David Gilchrist
Year of call 1987, Inner Temple
Areas of Expertise
Business and Property Group,
Mediation
Real Estate Litigation: Tier 2
David Gilchrist has a broad chancery practice which includes acting in property disputes. He has appeared in ownership cases, as well as easements and mortgage-related disputes.
"David Gilchrist is pleasant, very competent and a safe pair of hands."
Chambers and Partners 2025
Chancery: Tier 2
"David is experienced, reliable and a very safe pair of hands with any contentious probate matter. He's able to cut to the nub of any dispute very quickly and is meticulous in his preparation."
"He is a very good operator - very good on the law and completely reliable."
Chambers and Partners 2025
Real Estate Litigation: Band 3 - Ranked Chambers and Partners 2024 Edition
Chambers and Partners 2024
Chancery - Band 2:
"David has a wide-ranging chancery practice and particular expertise in insolvency and professional negligence cases. His expertise relates to various matters including wills, trusts and estate administration. "David Gilchrist is good and experienced as well."
Chambers and Partners 2024
Chancery (Northern Bar):
"Impresses with his responsiveness, turn-around time and the content and quality of his advice."
Chambers and Partners 2023
Chancery (Northern Bar):
"David's advocacy ability is outstanding due to his experience and knowledge of procedure and technical legal points."
Chambers and Partners 2022
Chancery (Northern Bar) Leading Barrister -
Strengths: "He just gets to grip with the case and you can see he has thought it through." "His advocacy style is one which is very, very detailed, very calm and very persuasive."
Chambers and Partners 2021
Chancery Northern (Bar) - Leading Barrister Band 3:
"He is a good safe pair of hands and an all-rounder." "He is a very well-respected practitioner."
Chambers and Partners 2020
Chancery - Northern (Bar): Leading Barrister (Band 3)
"He's clear, his drafting is very precise and his advocacy is the same."
"He has good judgement and is a good advocate as well."
Chambers and Partners UK Bar 2019
"His strongest point is his ability to explain the impact of a legal position to clients and put them at their ease."
Chambers and Partners 2018
"David has an extremely calm presence in court."
Chambers and Partners 2018
"Experienced across a range of commercial matters."
Legal 500, 2017
"Well-regarded and experienced junior with an expansive commercial offering." "He's great on detail and very knowledgeable."
Chambers and Partners 2017
"Experienced commercial chancery litigation practitioner who acts on property law, including landlord and tenant matters." "A very knowledgeable and tenacious advocate." "He is able to advise on matters of considerable complexity."
Chambers and Partners 2017
"A very able barrister."
Legal 500, 2016
"Highly experienced commercial junior well versed in the full spectrum of matters, including directors' disputes and shareholder issues. Possesses notable expertise in commercial property work. 'A tenacious advocate - hugely knowledgeable.'"
Chambers and Partners 2016
"Adept at insolvency and professional negligence cases. He also has a strong showing in traditional chancery work and is particularly good at wills, trusts and estate administration. 'Without doubt one of the most consistently brilliant barristers I have ever used; he is impeccable, has an eye for detail and adopts an excellent approach with clients.'"
Chambers and Partners 2016
"He has an immense knowledge of the law."
Chambers & Partners 2015
"He's understated when on his feet, but persistent. Which is a good thing. Commercial judges don't like theatrics. They can see the issues and they don't want a barrister who wastes their time." "He is very straight-talking and practical. Clients are very trusting of him because he talks down the line and will point out weaknesses in a case and speak very frankly."
Chambers & Partners 2015
"Knowledgeable and assured"
Legal 500 2014
"David handles the very complex aspects of a case well. He has strong intellectual abilities."
Chambers & Partners 2014
"David Gilchrist provides a full service to clients on property, trusts, commercial and professional negligence disputes. Clients laud him for being 'a modern barrister'who is always thinking ahead. They particularly value his thoroughness and the practical advice he offers... David receives particular praise for his advocacy skills and is an effective presence in the courtroom. He represents clients in a variety of commercial work such as disputes relating to guarantees, insolvency and partnerships."
Chambers & Partners 2013
"has many a repeat brief from solicitors as he injects an inventive spirit into all his cases"
Chambers and Partners 2011 - Chancery
"bright, effective and very strong on the fine detail of the law"
Chambers and Partners 2011 - Commercial Dispute Resolution
PROFILE
David is a specialist in business and property litigation and Head of the Business and Property Team at 9 St John Street.
The principal areas of his practice are:
- Real property
- Landlord and tenant
- Wills, trusts and estates
- Business disputes, including partnership
As well as advisory and drafting work, he has extensive experience of litigation in the High Court, the County Court, the Property Tribunal (including the Upper Tribunal) and the Court of Appeal.
He is recommended for both Chancery and Real Estate Litigation by Chambers and Partners in 2024 and has been ranked by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 for a number of years.
In 2015, he was trained and accredited as a mediator by CEDR and, since then, has been regularly engaged as a mediator; mainly, in disputes involving property and the administration of estates.
He is a member of the Chancery Bar Association and the Northern Business and Property Bar Association.
He is a graduate of Durham University and has practiced in Manchester since 1996.
Associations
Chancery Bar Association,
Professional Negligence Bar Association
Northern Circuit Commercial Bar Association
Education
BA, Durham University
Prescribed Information
David Gilchrist is a practising barrister, who is regulated by the Bar Standards Board. Details of information held by the BSB about him can be found here.
David Gilchrist’s clerks will happily provide no obligation quotations for all legal services that he provides. Their contact details can be found here. It is most common for David to undertake advocacy before courts and tribunals for a fixed fee in respect of preparation and the first day (brief fee) plus a further fee (refresher) in respect of each additional day in court. Advisory work (including conferences) is commonly charged an hourly rate, although a fixed fee may be negotiated. He will typically return paperwork within 14 days, although other professional commitments, complexity and volume of documentation may affect this approximate timescale.
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