Dean Dunham is one of the most recognised and trusted voices in the media on consumer law issues and is the presenter of the popular weekly radio show on LBC ‘the Consumer Hour’, resident legal expert on ITV This Morning, and consumer columnist for the Daily Mail. He is also a regular contributor to a wide range of television programmes, including BBC Watchdog, Panorama, BBC Inside Out, BBC Breakfast and ITV News.

Dean is a solicitor-advocate and qualified arbitrator, with in excess of 25 years’ experience in the legal profession. During his career he has represented a wide range of clients, including celebrities such as Freddie Starr, Adam Ant and Jamie Vardy, several football clubs, including Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United, many of the prominent retailers on the high street, and victims of the HBOS Reading fraud.

Dean has also been a key figure in the alternative dispute resolution sector, leading the launch of ‘AviationADR’ and acting as Chief Adjudicator for several years – the official ADR scheme approved by the Civil Aviation Authority. 

Host

We are glad to be welcoming back David FitzGerald who returns this year to once again co-host the DASLS Awards 2026.

David "Fitz" FitzGerald has been in the media for over thirty four years, covering television presentation, programme production, corporate and commercial presentations plus script writing and commercial voice overs.