield

0151 600 8755 david.swaffield@hilldickinson.com

Work Department

Commercial property.

Position

David heads the thriving (and growing) property and construction team based in the Liverpool, Manchester and London offices. His own particular areas of expertise include property investment and development work, and landlord and tenant issues.

Originally joining the firm in 1976, David has served on its board (in various manifestations) for 25 years. He currently chairs the audit committee and is its compliance officer for legal practice. He was president of the Liverpool Law Society in 2000.

David has a broad commercial property practice but his particular areas of expertise include investment and development work, and landlord and tenant matters, especially in the office, industrial and logistics sectors and infrastructure projects. He acts for a number of major developers, occupiers and institutions.

Career

Articled Hill Dickinson & Co; qualified 1979; partner 1982

Memberships

Liverpool Law Society
Professional Liverpool
Mersey Partnership

Chairman Liverpool Law Society Non-Contentious Business Committee (1992-97);
Joint honorary secretary Liverpool Law Society (1997-98);
Vice-president Liverpool Law Society (1998-99);
President Liverpool Law Society 2000;
Manager Liverpool and London War Risks Insurance Association Ltd (1995-98);
Council member/director Professional Liverpool (2001-14);
Board member Liverpool Commercial District Partnership;
Trustee & Director, Merseyside Youth Association.

Education

Dulwich College, London; Downing College, Cambridge.