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David Greene

NLJ consultant editor

David Greene, NLJ Consultant Editor and Senior Partner, Head of Class Action and Finance Litigation at Edwin Coe LLP (www.edwincoe.com).

David specialises in commercial litigation including competition claims and claims on behalf of shareholders. He was articled with Edwin Coe and qualified in 1980, becoming a Partner in 1984 and Senior Partner in April 2011. David has developed a strong following in contentious competition work being involved in cases in front of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), High Court and Competition Commission. He has for many years advised sovereign states on disputes in international tribunals and particularly specialises in work involving governments in sub-Saharan Africa.

David served as the 176th President of the Law Society – the independent professional body for solicitors in England & Wales.

NLJ consultant editor

David Greene, NLJ Consultant Editor and Senior Partner, Head of Class Action and Finance Litigation at Edwin Coe LLP (www.edwincoe.com).

David specialises in commercial litigation including competition claims and claims on behalf of shareholders. He was articled with Edwin Coe and qualified in 1980, becoming a Partner in 1984 and Senior Partner in April 2011. David has developed a strong following in contentious competition work being involved in cases in front of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), High Court and Competition Commission. He has for many years advised sovereign states on disputes in international tribunals and particularly specialises in work involving governments in sub-Saharan Africa.

David served as the 176th President of the Law Society – the independent professional body for solicitors in England & Wales.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
Reversing the decision in PACCAR & proposals for wider change have been widely welcomed but how likely are many of them to be implemented? David Greene reports
David Greene anticipates attempts to make the litigation process more efficient and less costly…and make or break for litigation funding
Can the new government turn commitments to the justice process into serious change? David Greene digs deep
David Greene on the debate about the future of litigation funding at home & abroad
Governments & corporations worldwide are facing ever-increasing challenges relating to climate change, as David Greene explains
Is the absence of regulation enjoyed by litigation funders coming to an end? David Greene examines the ever-closer attention of regulators worldwide
How is the rule of law faring under the current Lord Chancellor? David Greene warns against the creeping threats to our rights
The battle for environmental justice: David Greene reports on efforts to hold governments & corporations to account for the climate crisis
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Lawyers can no longer afford to ignore the metaverse, says Jacqueline Watts of Allin1 Advisory in this week's NLJ. Far from being a passing tech fad, virtual platforms like Roblox host thriving economies and social interactions, raising real legal issues
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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