David is a partner at Schofield Sweeney LLP, a Yorkshire based law firm. He has been a corporate solicitor in Leeds throughout his career, advising businesses on transactions and governance issues. David attended Pocklington School and is a graduate of St Catharine’s College, Cambridge University.

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David’s children have all passed through school and university, and he has acted for long periods as a governor of well-known independent schools in the North of England. David is passionately interested in education and is delighted to be able to contribute his skills and experience to the WRAT Board.

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David’s interests are sports (especially rugby union and tennis), fell walking/trekking and 15th/16th century and modern British history.