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The Legal 500 Hall of Fame highlights individuals who have received constant praise by their clients for continued excellence. The Hall of Fame highlights, to clients, the law firm partners who are at the pinnacle of the profession. In the United Kingdon, the criteria for entry is to have been recognised by The Legal 500 as one of the elite leading lawyers for eight years. These partners are highlighted below and throughout the editorial.
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- Personal injury and clinical negligence β Leading silks
- Personal injury and clinical negligence β Leading juniors
Personal injury and clinical negligence β Leading silks
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- Darryl Allen QC - Byrom Street Chambers βAn incisive fighter, who is very client-friendly.β
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John Benson QC -
Atlantic Chambers βVery experienced in clinical negligence matters.β - Bill Braithwaite QC - Exchange Chambers βSerene and charming, and his presence adds considerable weight to a case.β
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Dr Nicholas Braslavsky QC -
Kings Chambers βVery intelligent with tactical flair.β - Louis Browne QC - Exchange Chambers βHighly experienced in personal injury matters.β
- Stephen Grime QC - Deans Court Chambers βHe distils salient details in a comprehensible way.β
- Richard Hartley QC - Cobden House Chambers βA wonderful negotiator and clients naturally warm to him.β
- Sally Hatfield QC - Byrom Street Chambers βTenacious, hardworking, empathic and dedicated to her clients.β
- David Heaton QC - Byrom Street Chambers βHe provides sound advice in a user-friendly and unflappable way.β
- Nicholas Hinchliffe QC - 9 St John Street βHe has expertise in catastrophic head, spine and limb injury cases.β
- Winston Hunter QC - Byrom Street Chambers βVery bright, talented, hardworking and engaging.β
- Rhiannon Jones QC - Byrom Street Chambers βHighly experienced in spinal and brain injury cases.β
- Christopher Kennedy QC - 9 St John Street βHe is forensically brilliant.β
- Simon Kilvington QC - Byrom Street Chambers βA great strategist with gravitas beyond his years.β
- Andrew Lewis QC - Byrom Street Chambers βA very personable silk, who has never lost the human touch.β
- Raymond Machell QC - Byrom Street Chambers βHe brings clarity of thought to the most complex of cases.β
- Gerard Martin QC - Exchange Chambers βHe is brilliant on difficult cases involving medical negligence.β
- Gerard McDermott QC - 9 St John Street βRecommended for catastrophic personal injury cases.β
- Christopher Melton QC - Byrom Street Chambers βMasterful on his feet and a highly personable individual.β
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Nigel Poole QC -
Kings Chambers βOn his feet he is surgical, precise and always in control.β -
Michael Rawlinson QC -
Kings Chambers βHe combines encyclopaedic legal knowledge with excellent client rapport.β - Michael Redfern QC - St Johnβs Buildings βHe has expertise in cases involving subtle brain injuries.β
- James Rowley QC - Byrom Street Chambers βHe has a forensic eye for detail.β
- Craig Sephton QC - Deans Court Chambers βAn expert in personal injury litigation.β
- Geoffrey Tattersall QC - Byrom Street Chambers βA specialist in catastrophic injury cases.β
- William Waldron QC - Exchange Chambers βHis approachable manner belies his tenacity and determination.β
- Marc Willems QC - Cobden House Chambers βHe combines a razor sharp legal mind, formidable advocacy and a great client manner.β
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Michael Armstrong -
Atlantic Chambers βA sharp, intelligent, approachable and charismatic barrister.β -
Fiona Ashworth -
Kings Chambers βVery knowledgeable on cases involving chronic pain.β - Christopher Barnes - Exchange Chambers βVery hardworking and good with clients.β
- Ivan Bowley - Lincoln House Chambers βA painstaking and very experienced barrister.β
- David Boyle - Deans Court Chambers βAn excellent advocate.β
- Andrew Bridgman - St Johnβs Buildings βHe has a niche practice in dental negligence matters.β
- Peter Burns - Byrom Street Chambers βRecommended for stress claims.β
- Peter Cowan - Oriel Chambers βHe has excellent analytical skills.β
- Darrel Crilley - Byrom Street Chambers βAn extremely bright barrister.β
- Ian Denham - 9 St John Street βHis in-depth knowledge provides creative solutions to difficult cases.β
- David Eccles - Deans Court Chambers βA very good trial lawyer.β
- Nicholas Fewtrell - Deans Court Chambers βHe combines an incredible work ethic with ferocious attention to detail.β
- Alastair Forrest - 18 St John Street Chambers βVery experienced in clinical negligence matters.β
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Elizabeth Francis -
Atlantic Chambers βDynamic and thorough with excellent insight into medical aspects of claims.β - Jonathan Grace - Deans Court Chambers βRecommended for cases involving limb amputations.β
- Tim Grover - 7 Harrington Street βRepresents claimants and defendants in personal injury cases.β
