David Chidgey
Degree: LL.B (Nottingham), Masters in Business Administration (Liverpool)
Year of call and Inn: 2000; Middle Temple (Harmsworth Scholar and Kalisher Scholar)
Professional Membership: Criminal Bar Association; Employment Lawyers Association; Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners
Practice:
David Chidgey has a wealth of advocacy experience in relation to a variety of tribunals. He specialises in criminal and employment law.
Crime
Substantial experience of prosecuting and defending in the Crown Court. Cases of interest in which he has appeared include:
R v Witter – Leading counsel for defence, six-week trial for conspiracy to supply cocaine;
R v Proctor – Junior counsel for the defence, 10-defendant drugs conspiracy;
R v Turner and Others – Junior counsel for the Crown, six-week trial in a Prison Mutiny;
R v Cheek – Defence, kidnapping; fireman who picked-up women under false pretences;
R v Mulholland – Defence of a deaf and mute man charged with harassment;
R v Birrell – Divisional court, arguments regarding the PACE codes of practice.
Employment
Work undertaken for both applicants and respondents in the following areas: unfair dismissal and redundancy, sex, race and disability discrimination, claims for breach of contract and wrongful dismissal.
Other civil work:
Forfeiture
Frequently instructed in cases involving the forfeiture of detained money under section 298 of The Proceeds of Crime Act. Author of the section regarding the same subject in Jordan’s Magistrates’ Courts Criminal Practice 2009.
Inquests
David conducts inquests on behalf of a range of parties. In particular, he has represented the Avon and Somerset Constabulary in cases involving deaths in custody and deaths where there was a search and rescue operation. Has also represented families of deceased persons suspected to have been involved in the cause of death.
Public Access:
David Chidgey is licensed to accept work under the Public Access rules. Click here for further details about the Public Access scheme.
Albion Chambers, Broad Street, Bristol BS1 1DR
T: 0117 927 2144
F: 0117 926 2569
david.chidgey@albionchambers.co.uk
Clerks:
Crime: Nick Jeanes
T 0117 311 0307
Civil: Michael Harding
T 0117 311 0302
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