David Knapp joined the London office from Clyde & Co LLP in March 2017. He specialises in the defence of complex liability claims, particularly those brought against the public sector.

David has successfully defended a wide variety of claims. These include highways, defamation, abuse, stress at work, data protection, bullying and harassment, claims brought under the Human Rights Act, unlawful arrest/detention and misfeasance in a public office.

David has also successfully taken to the Appellate Courts a number of duty of care cases including:-

DN v London Borough of Greenwich [2004] – Failure to educate
XY v London Borough of Hounslow [2011] – Duty owed by a Social Worker to vulnerable adults
Edwards v London Borough of Sutton [2016] – Duty of care owed by the occupier of a historic structure

David is also instructed by composite insurers in catastrophic and large loss injury claims and in particular those where liability is in dispute.