- Philip Grundy - St Johnβs Buildings βReliable, knowledgeable and experienced.β
- Chris Gutteridge - Exchange Chambers βHis experience of catastrophic injury litigation is well beyond his years of call.β
- Matthew Haisley - 9 St John Street βHe has an eye for detail but takes into account the bigger commercial picture.β
- Peter Harrison - St Johnβs Buildings βHe has keen attention to detail and the ability to think on his feet.β
- Paul Higgins - Deans Court Chambers βHe has an extremely sharp intellect.β
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Peter Hodson -
Garden Court North Chambers βRecommended for industrial and occupational injury cases.β - James Hogg - Deans Court Chambers βExperienced in personal injury cases involving dishonesty allegations.β
- Abigail Holt - Cobden House Chambers βAn expert in asbestos and mesothelioma cases.β
- Catherine Howells - Exchange Chambers βA ferocious litigator, who is great with clients.β
- James Hurd - 9 St John Street βHe has great client communication skills.β
- Michael Jones - Cobden House Chambers βA strong negotiator.β
- David Kenny - Deans Court Chambers βRecommended for cases involving road traffic accidents.β
- William Kerr Rankin - Oriel Chambers βRecent work includes representing defendants in suspected insurance fraud cases.β
- David Knifton - Exchange Chambers βThorough, quick and tactically astute.β
- Mark Laprell - 18 St John Street Chambers βHe has a wealth of experience in catastrophic injury cases.β
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Charlotte Law -
Kings Chambers βA formidable negotiator, who holds her ground.β - Michael Lemmy - 9 St John Street βExperienced in high-value multi-track personal injury claims.β
- Christopher Limb - 18 St John Street Chambers βHe has an extraordinary eye for detail and quickly assimilates key issues.β
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Richard Livingston -
Kings Chambers βUndaunted by any task.β - Julie-Anne Luck - 9 St John Street βHer approach to cases is careful and detailed.β
- Pankaj Madan - Exchange Chambers βHe has the ability to challenge the unusual in cases.β
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Stephen Maguire -
Kings Chambers βBrave and fantastic with clients.β - Anthony Mazzag - Cobden House Chambers βA very safe pair of hands.β
- Simon McCann - Deans Court Chambers βHe gets to the heart of issues quickly.β
- Brian McCluggage - 9 St John Street βHis practice includes psychiatric injury cases.β
- Margaret McDonald - Kenworthyβs Chambers βStalwart and good on her feet.β
- James McKeon - 7 Harrington Street βHis practice includes industrial disease and fatal accident claims.β
- Kirsty McKinlay - 9 St John Street βA skilful cross-examiner.β
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Stephen McNamara -
Kings Chambers βA strong, robust and thorough barrister.β -
Helen Mulholland -
Kings Chambers βShe is knowledgeable, authoritative and shows empathy with clients.β - Dr Kevin Naylor - Exchange Chambers βHis medical expertise gives him the edge when examining medical evidence.β
- Richard Norton - St Johnβs Buildings βA charismatic barrister, who puts clients at ease in sensitive cases.β
- Daniel Paul - Deans Court Chambers βExcellent at empathising with lay clients.β
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Andrew Pickering -
Atlantic Chambers βRecommended for catastrophic injury cases.β -
Simon Plaut -
Kings Chambers βRecommended for all aspects of serious injury and occupational disease work.β - Yaqub Rahman - Oriel Chambers βA very quick thinker on his feet.β
- Sufiyan Rana - St Johnβs Buildings βApproachable, eloquent and direct.β
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Jeremy Roussak -
Kings Chambers βHe has a sharp mind and loves detail.β - Mary Ruck - Byrom Street Chambers βShe is brilliant with clients.β
- Timothy Ryder - Deans Court Chambers βHe has expertise in clinical negligence matters.β
- Christopher Scorah - 9 St John Street βVery experienced in high-value personal injury litigation.β
- Kane Simons - 18 St John Street Chambers βHe has a broad range of expertise in personal injury law.β
- Matthew Snarr - 9 St John Street βKnown for acting in clinical negligence claims arising from failed surgery.β
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Claire Steward -
Kings Chambers βShe has a very good bedside manner with clients.β - Sara Sutherland - Exchange Chambers βVery experienced in clinical negligence cases.β
- ZoΓ« Thompson - 9 St John Street βTechnically and tactically astute.β
- Andrew Ward - Exchange Chambers βHe has excellent client-care skills.β
- Richard Whitehall - Deans Court Chambers βExperienced across a wide range of personal injury matters.β
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Ivan Woolfenden -
Atlantic Chambers βWell known for occupational disease claims.β - Alistair Wright - St Johnβs Buildings βVery experienced in claimant clinical negligence cases.β
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7 Harrington Streetβs personal injury/clinical negligence group has four distinct specialisms, covering employersβ liability, industrial disease, clinical negligence and catastrophic injury matters.
