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Personal injury and clinical negligence – Leading silks
Personal injury and clinical negligence – Leading juniors

Personal injury and clinical negligence – Leading silks

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- Darryl Allen QC - Byrom Street Chambers ‘He combines technical excellence with empathy.’
- John Benson QC - Atlantic Chambers ‘Well known for his expertise in medical negligence cases.’
- Bill Braithwaite QC - Exchange Chambers ‘He has immense knowledge of brain and spinal cord injury matters.’
- Dr Nicholas Braslavsky QC - Kings Chambers ‘A heavyweight silk in personal injury and clinical negligence matters.’
- Louis Browne QC - Exchange Chambers ‘A combination of great legal acumen, tenacity and pragmatism.’
- Stephen Grime QC - Deans Court Chambers ‘A brilliant tactician.’
- Richard Hartley QC - Cobden House Chambers ‘Very strong on his feet; his disarming style gets results.’
- Sally Hatfield QC - Byrom Street Chambers ‘A robust, intelligent negotiator.’
- David Heaton QC - Byrom Street Chambers ‘A dynamic and charming silk.’
- Tim Horlock QC - Deans Court Chambers ‘A silk with great gravitas and a brilliant client manner.’
- Winston Hunter QC - Byrom Street Chambers ‘He has illustrious advocacy skills.’
- Rhiannon Jones QC - Byrom Street Chambers ‘Intellectual, personable and grounded.’
- Christopher Kennedy QC - 9 St John Street ‘A very confident silk with a quick mind and a superb grasp of detail.’
- Simon Kilvington QC - Byrom Street Chambers ‘Very tactically aware and brilliant on his feet.’
- David Knifton QC - Exchange Chambers ‘He argues his points with a steely charm.’
- Andrew Lewis QC - Byrom Street Chambers ‘Incredibly thorough with a wonderful court manner.’
- Raymond Machell QC - Byrom Street Chambers ‘He has a piercing intellect.’
- Gerard Martin QC - Exchange Chambers ‘Very hardworking with the ability to demystify complex areas of law.’
- Christopher Melton QC - Byrom Street Chambers ‘Highly intelligent and methodical, with a fantastic ability to put clients at ease.’
- Nigel Poole QC - Kings Chambers ‘A hugely bright silk.’
- Michael Rawlinson QC - Kings Chambers ‘He has an incredible ability to think on his feet.’
- Michael Redfern QC - St John's Buildings ‘Very experienced in cerebral palsy and subtle brain injury cases.’
- James Rowley QC - Byrom Street Chambers ‘An exceptional strategist who enjoys a challenge.’
- William Waldron QC - Exchange Chambers ‘A hardworking silk who is charm personified.’
- Marc Willems QC - Cobden House Chambers ‘A very calm and unflappable silk who is good on his feet.’

