Derek Holwill

Year of call: 1982

Specialist areas:  professional negligence, clinical negligence, insurance

Education:  MA (Cantab) – First class;  Squire Law Scholarship (Gonville & Caius College); Bacon Scholar, Holker Senior Scholarship, Reid Scholarship, Band Scholarship (Grays Inn).

• Law Society v Sephton [2006] 2 AC 543 House of Lords - limitation and the date of accrual of a cause of action in negligence.
• Watkins v Jones Maidment Wilson, (CA) [2008] EWCA Civ 134 - limitation - application of Nykredit and of Sephton.   

"Derek Holwill is another of the set's high-flyers who excels in solicitor negligence claims. He continues to act for Reynolds Porter Chamberlain in Standard Life v Oak Dedicated and others, a £75 million insurance claim arising out of endowment mis-selling."  Chambers UK 2010

"The 'phenomenally clever' Derek Holwill... 'always picks up on the necessary points.' His work highlights include numerous settlements for claimants of considerable amounts of money. Solicitors rely on the 'robust and personable'." Chambers UK 2009

"Derek Holwill is 'commercial, incisive and highly talented.' He was highlighted for his solicitors' negligence work, an area in which he is 'hard to beat.'" Chambers UK 2009