David Allen Green

David Allen Green
David Allen Green speaks at TAM London 2010
Born (1971-03-28) 28 March 1971 (age 53)
Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesJack of Kent
Education
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Lawyer
  • writer
Websitedavidallengreen.com

David Allen Green (born 28 March 1971;[1][2] 'Allen' is his second forename) is an English lawyer[3] and writer. He is the former legal correspondent for the New Statesman;[4] writes about law and policy for the Financial Times;[5] and has previously blogged using the pseudonym Jack of Kent.[6][7]

His articles on legal matters have been published by The Guardian, The Lawyer, New Scientist, and others.

He was shortlisted for the Orwell prize for blogging in 2010 and was a judge of the same in 2011. He was also named in 2010 as one of the leading innovators in journalism and media,[8] and in 2011 as one of the 'Hot 100' lawyers by The Lawyer.[9]

Personal life

Green was born at Selly Oak Hospital[10] and brought up in Birmingham. After attending Four Dwellings comprehensive school and Halesowen College sixth-form,[citation needed] he studied modern history at Pembroke College, Oxford and Law at the University of Birmingham.[10]

In 2012, Green was listed on the Independent on Sunday Pink List, a list of influential British LGBT people.[11] On Twitter, Green said that he was bisexual[12] in response to the listings. He has also said that he was "not Christened, and am still less a Christian".[13]

After being awarded the Sir Thomas More and Hardwicke Scholarships by Lincoln's Inn,[10] Green was called to the Bar in 1999[10] and became a solicitor in 2001.[10] Formerly a lawyer at Baker McKenzie, Herbert Smith, and the Treasury Solicitor, he is now (and since 2009) head of the media practice at Preiskel & Co.[3]

He was involved on a pro bono basis with Simon Singh's successful libel defence campaign against the British Chiropractic Association.[3]

In 2010, he advised Sally Bercow over possible libel action by think tank MigrationWatch UK and their chairman Sir Andrew Green which was later dropped.[14][15]

He led the defence in the Twitter Joke Trial,[16] in which defendant Paul Chambers was acquitted on appeal on 27 July 2012.

Journalism

Green is a blogger on his own blog, and previously one under the name Jack of Kent (named after Jack o' Kent[17]), is a columnist on law and policy for the Financial Times;[5] and has contributed to the New Statesman, The Guardian, The Lawyer, and the New Scientist in the past. He has been a guest on the Remainiacs podcast several times in 2019, and has used his expertise to explain aspects of United Kingdom constitutional law as they relate to Brexit and the 2019 British prorogation controversy.[18]

In 2012, he gave evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the British press.[19]

References

  1. ^ Green, David Allen (5 February 2011). "I am 40 next month". Twitter. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  2. ^ Green, David Allen (5 February 2019). "The one reason I dislike Brexit is that my birthday is the day before (the current) Brexit day but I am now so used to typing and saying "29 March", I routinely get my DoB wrong and so thrown out of things by security". @davidallengreen. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "David Allen Green". Preiskel & Co. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  4. ^ "New Statesman (articles by) David Allen Green". Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Financial Times".
  6. ^ "Jack of Kent". Blogger. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  7. ^ Aldridge, Alex (21 October 2010). "New ideas in law: The geek shall inherit..." Legalweek. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  8. ^ "Are you on the j-list? The leading innovators in journalism and media in 2010". Journalism.co.uk. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  9. ^ "The Hot 100 2011". The Lawyer: 4, 6, 10. 2011. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011.
  10. ^ a b c d e "David Allen Green". Conville & Walsh Ltd. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011.
  11. ^ "The IoS Pink List 2012". Independent on Sunday. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  12. ^ David Allen Green (4 November 2012). "Delighted to represent the usually neglected Bs in LGBT in the IoS #PinkList (no 58)". Twitter. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  13. ^ Green, David Allen (17 March 2019). "comment, under Welcome to the new blog". David Allen Green. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  14. ^ Dowell, Katy (7 October 2010). "Migrationwatch drops Sally Bercow libel threat". The Lawyer. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  15. ^ Allen Green, David. "Jack of Kent: Defending Sally Bercow". Blogger. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  16. ^ "David Allen Green - Profile from Preiskel.com". Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  17. ^ "About David Allen Green – Jack of Kent".
  18. ^ "SUPREME CAUGHT? David Allen Green on the Scottish court case capers". Audioboom. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  19. ^ Allen Green, David. "Witness Statement of David Allen Green" (PDF). Archived from the original on 22 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)