As well as appearing as an advocate, David is available to sit as a private judge dealing with Financial Dispute Resolution hearings and also as an Arbitrator. He can be instructed by parties' directly to conduct such hearings.

What sort of work do I do?

David has been described in the directories as follows:
Highly regarded family finance specialist with a strong expertise in matters involving complex company valuations, assets, trust and tax issues. He also takes on Schedule 1 applications.
Strengths: “He is extremely hands-on and has a good grasp of the case, which enables the parties to reach a settlement.” “He has a great eye for detail and gets to the heart of any case quickly and efficiently. He is fair,pragmatic, and robust when required.”
Chambers and Partners 2021

"Highly regarded family finance specialist with a strong expertise in matters involving complex company valuations, assets, trust and tax issues. "David Walden-Smith is just superb and is a tremendous arbitrator;
Chambers and Partner 2020

His depth of preparation is second to none." "Extremely calm and thorough in his approach; Very knowledgeable.
Chambers and Partners 2019

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