David Pope

David Pope is a Teaching Fellow at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), Queen Mary University of London, and a door tenant at Outer Temple Chambers. He previously served as a Teaching Fellow at the Law Faculty of University College London between 2010 and 2020. With over 20 years of experience as a commercial barrister in London, he specialized in banking litigation and represented major financial institutions, Big Four accountancy firms, and multinational companies in energy, media, and hospitality sectors.

Education:

• LLB (Hons.) from the University of Edinburgh
• LLM from Harvard Law School (Frank Knox Memorial Fellow)

Research interests span commercial law, advocacy skills, English civil procedure, and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) strategies. He co-authored influential texts like Mooting and advocacy skills (2015) and UK ADR Client Strategies (2008), emphasizing practical legal training and dispute resolution.

Scientific Awards:

• Frank Knox Memorial Fellow (Harvard Law School)

Advising and Grants: David convenes the postgraduate module SOLM276 (Advocacy in Commercial Disputes) and provides advocacy training to solicitors in London, Scotland, and Ireland. No formal grants or advisees are listed.

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with CCLS and Queen Mary’s School of Law, contributing to legal education and research initiatives.