Dr David Sharpe KC

Dr David Sharpe KC is a barrister at 12KBW Chambers and specialises in clinical negligence, professional negligence, serious personal injury, construction, sport, inquests & inquiries and property law. David practices within all areas of England & Wales and works for claimants and defendants.

David has an extensive sports law practice which extends to sporting injuries, contractual disputes, regulation, anti-doping, planning and construction of sports ground, and challenging the decisions of sports bodies. He is a member of the arbitration, mediation and pro-bono panels of Sports Resolutions, a member of the Judicial Board of World Sailing,  a member of the Board of Appeal of the International Paralympic Committee and Vice Chair of the IBA Sports Law Division.

He practiced as a doctor to Consultant level in Emergency Medicine (and is a Fellow of both the Royal College of Surgeons and Royal College of Physicians) prior to qualifying as a Barrister and  retains an exceptional knowledge of scientific, medical and technical matters relevant to his current legal practice.

David is also admitted to the Inner Bar in a number of other jurisdictions, has developed expertise of jurisdictional issues and has built a strong international aspect to his practice. He regularly receives instructions from overseas.

He has fully embraced ADR and is a qualified arbitrator and mediator. As such he is equally happy to act either as arbitrator/mediator or as counsel in such proceedings.