David Casement KC KC > Kings Chambers > Manchester, England > Barrister Profile

Kings Chambers
36 YOUNG STREET
MANCHESTER
M3 3FT
England
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Position

David Casement is a King’s Counsel specialising in chancery and commercial arbitration and litigation. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Deputy High Court Judge. He is regularly instructed in large-scale disputes involving companies, LLPs, LPs and partnerships. He covers the full range of commercial litigation and arbitration such as banking, finance and securities, professional negligence, and sports, entertainment and media as well as commercial judicial review. He also specialises in all aspects of insolvency litigation and has acted for office-holders and third parties in corporate and personal insolvency disputes. David has acted for claimants and defendants in commercial fraud litigation and asset tracing across multiple jurisdictions. He has also represented trustees and beneficiaries in trust disputes including the liability of trustees and obtaining information regarding assets and the terms of settlements.

Career

Called to the Bar 1992;

Recorder 2005;

King’s Counsel 2008;

Deputy High Court Judge 2013

Appointments:

Judge of the International Tribunal and the International Court of Appeal – Fédération Internationale de L’Automobile

Deputy High Court Judge – Chancery Division and Queen’s Bench Division

Recorder of the Crown Court

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Sport Resolutions Panel: Chairpersons’ List

National Anti-Doping Panel: Arbitration Chairpersons’ List

Football Association Judicial Panel

Memberships

Bencher of The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple

Member of the Bar of England and Wales, Ireland and N. Ireland

Former Chairman (UK) of the British Irish Commercial Bar Association

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

London Court of International Arbitration

International Bar Association

Chancery Bar Association

Education

MA (Oxon)

Lawyer Rankings

Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1

David Casement KC – Kings Chambers

Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Company and insolvency

Kings Chambers ‘is the leading set for insolvency work in the North West’ and its members have expertise in handling complex and high-value unfair prejudice actions and shareholder disputes, as well as insolvency-related matters, acting for office holders, companies, directors and debtors. Lesley Anderson KC is head of the set’s business and property group, which also includes Andrew Grantham KC, who is active in matters regarding just and equitable winding-up petitions, derivative actions, and disputes concerning share sales and title to shares, and he acted for the respondent in PSV 1982 Ltd v Langdon, the leading case on two issues concerning s217 of the Insolvency Act. In Waldron v WaldronDavid Casement KC successfully defended the respondent against allegations of breaches of fiduciary duty and unfair prejudice in a dispute between family shareholders in a construction company. Louis Doyle KC has a track record of offshore work, as does Paul Chaisty KC.

Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Sport

Kings Chambers is highly regarded for its ‘great depth’ in sport law. Paul Chaisty KC regularly represents premier clubs in high-profile commercial cases, and Martin Budworth is well known for his expertise in sports arbitration. David Casement KC ‘possesses excellent technical knowledge‘ and is highly regarded as ‘an expert in sports disputes and regulation‘. Steven Flynn‘s practice includes regulatory issues and contractual and commercial litigation. Rosie Kight is ‘an entirely approachable and down to earth advocate‘.