Mr Chris Richards > Exchange Chambers > Manchester, England > Barrister Profile

Mr Chris Richards

Work Department

Criminal; Personal Injury

Position

Chris was called to the Bar in 2016. He became a tenant of Exchange Chambers in September 2017 following the successful completion of his common law pupillage with Chambers.

Chris is a specialist personal injury practitioner.

Chris has a strong multi-track practice and an established fast-track practice. Chris accepts instructions across all areas of personal injury work, including road traffic accident claims, occupier’s liability claims, and public liability claims. Chris regularly acts in cases of significant value, often representing Claimants who have suffered lifelong injury and compromise at work. Chris has appeared in the County Court and High Court and has extensive appellate experience.

Chris has recently been appointed to the prestigious Attorney General’s Regional C Panel (to run from March 2023).

Recent multi-track instructions include the following (updated in January 2023):

• An ongoing claim involving a significant spinal injury, with the claim pleaded up to £200,000 (and likely to increase);
• A successful claim involving a serious injury to a foot, with the claim being settled for more than £30,000 (August 2022);
• A successful claim involving a serious fracture injury to an ankle, which successfully settled for £80,000 (around May 2022);
• A successful claim involving a significant injury to the knee, which settled for over £100,000 in damages and costs (March 2022).

Chris believes strongly that people who have been injured should have access to effective representation. For more information about Chris’s experience in representing Claimants, please see the ‘Personal Injury’ tab.

Chris frequently assists with defending claims brought against insurers and local authorities. For more information about Chris’s experience in representing Defendants, please see the ‘Personal Injury: Defence’ tab.

Chris is incredibly client-focused and approachable and understands the importance of a strong relationship with his clients and instructing solicitors. He prides himself on quick turnaround of papers, and is happy to provide advice on an informal basis.

Career

Called, 2016

Memberships

• Personal Injury Bar Association
• Northern Circuit
• Government Legal Department’s ‘Panel C’ Scheme (2018)

Education

• 2009-2012: BA degree in Geography; Emmanuel College, Cambridge [Class 2:1]
• 2012-2013: MSc degree in Quaternary Science; Royal Holloway, University of London [Merit]
• 2014-2015: Graduate Diploma in Law; City Law School, City University, London [Commendation]
• 2015-2016: Bar Professional Training Course, City Law School, City University, London [Very Competent]