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David Edwards KC KC
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David Edwards KC specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration, both as an advocate and as an advisor, in particular in insurance and reinsurance – where he is acknowledged as one of the leading silks at the bar – banking and finance, professional negligence, commercial arbitration and shipping and international trade.
A good deal of his work is done in confidential arbitration. His practice is international, and he has substantial experience of working together with foreign lawyers (particularly United States lawyers) and dealing with cases governed by a foreign substantive law (in particular New York law). He is well known as an expert in Bermuda Form arbitrations and has acted as leading counsel in a number of very high value cases. He was Chambers & Partners Insurance Silk of the Year in 2013 and has been nominated for the same award on three other occasions.
In addition to his practice as an advocate, David Edwards has sat and accepts appointments as sole or as party-appointed arbitrator in ad hoc or institutional (ICC and LCIA) arbitrations. He has also been instructed to give expert evidence on English insurance law for the purposes of foreign proceedings. David Edwards was appointed by the Lord Chief Justice as a Deputy High Court Judge, sitting in the King’s Bench Division, predominantly in the Commercial Court, between 2017 and 2023.
Career
Qualified 1989, Lincoln’s Inn; silk 2006.
Memberships
British Insurance Law Association; COMBAR; LCIA; IBA.
Education
King’s School, Chester; Peterhouse, Cambridge (MA Hons).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1David Edwards KC – 7 King’s Bench Walk ‘David is excellent.’
London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3London Bar > International arbitration: counsel
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 27 King’s Bench Walk boasts an ‘outstanding calibre of talent across all levels’, adept at handling international arbitrations across various sectors and concerning multiple different jurisdictions and centres such as the LCIA, HKIAC, SIAC and ICC. The set is praised as ‘undoubtedly the strongest set for insurance and reinsurance’, in which David Edwards KC and Benjamin Parker frequently handle high-profile work. Further areas of expertise for the set include healthcare and pharmaceutical related arbitrations, with Gavin Kealey KC and Dominic Kendrick KC being go-to names in Covid-19 business interruption arbitrations, while also expanding in the niche area of Bermuda Form disputes, an area in which Michael Holmes KC, Sushma Ananda and Marcus Mander have recently been active.
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4David Edwards KC –7 King’s Bench Walk ‘Deep understanding of the insurance industry and the applicable law. He is prepared to engage and work with the team.’