Mr David Fearon > Exchange Chambers > Manchester, England > Barrister Profile
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Mr David Fearon
Work Department
Construction
Position
David is a specialist in construction, engineering and process engineering work. He is also experienced in and deals with general commercial dispute resolution and accepts appointments as adjudicator, arbitrator, and legal adviser to arbitrator. He is an accredited civil and commercial mediator.
David qualified as a solicitor in 1997 and as a solicitor advocate in 2004 and transferred to the Bar in 2013. Before qualifying as a solicitor he worked for many years in the construction, engineering and process engineering industries as a quantity surveyor, project manager and costs control manager with responsibility for a wide variety of projects throughout the UK, Ireland and the USA. He is a Chartered Surveyor (MRICS), Chartered Builder (MCIOB) and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb).
His professional qualifications, extensive practical experience and technical knowledge aid him in providing early case assessments and advise and dispute resolution support on all contractual and professional negligence matters.
His commercial dispute resolution experience covers a wide range of matters including general property related disputes, supply only contracts, labour only contracts, supply of goods and services, IT, disputes with utility providers, specialist manufacturing contracts and associated issues, and damage arising from hazardous materials, negligence and nuisance.
David has acted for a variety of clients including international employers, developers, consultants, major, medium and small contractors and specialist sub-contractors, individuals and insurers. He is a registered public access practitioner.
David is consistently recognised as a leading individual by Chambers and Partners UK and The Legal 500, and was recently named Construction Disputes – Barrister of the Year – UK at the Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2018.
Career
Qualified as solicitor 1997; solicitor advocate 2004; Transferred to Bar 2013 (Grays Inn).
Memberships
Law Society
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS)
Chartered Builder (MCIOB)
Technology and Construction Bar Association (TECBAR)
Society of Construction Law
Adjudication Society
Education
University of Ulster – Dip.QS 1983
Manchester Metropolitan University – CPE (Commendation) 1994
LPC (Distinction) 1995.
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Property and construction
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1David Fearon – Exchange Chambers ‘David is easy to talk with and approachable. He has good knowledge about practical aspects relating to construction work.’
Construction law is a key area of expertise for members at Exchange Chambers, and with several barristers boasting industry-specific qualifications, Chartered Quantity Surveyors and a Chartered Builder form part of the team. It is also highly experienced in property-related cases, covering both commercial and residential-based mandates surrounding planning, registered land, landlord and tenant disputes, and boundary issues. The set houses David Fearon and Simon Whitfield, who both possess expertise in construction and engineering disputes. Fearon is representing the defendant in Shiers v QM Developments, a case arising from allegations that a drainage system the builders installed was defective and caused the property to flood and suffer damage. Andrew Williams practices exclusively in real estate litigation, and he is acting for the claimant, who manages a large residential housing development, in Cwmni Rheoli Pentref Marina Conwy v McCarthy; this concerns the challenge of a covenant preventing the property owners from letting houses on a short-term basis to holiday-makers. Lawrence McDonald, who acts for companies, individuals, office holders, and public bodies before all court levels, and Brynmor Adams, who handles a variety of commercial and residential landlord and tenant disputes, are also key members.