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 theNew Statesman;[4]writes about law and policy for theFinancial Times;[5]and has previously blogged using the pseudonymJack of Kent.[6][7]
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| Born | David Allen Green 28 March 1971 Birmingham,England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Jack of Kent |
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| Awards | Orwell Prize(2009) |
| Website | davidallengreen |
Green's articles on legal matters have been published byThe Guardian,The Lawyer,New Scientist,Financial Times[8][5]Prospect.[9]and others.
Green was shortlisted for theOrwell prize for bloggingin 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,[10]and in 2011 as one of the 'Hot 100' lawyers byThe Lawyer.[11]
Education and early life
editGreen was born atSelly Oak Hospital[12]and brought up inBirmingham.After attendingFour Dwellings comprehensive schoolandHalesowen Collegesixth-form,[citation needed]he studiedmodern historyat theUniversity of Oxfordas an undergraduate student ofPembroke College, Oxford.He subsequently studied law at theUniversity of Birmingham.[12]
Career
editIn 2012, Green was listed on theIndependent on SundaynewspaperPink List,a list of influential British LGBT people.[13]On Twitter, Green said that he wasbisexual[14]in response to the listings. He has also said that he was "not Christened, and am still less a Christian".[15]
Legal career
editAfter being awarded the Sir Thomas More and Hardwicke Scholarships byLincoln's Inn,[12]Green wascalled to the Barin 1999[12]and became a solicitor in 2001.[12]Formerly a lawyer atBaker McKenzie,Herbert Smith,and theTreasury Solicitor,he is now (and since 2009) head of the media practice at Preiskel & Co.[3]
He was involved on apro bonobasis with Simon Singh'ssuccessful libel defence campaignagainst the British Chiropractic Association.[3]
In 2010, he advisedSally Bercowover possible libel action by think tankMigrationWatch UKand their chairman SirAndrew Greenwhich was later dropped.[16][17]
He led the defence in theTwitter Joke Trial,[18]in which defendant Paul Chambers was acquitted on appeal on 27 July 2012.
Journalism
editGreen is a blogger on his own blog, and previously one under the name Jack of Kent (named afterJack o' Kent[19]), is a columnist on law and policy for theFinancial Times;[18]and has contributed to theNew Statesman,The Guardian,The Lawyer,and theNew Scientistin the past. He has been a guest on theRemainiacspodcast several times in 2019, and has used his expertise to explain aspects ofUnited Kingdom constitutional lawas they relate toBrexitand the2019 British prorogation controversy.[20]
In 2012, he gave evidence to theLeveson Inquiryinto the culture, practices and ethics of the British press.[21]
References
edit- ^Green, David Allen (5 February 2011)."I am 40 next month".Twitter.Archived fromthe originalon 10 December 2012.Retrieved5 February2011.
- ^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.Retrieved5 February2019.
- ^abc"David Allen Green".preiskel.Preiskel & Co.Retrieved14 December2010.
- ^"New Statesman (articles by) David Allen Green".newstatesman.Retrieved14 December2010.
- ^abGreen, David Allen (2025)."The coming battle between social media and state: Behind the alignment of X and Meta with Trump is a cold business logic - and a position of weakness rather than strength".ft.(subscription required)
- ^"Jack of Kent".Blogger.Retrieved14 December2010.
- ^Aldridge, Alex (21 October 2010)."New ideas in law: The geek shall inherit..."Legalweek.Retrieved5 February2011.
- ^Green, David Allen (2016)."David Allen Green at ft".blogs.ft.Archived fromthe originalon 14 June 2016.
- ^"David Allen Green's columns".Prospect magazine.
- ^"Are you on the j-list? The leading innovators in journalism and media in 2010".Journalism.co.uk. 22 July 2010.Retrieved14 December2010.
- ^"The Hot 100 2011".The Lawyer:4, 6, 10. 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 6 January 2011.
- ^abcde"David Allen Green".Conville & Walsh Ltd. Archived fromthe originalon 8 July 2011.
- ^"The IoS Pink List 2012".Independent on Sunday.4 November 2012.Retrieved4 November2012.
- ^David Allen Green (4 November 2012)."Delighted to represent the usually neglected Bs in LGBT in the IoS #PinkList (no 58)".Twitter.Archived fromthe originalon 10 December 2012.Retrieved4 November2012.
- ^Green, David Allen (17 March 2019)."comment, under Welcome to the new blog".davidallengreen.Retrieved17 March2019.
- ^Dowell, Katy (7 October 2010)."Migrationwatch drops Sally Bercow libel threat".The Lawyer.Retrieved20 December2010.
- ^Allen Green, David."Jack of Kent: Defending Sally Bercow".Blogger.Retrieved20 December2010.
- ^ab"David Allen Green - Profile from Preiskel".Retrieved21 May2011.
- ^"About David Allen Green – Jack of Kent".jackofkent.Archived fromthe originalon 2 March 2012.
- ^"SUPREME CAUGHT? David Allen Green on the Scottish court case capers".Audioboom.Retrieved13 September2019.
- ^Allen Green, David."Witness Statement of David Allen Green"(PDF).Archived from the original on 22 January 2014.