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David Drake
Position
David has a broad commercial chancery practice, encompassing general commercial litigation, commercial fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, company and insolvency, and professional negligence disputes, appearing in fora as diverse as the Technology and Construction Court and the European Commission. He is often involved in cases with an international element, and in matters arising from a complex or technical background.
Career
Called 1994, Inner Temple. Publications of note: contributor to ‘Minority Shareholders: Law Practice and Procedure’ (OUP) 6th ed 2018; ‘The Practice and Procedure of the Companies Court’ (LLP) 1st ed 1997.
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association; COMBAR.
Education
Worcester College, Oxford (1992 BA; 1993 BCL).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5London Bar > Company
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3David Drake – Serle Court ‘David quickly gets to grips with complicated issues to produce extremely clear and astute advice.’
Serle Court is ‘a quality set that rightly deserves its first-class reputation‘. The team garners praise for being ‘extremely bright and able with a fantastic skill set for company work, especially with an insolvency, fraud or trusts angle‘. Recent work for the group includes Jonathan Adkin KC appearing in Re: Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd, an ongoing, high-value shareholder appraisal action dispute in Bermuda, while Philip Marshall KC is acting in a major injunction case concerning a NASDAQ listed company in the Cayman Islands. Among the juniors, David Drake is sought after for his experience in handling unfair prejudice petitions and claims for breaches of directors’ duties, and Tom Braithwaite‘s workload includes claims in insolvency.
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2David Drake –Serle Court ‘Superb grasp of detail, hard-working, and responsive. David is also a great team player, always looking to assist with any work that needs doing.’