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7 King's Bench Walk

Chambers of Gavin Kealey QC

TEMPLE, LONDON, EC4Y 7DS, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7910 8300
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Fax 020 7910 8400
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239 LONDON CHANCERY LANE
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www.7kbw.co.uk
7 King's Bench Walk (Chambers of Gavin Kealey QC), David Edwards QC, London, ENGLAND

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David Edwards QC

Tel:
Work 020 7910 8300
Email:
7 King's Bench Walk (Chambers of Gavin Kealey QC)

Position

Barrister specialising in commercial law predominantly insurance and reinsurance, shipping, banking and conflicts of laws; recent cases: Marc Rich v Bishop Rock The ‘Nicholas H’ 1996; New Hampshire v MGN 1997; Glencore v Portman 1996; Ancap v Ridgley 1996; The ‘Bergen’ 1997; The ‘Lendoudis Evangelos II’ 1997; The Sanwa Bank Limited v Banque Bruxelles Lambert SA 1997; Source v TUV, 1997; HMH v CECAR 2000; The Winter 2000; Deutsche Ruck v Zion 2001; Deutsche Ruck v La Fondiaria 2001; HIH v the Chase Manhattan Bank 2003; Toomey v Vitalicio [2005]; Centre Re v Freakley [2005]; Absalom v TCRU [2005]; CGU v Astrazeneca [2005]; Law Society v Shah [2009]; Astrazeneca v Ace Bermuda [2013).

Career

Qualified 1989, Lincoln’s Inn; silk 2006.

Member

British Insurance Law Association; COMBAR; LCIA; IBA.

Education

King’s School, Chester; Peterhouse, Cambridge (MA Hons).

London Bar

Commercial litigation

Within: Commercial litigation – Leading silks

David Edwards QC - 7 King's Bench Walk ‘An outstanding advocate.’

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Insurance and reinsurance

Within: Insurance and reinsurance - Leading silks

David Edwards QC - 7 King's Bench Walk ‘A go-to QC for reinsurance matters.’

Within: Insurance and reinsurance

‘Home to a number of high-calibre counsel’ 7 King's Bench Walk remains ‘the go-to set for insurance and reinsurance work’. Recent standout work includes Single Buoy Mooring Mopustor, the largest marine insurance case in the Commercial Court, led by Jonathan Gaisman QC, and AIG v Woodman with David Edwards QC instructed, as well as acting for both sides in the high-profile Brillante Virtuoso case.

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International arbitration: counsel

Within: International arbitration: counsel – Leading silks

David Edwards QC - 7 King's Bench Walk ‘A leading silk for Bermuda form insurance arbitrations.’

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