David Williams
David is a personal injury lawyer in DAC Beachcroft's Leeds office and specialises in data breach claims and casualty work, managing the claims for a number of multinational corporate clients.
Relevant experience includes:
- Representing the successful appellant in the Supreme Court judgment in Zurich Insurance v Hayward, described by Professor Dominic Regan as “having immense ramifications for civil litigators” (New Law Journal).
- Representing an insurer client and its insured in a lead asbestos-related disease claim, securing a settlement enabling ongoing immunotherapy treatment to be purchased by the Claimant whilst concluding her claim before trial.
- Representing an insurer client and its insured in a lead nervous shock claim, Farmer v Outokumpu, the claim being dismissed as the Claimant failed to satisfy the control tests which govern such claims.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 1999
Experience
- DAC Beachcroft Claims Limited (1999 - Present)
- Dawson & Burgess (1997 - 1999)
Qualifications
- Solicitor (1999)
- LPC with Distinction (1997)
- LLB Law and French (1996)
Education
- College of Law, LPC (1997)
- University of Keele, LLB (1996)
- Including University of Montpellier (1995)
- Hall Cross School (1992)
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PRACTICE NOTES
CPR PD 51ZB: Practical guide to the Damages Claims Portal pilot for online County Court damages claims (England and Wales)
CPR PD 51ZB
This Practice Note reviews CPR PD 51ZB, covering a pilot designed to trial an online route for County Court damages actions in cases where each side is represented by a registered legal representative. Cases are administered through the Damages Claims Portal (DCP), an online platform. The pilot operates from 28 May 2021 to 1 October 2026 (CPR PD 51ZB, para 1.3). It forms part of the broader HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) reform programme; further details appear on GOV.UK—Modernising courts and tribunals: benefits of digital services. The DCP offers a complete, end‑to‑end digital pathway for handling eligible County Court damages claims. Also see the following Practice Notes:
Online Civil Money Claims pilot scheme—CPR PD 51R—background on the Online Civil Money Claims (OCMC) pilot, delivering an online route for County Court specified money claims under CPR PD 51R
Online County Court money claims—key features—a high‑level summary of the DCP and OCMC, the claim types they cover and the principal eligibility criteria
Online County Court money claims—key...
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