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David Baines
Work Department
Crime
Fraud - Criminal
Regulatory
Personal Injury
Clinical Negligence
Catastrophic Injury
Inquests
Company and Commercial
Property and Private Client
Position
David is an experienced common law practitioner, whose areas of law largely comprise inquests and civil litigation. In 2021 David was appointed Junior Counsel to the Crown.
David has extensive background in criminal law, having honed his advocacy in the criminal courts over a decade through regular appearances in the Magistrates’ and Youth Courts, Crown Court and Court of Appeal. David is an experienced jury advocate and a Level 3 Prosecutor on the 2020-24 Panel.
David has a strong paper practice, advising and settling pleadings, schedules of loss etc. He also appears in fast track and multi track proceedings, in addition to the usual mix of interim hearings.
Career
Prior to being called to the Bar, David obtained a First Class honours degree in Philosophy (BA) at the University of Lancaster. He read Law at the University of Sheffield to receive a Masters (MA, QLD), Commendation. He was called to the Bar under the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple in 2009, completing his Bar Finals and receiving a Very Competent at Nottingham Law School.