David Culleton

David is a Legal Director on our Liability team, specialising in insurance litigation.

David is a dual qualified solicitor (who has practised in Ireland, England and Wales) with extensive experience in Insurance defence litigation, with a specialism in complex defence litigation. He frequently acts assists national insurers and large self-insured entities in the defence or personal injuries, bullying and defamation claims.

David also has extensive commercial litigation experience and frequently deals with claims involving multi-million-euro exposure. He has also helped clients to successfully secure injunctive relief and security for costs in several different matters.
David is renowned in the wider insurance market for his expertise in defending claims involving complex fraud, including induced, staged and ringed fraud claims.

David’s tenacity, dedication and passion have been key attributes in cementing strong relationships with several national insurers and self-insured entities.

He has an impressive and peerless record of successfully defending clients at trial in various personal injuries and commercial litigation disputes.

David also provides bespoke training on the area of defence litigation and is a regular speaker at events run by the Insurance Institute of Ireland and Insurance Ireland.

David has published two academic publications for the Irish Judicial Studies Journal and also acts as a Decision maker for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal on a part-time basis.