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David Sheard
Position
David Sheard has developed a busy and wide-ranging practice, encompassing all key areas of Chambers’ expertise including construction, adjudication, energy and professional negligence work. He has been recommended as an “astronomically clever” and “gifted” barrister by The Legal 500 (Professional Negligence) and as a leading junior who is “absolutely brilliant” by Who’s Who Legal (Construction).
David has worked with numerous standard-form and bespoke contracts, including FIDIC, NEC3, PFI, SFA/99, ACE, RICS and many of the JCT forms (past and present), providing advice to various clients ranging from private home-owners to large property-development companies. He also has substantial court experience as sole counsel, representing clients in the County and High Courts both for interim applications and at trial, as well as being instructed on numerous occasions as junior counsel in larger construction disputes, both in international and domestic arbitrations and in the TCC.
In addition to Chambers’ core areas of expertise, David also has significant experience in the context of rail disputes, including claims made in arbitration in accordance with the ADRR concerning Restrictions of Use and Sustained Poor Performance.
Career
TECBAR-Accredited Adjudicator, 2013
Tenant, Keating Chambers, 2011- Present
Pupil, Keating Chambers, 2010-2011
Called 2010, Lincoln’s Inn
Languages
Basic German.
Education
Warwick School (2005); St John’s College, Cambridge University (2008 BA Law Hons; 2009 LLM 1st).
Leisure
David is a keen musician and sportsman. He plays the piano and violin, played University tennis at Cambridge and also enjoys skiing.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Construction
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4David Sheard – Keating Chambers ‘David is widely acknowledged as one of the most cerebral barristers in what is a world-beating set. His advice and drafting is exceptionally good and he has an ability to get to the crux of an issue in a short space of time.’
London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5David Sheard –Keating Chambers ‘David is immensely intelligent. He is a gifted and natural draftsman. His advocacy is calm and measured. He is a superb all-rounder.’
Middle East: The English Bar > Construction
(Leading juniors)Ranked: Tier 2David Sheard – Keating Chambers ‘David’s written submissions were excellent. His technical knowledge and ability to understand highly technical and complex engineering issues was first class. David has a very calm and measured approach but gets his point across during cross examination.’