9 St John Street has βstrength in depthβ across its personal injury practice, which handles catastrophic injuries, road traffic accidents and industrial disease matters. Negligent surgery and medical misdiagnosis are additional areas of instruction.
18 St John Street Chambers is well known for acting in serious personal injury and clinical negligence cases. For example, Mark Laprell has expertise in catastrophic injury cases resulting from road traffic accidents, and Kane Simons predominantly represents claimants in cases involving motorcycles.
Recent instructions for Atlantic Chambers have included industrial disease, medical negligence, employersβ liability and road traffic accident cases. Andrew Pickering has a niche practice in dental negligence claims, and Elizabeth Francis is well versed in gynaecological, midwifery and nursing clinical negligence matters.
Byrom Street Chambers has βgreat strength in depth in catastrophic injury and clinical negligenceβ, where members handle cases involving industrial disease, fatal accidents, medical negligence and misdiagnoses, locked-in syndrome, brain and spinal cord injuries, and amputations, among other matters. The set is involved in the ongoing Mau Mau case involving allegations of torture and maltreatment of 20,000 Kenyans by the British government during the 1950βs state of emergency; Simon Myerson QC and Mary Ruck are members of a team acting for the claimants.
Members of the personal injury and clinical negligence group at Cobden House Chambers represent claimants and defendants in catastrophic injury, fatal accident and birth-related injury (including cerebral palsy) cases, among other matters. Abigail Holt joined from Lincoln House Chambers in May 2017.
Deans Court Chambers is βexcellent for personal injuryβ cases and has a solid clinical negligence practice to boot. Areas of expertise include birth injuries, road traffic accidents, failure to diagnose/treat brain and spinal cord injuries, and catastrophic injury claims. Members also handle claims involving allegations of dishonesty.
Exchange Chambers has βexcellent counsel at all levelsβ, who predominantly act for claimants across a range of personal injury and clinical negligence matters involving catastrophic injuries, industrial disease, and severe brain and spinal injuries. Other areas of expertise include military and amputee claims. Dr Kevin Naylor formerly practised as a doctor before coming to the Bar and has particular expertise in clinical negligence matters. Louis Browne QC took silk in 2017.
Peter Hodson is a key contact at Garden Court North Chambers for claimant work in occupational injury and disease cases. Hodson also handles claims arising from asbestos exposure.
The personal injury team at Kenworthyβs Chambers represent claimants and defendants in catastrophic injury cases.
Kings Chambers has βstrength in depthβ in its personal injury and clinical negligence team, and the practice is well known for handling catastrophic brain and spinal injury cases, as well as industrial disease claims, with experience in mesothelioma matters.
Lincoln House Chambers houses Ivan Bowley, whose practice focuses on industrial disease claims. In May 2017, Abigail Holt left for Cobden House Chambers.
At Oriel Chambers, practice group leader Yaqub Rahman acts mainly for defendants in clinical negligence cases, while Peter Cowan is well known for his practice in industrial disease claims. Fraudulent road traffic accident matters are a key area of expertise for William Kerr Rankin.
St Johnβs Buildings has βvery experienced and knowledgeableβ barristers in the personal injury and clinical negligence space, where membersβ experience includes fatal accident cases (including road traffic accidents), serious head and spinal injury matters and industrial disease claims. Clinical negligence expertise includes medical misdiagnosis and birth injury matters. Former dental surgeon Andrew Bridgman brings expertise in dental negligence to the set.
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