Personal injury and clinical negligence – Leading juniors

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- Michael Armstrong - Atlantic Chambers ‘A brilliant advocate; client focused, kind, approachable and prudent.’
- Fiona Ashworth - Kings Chambers ‘A fighter in court.’
- Christopher Barnes - Exchange Chambers ‘He is excellent on both tactics and strategy.’
- Richard Borrett - Kings Chambers ‘Very bright and responsive.’
- Ivan Bowley - Lincoln House Chambers ‘Very well known for his expertise in industrial disease claims.’
- David Boyle - Deans Court Chambers ‘He has a wonderful ability to put clients at ease.’
- Peter Burns - Byrom Street Chambers ‘He combines a brilliant intellect with a commercial and pragmatic approach to cases.’
- Peter Cowan - Oriel Chambers ‘A terrific advocate with a keen mind.’
- Ian Denham - Outer Temple Chambers ‘His advice is pragmatic, accessible and timely.’
- Darrel Crilley - Byrom Street Chambers ‘He has a keen eye for the core issues of a case.’
- Zoe Earnshaw - Deans Court Chambers ‘She has expertise in catastrophic injury cases.’
- David Eccles - Deans Court Chambers ‘Approachable and diligent.’
- Nicholas Fewtrell - Deans Court Chambers ‘He has excellent tactical awareness and a very meticulous eye.’
- Elizabeth Francis - Atlantic Chambers ‘Very experienced in acting for claimants in clinical negligence matters.’
- Laura Gooding - Exchange Chambers ‘She has niche expertise in military personal injury claims.’
- Jonathan Grace - Deans Court Chambers ‘Very experienced in cases involving limb amputations and brain/spinal injuries.’
- Richard Grimshaw - Deans Court Chambers ‘An excellent communicator both on paper and on his feet.’
- Tim Grover - 7 Harrington Street ‘He is fantastic on his feet.’
- Philip Grundy - St John's Buildings ‘A skilled advocate with the common touch.’
- Chris Gutteridge - Exchange Chambers ‘A first-rate clinical negligence junior.’
- Peter Harrison - St John's Buildings ‘Calm in conference but a warrior in court.’
- Victoria Heyworth - Deans Court Chambers ‘A safe pair of hands for clinical negligence matters.’
- Paul Higgins - Deans Court Chambers ‘Astonishing on his feet.’
- James Hogg - Deans Court Chambers ‘A natural in court.’
- Abigail Holt - Cobden House Chambers ‘Highly recommended for mesothelioma and asbestos cases.’
- James Hurd - 9 St John Street ‘Clients appreciate his practical advice.’
- Michael Jones - Cobden House Chambers ‘Very personable, with impressive knowledge across the personal injury spectrum.’
- William Kerr Rankin - Oriel Chambers ‘Noted for his expertise in handling suspected fraudulent claims.’
- Mark Laprell - 18 St John Street Chambers ‘A tenacious and skilful advocate.’
- Charlotte Law - Kings Chambers ‘Very experienced across a range of clinical negligence matters.’
- Michael Lemmy - 9 St John Street ‘Assured, eloquent and compelling.’
- Christopher Limb - 18 St John Street Chambers ‘A highly meticulous advocate.’
- Fraser Lindsay - 7 Harrington Street ‘He has a reassuring manner with witnesses.’
- Richard Livingston - Kings Chambers ‘A barrister who is a safe pair of hands.’
- Julie-Anne Luck - 9 St John Street ‘She pursues her cases with courage, tenacity and vigour.’
- Pankaj Madan - Exchange Chambers ‘Recommended for his superb strategic approach to brain injury cases.’
- Stephen Maguire - Kings Chambers ‘Very intelligent and hones in on a case’s most important and complex issues with ease.’
- Anthony Mazzag - Cobden House Chambers ‘His client care skills are exemplary.’
- Simon McCann - Deans Court Chambers ‘A keen negotiator.’
- Brian McCluggage - 9 St John Street ‘An excellent court advocate.’
- Kirsty McKinlay - 9 St John Street ‘Very approachable, proactive, thorough and focused.’
- Stephen McNamara - Kings Chambers ‘He will go out of his way to help his clients.’
- Helen Mulholland - Kings Chambers ‘Pertinacious in court.’
- Dr Kevin Naylor - Exchange Chambers ‘He has a very analytical approach to cases.’
- Richard Norton - St John's Buildings ‘He compliments his innate calmness with a very sharp intellect.’
- Daniel Paul - Deans Court Chambers ‘Well known for his great ability to empathise with clients.’
- Andrew Pickering - Atlantic Chambers ‘He leaves no stone unturned in his relentless quest to secure justice for his clients.’
- Simon Plaut - Kings Chambers ‘An excellent communicator.’
- Yaqub Rahman - Oriel Chambers ‘He has experience in occupational disease claims.’
- Sufiyan Rana - St John's Buildings ‘Recommended for brain and spinal injuries cases.’
- Jeremy Roussak - Kings Chambers ‘Very accessible and thorough.’
- Mary Ruck - Byrom Street Chambers ‘A very intelligent and passionate barrister.’
- Kane Simons - 18 St John Street Chambers ‘He has an excellent manner with clients.’
- Matthew Snarr - 9 St John Street ‘His practice includes industrial disease, failed surgery and brain injury claims.’
- Claire Steward - Kings Chambers ‘She is empathetic and fights for every client.’
- Sara Sutherland - Exchange Chambers ‘She has particular expertise in clinical negligence cases involving infants and children.’
- Alex Taylor - Deans Court Chambers ‘An advocate with great clarity of thought.’
- Henry Vanderpump - St John's Buildings ‘He has a balanced approach to cases.’
- Andrew Ward - Exchange Chambers ‘Very experienced in high-value catastrophic injury cases.’
- Jason Wells - Byrom Street Chambers ‘Forensic and personable, with excellent attention to detail.’
- Richard Whitehall - Deans Court Chambers ‘His practice includes catastrophic injuries and fatal accident claims.’
- Alistair Wright - St John's Buildings ‘Noted for his expertise in industrial disease claims.’
- Elahe Youshani - 18 St John Street Chambers ‘She has in-depth knowledge of personal injury matters.’

