David Harby - Partner

David is a Partner in our BVI office. He is a BVI and English barrister, litigator and CEDR accredited mediator. David has also been admitted as Cayman attorney (presently non-practising). He is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

David has extensive experience of high value, complex international disputes and, in particular, insolvency, trust, shareholder and fraud litigation and advocacy. David routinely advises and works with insolvency practitioners, other law firms, financial institutions and corporate and commercial clients throughout the world. He has a particular interest in disputes and insolvencies involving novel asset classes and cryptocurrency.

Prior to joining CANDEY, David was the local managing partner of a well-known offshore law firm. During his career, David has been responsible for the conduct of and appeared in Court in relation to some of the most significant and valuable cases to come before the BVI, Cayman and English Courts.

David is mentioned in both Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500. David has been described as a “first-class litigator with a great tactical mind. He is an obvious choice for large and complex claims”. Clients have remarked that he is "a brilliant team leader, a person that motivates and is great with clients" and that "David understands how to handle the offshore elements. He is insightful and can cut through the issues quickly. He is impactful and gives commercially valuable advice".

David holds a LL.B (Hons) degree from The University of Birmingham and a LL.M degree in corporate and commercial law from The University of London.

Email: dharby@candey.com