Dean Dunham

Dean Peter Dunham^[1] is a solicitor-advocate, barrister and arbitrator, who has served as the Chief Ombudsman at The Retail Ombudsman, a former Alternative Dispute Resolution provider in the UK.^[2]

He is considered to be one of the leading authorities on consumer law, being named in the Thomson Reuters Superlawyers List and Legal 500^[3] and being named as Consumer Lawyer of the Year 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, and Solicitor Advocate of the Year 2018.

Dunham, who is often referred to as a "celebrity lawyer", is also one of the leading commentators on consumer law in the media, providing regular commentary on BBC One, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. He has also written legal advice columns in the Daily Mirror and Sun newspapers.

Dunham is the presenter of the LBC Consumer Hour ^[4]

Dunham is currently the consumer law columnist for the Mirror Group ^[5] the Sunday People and Daily Express newspapers ^[6] .

Education

Dunham studied law at the University of Buckingham, a private university, graduating in 1997.^[7]

He completed the Legal Practice Course and Professional Skills Course at the College of Law and then qualified as a Solicitor-Advocate.^[1] Dunham is also a non-practising barrister (called to Middle Temple) and is a qualified arbitrator (MCIArb).

High profile cases

Dunham represented Freddie Starr in his unsuccessful^[8] libel case against Karin Ward,^[9] and the original Bucks Fizz in the unsuccessful Bucks Fizz legal dispute during 2011.^[10]