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'''David Allen Green''' (born March 1971<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twitter.com/DavidAllenGreen/status/33826820314890240|title=I am 40 next month.|last=Green|first=David Allen|date=2011-02-05|work=[[Twitter]]|accessdate=5 February 2011}}{{Dead link|date=August 2011 |
'''David Allen Green''' (born March 1971<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twitter.com/DavidAllenGreen/status/33826820314890240|title=I am 40 next month.|last=Green|first=David Allen|date=2011-02-05|work=[[Twitter]]|accessdate=5 February 2011}}{{Dead link|date=August 2011}}</ref> "Allen" is his second forename) is an English [[lawyer]]<ref name="preiskel">{{cite web|url=http://www.preiskel.com/people/david-allen-green/|title=David Allen Green|publisher=Preiskel & Co|accessdate=14 December 2010}}</ref> and writer. He is also legal correspondent for the ''[[New Statesman]]'';<ref name="NewStat">{{cite web|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/david_allen_green|title=New Statesman (articles by) David Allen Green|accessdate=14 December 2010}}</ref> and blogs as '''Jack of Kent'''.<ref name="JoK">{{cite web|url=http://jackofkent.blogspot.com/|title=Jack of Kent|work=[[Blogger (service)|Blogger]]|accessdate=14 December 2010}}</ref><ref name="Aldridge">{{cite news|url=http://www.legalweek.com/legal-week/analysis/1799966/ideas-law-geek-inherit|title=New ideas in law: The geek shall inherit...|last=Aldridge|first=Alex|date=2010-10-21|work=Legalweek|accessdate=5 February 2011}}</ref> |
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His articles on legal matters have been published by ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[The Lawyer]]'', ''[[New Scientist]]'', and others. |
His articles on legal matters have been published by ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[The Lawyer]]'', ''[[New Scientist]]'', and others. |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Green was born and brought up in [[Birmingham]]. After education at [[Four Dwellings High School|Four Dwellings]] comprehensive school and [[Halesowen College]] sixth-form, he studied Modern History at [[Pembroke College Oxford]] and [[Law]] at the [[University of Birmingham]].<ref name="C+W" /> |
Green was born at Selly Oak Hospital<ref name="C+W">{{cite web|url=http://www.convilleandwalsh.com/index.php/authors/author/david-allen-green/|title=David Allen Green|publisher=Conville & Walsh Ltd|accessdate=14 December 2010}}</ref> and brought up in [[Birmingham]]. After education at [[Four Dwellings High School|Four Dwellings]] comprehensive school and [[Halesowen College]] sixth-form, he studied Modern History at [[Pembroke College Oxford]] and [[Law]] at the [[University of Birmingham]].<ref name="C+W" /> |
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In 2012, Green was listed on the ''[[Independent on Sunday]]'' [[Pink List]], a list of influential British LGBT people.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-ios-pink-list-2012-8216187.html|title=The IoS Pink List 2012|work=Independent on Sunday|date=4 November 2012|accessdate=4 November 2012}}</ref> On Twitter, Green noted that he was [[bisexuality|bisexual]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/DavidAllenGreen/status/265055562864132096|title=Delighted to represent the usually neglected Bs in LGBT in the IoS #PinkList (no 58)|author=David Allen Green|work=Twitter|date=4 November 2012|accessdate=4 November 2012}}{{dead link|date=December 2012}}</ref> in response to the listings. |
In 2012, Green was listed on the ''[[Independent on Sunday]]'' [[Pink List]], a list of influential British LGBT people.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-ios-pink-list-2012-8216187.html|title=The IoS Pink List 2012|work=Independent on Sunday|date=4 November 2012|accessdate=4 November 2012}}</ref> On Twitter, Green noted that he was [[bisexuality|bisexual]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/DavidAllenGreen/status/265055562864132096|title=Delighted to represent the usually neglected Bs in LGBT in the IoS #PinkList (no 58)|author=David Allen Green|work=Twitter|date=4 November 2012|accessdate=4 November 2012}}{{dead link|date=December 2012}}</ref> in response to the listings. |
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Born | March 1971 |
Education | Four Dwellings School University of Oxford University of Birmingham |
Occupation | Lawyer |
David Allen Green (born March 1971[1] "Allen" is his second forename) is an English lawyer[2] and writer. He is also legal correspondent for the New Statesman;[3] and blogs as Jack of Kent.[4][5]
His articles on legal matters have been published by The Guardian, The Lawyer, New Scientist, and others.
He was shortlisted for the George Orwell blogging prize 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,[6] and in 2011 as one of the 'Hot 100' lawyers by The Lawyer.[7]
Personal life
Green was born at Selly Oak Hospital[8] and brought up in Birmingham. After education at Four Dwellings comprehensive school and Halesowen College sixth-form, he studied Modern History at Pembroke College Oxford and Law at the University of Birmingham.[8]
In 2012, Green was listed on the Independent on Sunday Pink List, a list of influential British LGBT people.[9] On Twitter, Green noted that he was bisexual[10] in response to the listings.
Legal career
After being awarded the Sir Thomas More and Hardwicke Scholarships by Lincoln's Inn,[8] Green was called to the Bar in 1999[8] and became a solicitor in 2001.[8] 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.[2]
He was involved on a pro bono basis with Simon Singh's successful libel defence campaign against the British Chiropractic Association.[2]
In 2010, he advised Sally Bercow in her successful defence of a threatened libel action by lobby group MigrationWatch UK and their chairman Sir Andrew Green.[11][12]
He led the defence in the Twitter Joke Trial,[13] in which defendant Paul Chambers was acquitted on 27 July 2012.
Activism
Green is founder and convenor[14] of Westminster Skeptics, and sits on the advisory board of Sense About Science and on the editorial board of The Skeptic magazine.
Social media
Green is a prolific blogger, both on his own Jack of Kent blog and as part of his contribution to New Statesman[15] magazine. He appears on the legal podcast Without Prejudice.
References
- ^ Green, David Allen (5 February 2011). "I am 40 next month". Twitter. Retrieved 5 February 2011.[dead link]
- ^ a b c "David Allen Green". Preiskel & Co. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ "New Statesman (articles by) David Allen Green". Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ "Jack of Kent". Blogger. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ Aldridge, Alex (21 October 2010). "New ideas in law: The geek shall inherit..." Legalweek. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ "Are you on the j-list? The leading innovators in journalism and media in 2010". Journalism.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ "The Hot 100 2011". The Lawyer: 4, 6, 10. 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "David Allen Green". Conville & Walsh Ltd. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ "The IoS Pink List 2012". Independent on Sunday. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ^ David Allen Green (4 November 2012). "Delighted to represent the usually neglected Bs in LGBT in the IoS #PinkList (no 58)". Twitter. Retrieved 4 November 2012.[dead link]
- ^ Dowell, Katy (7 October 2010). "Migrationwatch drops Sally Bercow libel threat". The Lawyer. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ Allen Green, David. "Jack of Kent: Defending Sally Bercow". Blogger. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ "David Allen Green - Profile from Preiskel.com". Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ^ "Westminster Skeptics". Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ "David Allen Green Blog for New Statesman". Retrieved 13 July 2011.
External links
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- Alumni of Pembroke College, Oxford
- Alumni of the University of Birmingham
- English lawyers
- English solicitors
- English legal professionals
- English legal writers
- English male journalists
- Living people
- English sceptics
- English bloggers
- 1971 births
- Bisexual writers
- People from Birmingham, West Midlands
- Bisexual men