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David Gordon

Year of Call:

1984

Education:

Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne
Pembroke College Oxford, MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
City University, Diploma in Law
Bar Vocational Course at Inns of Court School of Law, London

Career:

Head of Chambers since September 2007 in succession to HH Judge Peter Collier QC
Called to the Bar 1984, Inner Temple
Pupillage at Sovereign Chambers 1984-5 supervised by the late Louise Godfrey QC
Member of the North Eastern Circuit
Member of the Criminal Bar Association
Grade 4 Crown Prosecutor

Languages:

Fluent Modern Hebrew, Basic French.

Profile:

In the early years of his practice David specialised in crime, family, personal injury, health and safety cases, employment, and other tribunal work, and latterly has specialised in serious crime, both prosecuting and defending in high profile cases of murder (both as Junior and Leading Junior), manslaughter and GBH, rape and other serious sexual assaults including historic sexual abuse, Class A and B drug conspiracy, and high value fraud and deception.

David has been a Grade 4 Crown Prosecutor for in excess of 10 years.

David was appointed as an Assistant Recorder in 1998 and as a Recorder in 2000, and sits regularly in the Crown and County Courts on the North Eastern Circuit.

David is computer literate and is happy to receive instructions and supply advice by way of electronic media when requested.

For further details please contact Yvonne Crosbie or Zoe Bellwood on 0113 245 1841.