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David de Jehan

David de Jehan

  • Called to BAR: 1988
  • Clinical Negligence
  • Company & Corporate
  • Company Disputes
  • Contract Law
  • Data Protection
  • Environmental
  • Family & Children
  • Health & Safety
  • Inquests
  • Intellectual Property
  • Judicial Review
  • Mediator
  • Partnership Disputes
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Negligence
  • Professional Regulation
  • Property, Chancery & Trusts
  • Sale of Goods
  • Shareholder Disputes
  • Sports Law
  • Technology, Media, Telecoms
  • Trade Mark
  • Wills & Probate

Summary

David represents both claimants and defendants in a wide range of claims. Many cases are now argued, debated and resolved at Joint Settlement Meetings where a clear reasoned approach is necessary to secure a good settlement for the Client. Training to become an Accredited Mediator has widened and strengthened the range of skills available to deploy in negotiations.

Specialist areas of law include

  • Clinical Negligence
  • Company & Corporate
  • Company Disputes
  • Contract Law
  • Data Protection
  • Environmental
  • Family & Children
  • Health & Safety
  • Inquests
  • Intellectual Property
  • Judicial Review
  • Mediator
  • Partnership Disputes
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Negligence
  • Professional Regulation
  • Property, Chancery & Trusts
  • Sale of Goods
  • Shareholder Disputes
  • Sports Law
  • Technology, Media, Telecoms
  • Trade Mark
  • Wills & Probate

Profile description

Specialist Practice Areas

Direct Access Commercial Law

David has great experience of appearing in Commercial Law cases, including those relating to Insurance Law, Commercial Finance broking agreements, specialist contracts such as drafting and enforcing IP Licences, Web-Site terms and conditions and Privacy Policies; Company Law including shareholder agreements, Directors' Liabilities, minority shareholders rights; general commercial contracts, consumer contract law as well as Commercial Fraud and asset tracing, competition law.

He is also experienced in Intellectual Property law, with particular emphaisis on drafting IP licensing agreements, enforcing and protecting IP rights, passing off and internet law / revocation actions.

David's professional negligence practice has included those in the medical profession, solicitors, accountants, surveyors and veterinary surgeons.

David is also happy to undertake Health & Safety, and Environmental & Regulatory Enforcement cases. Past cases have included:

Escapes of waste from landfill sites, unlawful tipping, pollution of rivers, explosions at a national munitions manufacturer, explosions at a gas works, major motorway incidents as well as more commonly caused fatality and serious injury cases.

David's Commercial Fraud and Confiscation experince includes asset tracing, freezing injunctions, Proceeds of Crime and money laundering.

Direct Access Family Law

David offers representation in ancillary relief / divorce claims. He deals in high value ancillary and financial relief cases, especially those involving companies, partnerships, "hidden wealth" and insolvency.

David has extensive knowledge in commercial related matters and works thoroughly through accounts, company records, corporate structures, valuations of assets. asset tracing and drafting shareholders agreements, partnership deeds and other vehicles to preserve and divide assets and streams of income.

He is fluent in French and Italian.

Reported Cases

ODPL I - very large class action (Group Litigation Order made) alleging unlawful administration of a treatment regime for prisoners with opiate and poly-drug dependencies; infringements of Human Rights, unlawful policies and treatment protocols.

ODPL II - very large group action alleging negligent medical treatment in the failure to prescribe a particular class of drug and failure to provide appropriate symptomatic relief; Cost Capping applications;

Richardson v Butcher [2010] EWHC 214 (QB) - catastrophic injuries road traffic accident

Chittock -v- Woodbridge School [2002] EWCA Civ 915, (CA), claim by pupil against school for ski trip accident, extent and nature of duty defined and explained.

Scott -v- Wakefield AHA [1997] 8 Med.L.R. 341 (CA), Clinical Negligence, causation, liability of Ophthalmic Surgeons for failed laser treatment in diabetic patient.

Lectures/Seminars

Founding Member of the Joint Professionals Forum Lectures, at which members of various professions are brought together to discuss pertinent legal and professional topics.

'Beyond the Classroom', the liability of teachers and schools for injuries suffered by children off school premises, National Child Injury SIG of APIL.

'Civil implications and pitfalls of POCA for the Regulated Sector'; lecture to professionals as well as Regulatory and Security Officers of High Street Banks and Building Societies.

'Corporate Manslaughter; proposed new offences and a Case Study'.

'Recent Developments in the Law of Nervous Shock'.

'Recent Developments in public liability law', NYCC

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