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Timestamp: 2019-04-22 14:57:28+00:00

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He is a "forceful negotiator who gets excellent results."
"He demonstrates particular expertise in complex cerebral palsy cases as well as brain and spinal injury claims. His strengths are thoroughness intellect and tenacity. He doesn`t give up even on the most difficult cases."
"He works really well with experts and approaches his cases with great enthusiasm. He fights very forcefully for clients and gets good results."
David Wilby QC's main areas of practice are clinical negligence and personal injury, in particular cases involving birth related injuries, catastrophic injury, severe brain injury, health and safety, industrial disease and associated limitation issues. He has considerable expertise in high value claims, particularly involving periodic payments and indexation. He is recognised in a number of directories to the Bar as a leading Silk in clinical negligence and personal injuries. He has been recognised by Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners as a leading Silk in clinical negligence since 1998. He is Top Rated as a Leading Barrister in Chambers UK Bar 2016 and as a Leading Individual in Legal 500 2016. Legal 500 2017 recognised David as a "forceful negotiator who gets excellent results."
He is also a tenant at Parklane Plowden, Chambers in Leeds and Newcastle, where he was Head of Chambers between 2007 and 2011 implementing the merger of the two sets.
The only personal injury Barrister to be listed in The Lawyer Hot 100, 2010, Mr Wilby QC won Outstanding Case of the Year at The Personal Injury Awards 2009 for his work on the landmark birth defects case, Corby. The first case worldwide to establish that airborn contaminants can cause fetal developmental damage. Mr Wilby has had numerous appearances in the National Press and on Television and Radio due to the success of the Corby Litigation. Personal accolades identify that it was "his supreme understanding of the expert evidence that was responsible for the Claimants' success". The Lawyer described David Wilby QC as one of the most sought after Silks at the Bar - renowned in the profession for his efficiency, reliability, conscientiousness and unrivalled grasp of complex expert evidence. He continues to conduct high value catastrophic injury and birth injury claims and conclude settlements regularly involving awards in excess of £6million. He tries civil claims as a Recorder and Deputy High Court Judge.
He was runner-up for the ‘Barrister of the Year’ at the Lawyer Awards 2010. He was 1 of 3 finalists for ‘Personal Injury Barrister of the Year’ at the 2009 and 2010 awards.
Contributor to Monkman on Employer's Liability, 13th, 14th and 15th editions, 2006, 2009 and 2013.
Georgina Cottingham v. Avon Gloucestershire & Wiltshire Strategic HA - 15th May 2008, Bristol High Court. An award was approved in favour of the claimant at a conventional value of £5.6 million. This included an award by periodical payments of £140,000 per annum to provide for her future care and case management needs. Case demonstrates Mr Wilby QCs cutting edge involvement in cases involving indexation of periodical payments.
French v. The Thames Valley strategic HA, March 2005. Liability for decision to deliver prology of a baby leading to cerebral palsy and learning difficulties. Issues as to contemporaneous clinical practice re 30 week babies and causation of disabilities.
Withycombe v. Bedford General Hospital NHS Trust, February 2005, QB, RCJ, HHJ Hughes QC. Acquired brain damage and quadriplegia caused by clinical negligence. Award - £3.6 million. Periodic payments representing half the awarded provided by NHS on a non-discounted basis.
David has considerable experience in catastrophic injury claims and those involving psychiatric disability. He has particular expertise in workplace accidents. He is acknowledged as an expert in claims involving school and outward bound accidents. He was one of the main Counsel in the claims arising out of the Bradford City Football fire, represented families in theSowerby Bridge lorry disaster and was Counsel for the defence of the Travellers Coach Co I the M2 motorway crash.
Hopkins v. Simmons - High Court, RCJ, February 2009, CA January 2010. Award £2.85 million. Claimant seriously brain damaged. March 2009 judgment for £2.85m on conventional basis. Future care and case management awawrd discounted for future eventualities and award split into part PPO and part conventional award. This meant that a PPO could not properly be made and the claimant was granted permission to appeal on the quantum of this award, the appropriateness of discounting and the principles of making a PPO in such circumstances. Appeal heard by Court of Appeal including Waller LJ 17th December 2009. Decision appeal dismissed. Facts of case widely reported in Kemp & Kemp and other specialist practitioner texts.
Susan Margaret Shackleton v. Strode College & Theatre - High Court Bristol, February 2009. Quantum - Middle-aged teacher, severe labyrinthine disability affecting ability to stand, walk, work and causing regular falls and serious injury. Involved complex medical issues and issues of causation of disability and loss. Settled 2 days before trial on terms favourable to claimant. Very favourable comments by solicitor and Junior on DCW QC's preparation of the expert evidence resulting in very favourable outcome.
David represented the Wainwrights in Wainwright v. Home Office in the Court of Appeal and House of Lords, the leading case on privacy in English law. He has represented police authorities and claimants in police actions and is increasingly sought after to appear in the administrative court in actions involving human rights and immigration, notably recently successfully in Guru Nanak Satsang Sabha v. Home Office (Article 9) andOdedra v. Home Office (Article 6 and British Nationality Act).
Has at the request of Liberty assisted with and contributed to the Liberty Privacy Project - report published 2005.
Powell v. Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan (2005) PNLR 1.
"At Old Square Chambers, David Wilby QC’s strengths include his 'meticulous preparation' and 'outstanding tactical advice'."
Ali v. Bradford MBC  EWCA Civ,  NPC 113 CA.
Claimants on the Register - Corby Litigation v. Corby Borough Council  EWHC 1994 TCC and in the Court of Appeal. Successful claims in public nuisance and negligence against defendant council for causing teratogenic birth disability to children born from mothers affected by airborne chemicals. David Wilby labelled the Erin Brokovich of Great Britain. Multi-million pounds award to 18 claimants approved May 2010.
Dr C Copakumar v. General Medical Council  EWCA Civ 309; CA (Civ Div) 9/4/2008; All ER (D) 113 (Apr); Telegraph 16th April 2008. The role of a Legal Assessor before a Fitness to Practise Panel in respect of a GP was not analogous to the directions that a criminal judge would give to a jury.
Dunn v. South Tyneside Healthcare NHS Trust  PIQR P12 CA, judgment Phillips MR - Principal judgment in clinical liability for failure of detention of Section 3 Mental Health Act patient.
King v. DOETR [2003 EWCA Civ 730,  JPIL C141 - No liability on government department for design of motorway roundabout where motorcyclist had accident resulting in serious disability.
Wainwright v. Home Office  1 WLR 405 CA - Wolff LCJ, Mummery and Buxton LJJ - House of Lords, 16th October 2003,  UK HL 53 - Tort of privacy, Wilkinson v. Downton, ss.3 and 6, Human Rights Act, Article 8 ECHR, the principal authority on whether there is a tort of privacy in English law.
M v. Leeds Health Authority  PIQR Q4 21 - Sullivan J, QB Leeds, May 2001 - Latest case on interpretation of Roberts v. Johnstone in respect of accommodation claims.
McQuade v. Chief Constable of Humberside Police  EWCA Civ 1300,  1 WLR 1347 - Not a necessary ingredient of breach of the peace at common law in private premises that there be some disturbance to members of the public off the premises.
Scott v. Wakefield Health Authority  8 Med LR 341 CA - Medical negligence - blindness - issue of tertiary referral.

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