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7 Harrington Street is well known for handling four key areas: industrial disease, clinical negligence, catastrophic injury and employers’ liability matters.

9 St John Street is ‘a very solid personal injury set’. Practitioners have experience in industrial disease, road traffic accidents, catastrophic injuries and medical negligence matters. In June 2018 Matthew Haisley was appointed to the district bench.

18 St John Street Chambers has ‘strength in depth’ across its personal injury and clinical negligence practice, where members handle catastrophic injury cases arising from road traffic and motorcycle accidents and medical negligence matters involving cases of birth injuries, negligent surgery and failure to diagnose claims. Alastair Forrest recently retired from full practice.

Members of the personal injury and clinical negligence group at Atlantic Chambers predominantly represent claimants in road traffic accidents, industrial disease, public liability, medical negligence and employers’ liability cases.

‘Excellent set’ Byrom Street Chambers has ‘a wealth of expertise in the field of clinical negligence’ and is also viewed as ‘a top set for catastrophic personal injury cases’. The team’s workload includes medical negligence and misdiagnoses, birth injuries, amputations, brain and spinal cord injuries, fatal accidents and locked-in syndrome cases. The set remains active in the ongoing Mau Mau case pertaining to allegations of torture and maltreatment of 20,000 Kenyans by the British government during the 1950s State of Emergency. Geoffrey Tattersall QC retired in July 2018.

Cobden House Chambers has ‘good depth’ in its personal injury and clinical negligence team, which handles instructions from claimants and defendants in cases of serious/fatal road traffic accidents, catastrophic injuries and negligent surgery, among other areas.

Deans Court Chambers is ‘a very strong personal injury set’, which also has a ‘wide experience of clinical negligence claims’. The set reports an uptick in clinical negligence matters, with recent instructions including failure to diagnose/treat brain and spinal cord injuries and malignant diseases. Members also handle serious/fatal road traffic accidents, industrial disease and catastrophic injury claims. In January 2018 Craig Sephton QC was appointed to the bench.

Exchange Chambers attracts praise for its ‘huge breadth and depth of experience in claimant personal injury work’, particularly cases involving severe brain and spinal injuries, accidents at work, catastrophic injuries, and military and amputee claims, among other areas. On the clinical negligence side, Dr Kevin Naylor is acting for the claimant in a wrongful birth claim following the delivery of disabled twins. In 2018 David Knifton QC took silk and Amanda Yip QC and Catherine Howells were appointed to the bench.

The personal injury and clinical negligence team at Kings Chambers has established expertise in catastrophic brain and spinal injury cases and industrial disease claims (notably in asbestos and mesothelioma matters); chronic pain matters and military injury claims are other areas of instruction. On the clinical negligence side, the set reports an uptick in birth damage cases involving brain injuries.

Ivan Bowley at Lincoln House Chambers has established expertise in industrial disease claims.

Practitioners at Oriel Chambers have solid experience representing claimants and defendants in industrial disease claims, a wide spectrum of clinical negligence cases and accident claims which are suspected to be fraudulent.

St John's Buildings has ‘strength in depth’ in the personal injury and clinical negligence sphere. The team’s workload includes industrial disease claims, serious brain and spinal injury matters and fatal road traffic accident cases. Recent clinical negligence instructions include medical failure to diagnose/misdiagnosis, negligent surgery and birth injury (including wrongful birth claims) matters.

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