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David Reade KC

David Reade KC

Silk: 2006 | Call: 1983

King's Counsel

"He is my go-to on any matter involving TUPE or knotty problems. He gets to the root of the issue immediately and clients adore him. He's superb to work with and engages with everyone on the team."

Chambers & Partners 2024

"He is simply a superb all-rounder with all the legal skills necessary for a top barrister including unmatched knowledge in his field, great presence in court and excellent judgement."

Legal 500 2024

"David is very accessible and a great lateral thinker; he is always interested to explore the underdeveloped boundaries of employment law with courage, intelligence and to great effect."

Legal 500

"He produces flawless advocacy and he makes the most complex and detailed points come across like a conversation over a coffee."

Chambers & Partners

"He is a real pleasure to deal with; he is very bright, incredibly commercial and he is a good advocate."

Chambers & Partners

"He is the best lawyer in the country on TUPE and he is somebody you can put in front of a client as he will explain really complicated things to them in a way that they will understand. He has a brain the size of a planet and he is great at cross-examination."

Chambers & Partners

"He is able to give very quick and authoritative advice on even the most complicated or unusual matters."

Chambers & Partners

"David is an exceptionally bright and very user-friendly barrister who does a lot in the external webinar space for Littleton."

Chambers & Partners

"A superb captain of the ship, absolutely on side with first-class advice, drafting, strategic and tactical input all given in a friendly manner."

Legal 500

"Very personable and down to earth with the ability to get on well with clients and work with the team to get a result."

Legal 500

"David is very friendly and approachable. He is responsible and accessible, his technical knowledge of equal pay is strong, he is very happy to be used as a sounding board when things crop up, and he understands the need for advice to be pragmatic."

Legal 500

David Reade KC

"He is my go-to on any matter involving TUPE or knotty problems. He gets to the root of the issue immediately and clients adore him. He's superb to work with and engages with everyone on the team."

Chambers & Partners 2024

"He is simply a superb all-rounder with all the legal skills necessary for a top barrister including unmatched knowledge in his field, great presence in court and excellent judgement."

Legal 500 2024

"David is very accessible and a great lateral thinker; he is always interested to explore the underdeveloped boundaries of employment law with courage, intelligence and to great effect."

Legal 500

"He produces flawless advocacy and he makes the most complex and detailed points come across like a conversation over a coffee."

Chambers & Partners

"He is a real pleasure to deal with; he is very bright, incredibly commercial and he is a good advocate."

Chambers & Partners

"He is the best lawyer in the country on TUPE and he is somebody you can put in front of a client as he will explain really complicated things to them in a way that they will understand. He has a brain the size of a planet and he is great at cross-examination."

Chambers & Partners

"He is able to give very quick and authoritative advice on even the most complicated or unusual matters."

Chambers & Partners

"David is an exceptionally bright and very user-friendly barrister who does a lot in the external webinar space for Littleton."

Chambers & Partners

"A superb captain of the ship, absolutely on side with first-class advice, drafting, strategic and tactical input all given in a friendly manner."

Legal 500

"Very personable and down to earth with the ability to get on well with clients and work with the team to get a result."

Legal 500

"David is very friendly and approachable. He is responsible and accessible, his technical knowledge of equal pay is strong, he is very happy to be used as a sounding board when things crop up, and he understands the need for advice to be pragmatic."

Legal 500

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David is recognised as one of the Country’s leading silks in commercial litigation and employment law. He has appeared in many leading authorities.

His approach to work is reflected by the quotations which appear from his clients in Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500. Legal 500 describe David as “superb in court with a magnificent presence, engaging advocacy and great on paperwork”a very creative lateral thinker; extremely accessible and down to earth and “fearless, clear, polished and empathetic”. Chambers & Partners describe David as a “delightful guy who is very sharp-witted and highly approachable“, “imaginative in his thinking” and his “courtroom performances are extremely smooth and authoritative” impressed sources say.

In the last two years the directories have quoted clients as saying of David that he was “clear, practical and extremely effective“. A “robust and fearless presence”, “able to deal with really knotty issues”, “vivacious, bold and brilliant“, “pleasingly straightforward” and “helpful in getting you out of a tight spot”.

He brings to his work experience across a broad spectrum of legal practice which has refined as his career has developed into his present fields of specialism. In dealing with clients he prides himself on being approachable and providing a service geared to the needs of the client for, as one of his clients said, “he is not a ‘one size fits all’ type of practitioner; he tailors his approach to each client and case with great meticulousness.

He is also an ADR qualified mediator.

Commercial Litigation

Partnership and LLPs

Employment Law

TUPE

Pensions Law

Industrial Action & Trade Union Recognition

Sports Law

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