Gatehouse Chambers

Property, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Professional Negligence

David Lipson specialises in property law. His practice encompasses landlord and tenant disputes (both residential and commercial), real property disputes and associated professional negligence claims. David also acts on commercial disputes and employment law.

David was trial counsel for the Mary Ward Legal Centre in a six-day High Court trial, led by Peter Petts alongside Mark Erridge, in Christie v Mary Ward Legal Centre and Andrew Dymond [2025] EWHC 330 (KB). The trial concerned a claim by a former leaseholder for professional negligence against a legal aid charity, and the barrister they instructed, for allegedly negligent advice concerning a forfeiture claim.

David recently completed a six-month secondment with the Real Estate Dispute Resolution team of a London-based solicitors firm. He has experience handling claims through all stages of the litigation process, from initial inception all the way to trial, and is responsive and approachable with clients.

Before joining chambers, David worked as an assistant to a media law barrister who specialised in defamation claims. They achieved successful outcomes for numerous clients including prominent politicians, foreign and domestic, and public figures on social media. He has experience advising and drafting pleadings in complex defamation disputes.

David graduated from University College London with a First Class LLB, and an LLM from Queens’ College, Cambridge. He achieved a distinction in his Bar Practice Course, for which he received both the Roger Cox Scholarship and an Advocacy Scholarship.

Call: 2022

Property Bar Association

Professional Negligence Bar Association

Professional Negligence Lawyers Association

Combar

Employment Lawyers Association

LLB – University College London

LLM – Queens’ College, Cambridge

BPC – University of Law, Leeds

David enjoys travelling the world and cycling, occasionally at the same time.