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David Orbaum

Year of Call:

1978

Education

Roundhay School, Leeds

Leeds University BA 2:1 in History

College of Law - London - Bar Vocational Courses

Career

Called to the Bar 1978 Grays Inn

1978-1979 Pupillage at Westminster Bank (now Sovereign) Chambers supervised by Lionel Scott and His Honour Judge Hoffman

1979-1982 Member of Westminster Bank Chambers and North East Circuit of the Bar

1983 Requalified and Admitted to the Roll as a Solicitor

1991 Senior Partner Stanley Hays

1994 Higher Court Advocate (Criminal)

1996 High Court Advocate (All Courts)

2004-2005 President Dewsbury Law Society

2004-2006 Chairman Area Committee Legal Services Commission North East

2004-2010 North Eastern Representative National Association of Higher Court Advocates

December 2010 Resumes career at the Bar and rejoins Sovereign Chambers

CPS Level 3 prosecutor

David has practicsed as a Barrister and Solicitor for over 30 years.  Throughout this time he has had a busy mixed common law practice including Criminal, Family and Civil work.  He currently specialises as an Advocate in serious criminal cases but continues to engage in a significant volume of private and public law children work in the family field for parents and related parties.  He has recently acted as sole advocate for one of the parties in both the high profile criminal and care proceedings arising out of a local kidnap investigation which attracted national multi media coverage and has a clear understanding of issues affecting the cross over between the criminal and family jurisdictions.

Since returning to the Bar last December David has continued to undertake an increasing volume of difficult private and public law children work in all courts. On 3 occasions over this period he has succeeded in contested hearings for parents against the position adopted by the Local Authority and supported by the Guardian. He has extended the scope of the work he undertakes in this field to include representation on behalf of Local Authorities.