David Willink

Lamb Chambers

As a civil servant in the Lord Chancellor’s Department, now the Ministry of Justice, David gained extensive experience in government, including responsibility for civil law reform in the areas of contract, trusts and privacy & freedom of expression. He appeared before Select Committees in both Houses of Parliament, and represented the UK in Brussels, Luxembourg, Strasbourg and Salzburg. He was responsible for the defence of domestic libel law in Steel & Morris v United Kingdom [2005] ECHR 103 (‘McLibel’). He also held responsibility for advice on appointments to Queen's Counsel and senior judicial office.

At the Bar, he has maintained a broad civil practice, acting for claimants and defendants across the areas in which chambers practise. He accepts Direct Access instructions in appropriate cases. In addition, he has developed a practice in all aspects of ecclesiastical law, and is the Deputy Chancellor of the Dioceses of Salisbury and St Albans. He is also a Deputy District Judge.

He writes extensively, both for LexisNexis and for other print and online publications.

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We do not know the defendant's address for service but the solicitor who acts for the defendant’s insurer

Q&A

This Q&A considers when an application for alternative service to serve the claim form in the jurisdiction on the defendant’s solicitor or insurer can be made and when such an application may be successful.

Dispute Resolution

When completing N1 claim form where the claimant’s address is in Germany but they have UK solicitors

Q&A

This Q&A considers completion of the N1 claim form whether the claimant’s address is not in the UK.

Dispute Resolution

Where a committal application is served personally on the defendant by a process server does the court

Q&A

This Q&A discusses the appropriate way to evidence the personal service of a committal application.

Dispute Resolution

Where a group litigation order has been made (in this case for the Volkswagen emissions litigation) can a

Q&A

This Q&A considers group litigation order (GLOs) and whether a potential claimant can bring their own separate claim or whether they have to be part of the group litigation.

Dispute Resolution

Where terms of settlement of a dispute have been agreed, including a term that the claimant will be

Q&A

This Q&A considers a breach of a settlement and the actions available to the parties.

Dispute Resolution

Where trespassers occupy land for 10 years and then enter into a lease with the owner of the land, does

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This Q&A considers the scenario where trespassers occupy land for 10 years and then enter into a lease with the owner of the land, and looks at whether that defeats any right they might have for an adverse possession claim which might have accrued before the lease was entered into.

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