David Allen Green

David Allen Green (born 28 March 1971; 'Allen' is his second forename) is an English lawyer and writer. He is the former legal correspondent for the New Statesman; writes about law and policy for the Financial Times;

Green's articles on legal matters have been published by The Guardian, The Lawyer, New Scientist, Financial Times Prospect. and others.

Green 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, and in 2011 as one of the 'Hot 100' lawyers by The Lawyer.

Education and early life Green was born at Selly Oak Hospital and brought up in Birmingham. After attending Four Dwellings comprehensive school and Halesowen College sixth-form, he studied modern history at the University of Oxford as an undergraduate student of Pembroke College, Oxford. He subsequently studied law at the University of Birmingham. On Twitter, Green said that he was bisexual in response to the listings. He has also said that he was "not Christened, and am still less a Christian".

Legal career

After being awarded the Sir Thomas More and Hardwicke Scholarships by Lincoln's Inn,

He led the defence in the Twitter joke trial, 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 ), is a columnist on law and policy for the Financial Times;

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