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Charles Davey

Commercial Law Barrister | 35+ years experience

Charles is an experienced commercial and chancery practitioner of depth and diversity and is popular as a confident, robust and skilful advocate who enjoys a challenge. He is based in Hertfordshire and enjoys a varied practice which takes him nationwide.
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Charles's Biography

Areas covered
Chancery: landlord and tenant, boundaries, covenants, conveyancing disputes., Commercial: sale of goods, contractual and commercial disputes, Professional Indemnity: professional negligence of solicitors and surveyors, Costs, Personal Injury
Background

Commercial, Chancery & Property

Charles practises chiefly in contentious work involving:

 Chancery: landlord and tenant, boundaries, covenants, conveyancing disputes.
 Commercial: sale of goods, contractual and commercial disputes
 Professional Indemnity: professional negligence of solicitors and surveyors 

Charles has a wealth of experience, and accepts instructions in, most common law areas including contract, credit hire (Defendant), consumer law, and insolvency.  He has also been instructed in professional regulatory work before the General Medical Council and is particularly interested in developing regulatory work generally as part of his practice. 

Costs

He is regularly instructed in costs matters for both paying and receiving parties including in Senior Court Costs Office cases.

Personal Injury

Charles conducts personal injury work at all levels including road traffic and fraud cases. His industrial disease experience includes NIHL/WRULD, Industrial Deafness, Vibration White Finger, Occupational Stress, and asbestos related disease. Charles has extensive experience of coronial law and accepts instructions to represent interested parties at inquests in the Coroner's Court.

Personal Interests

Charles is married with three children. He is a fluent French speaker and a keen Francophile having lived in France for several years and written several books about living and working there.

Qualifications

  • Called to the Bar in 1989
  •  Member of the Employment Bar Association

  • BSB Certified Barristers
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