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12 King's Bench Walk Bristol Annex
ROYAL TALBOT HOUSE, 2 VICTORIA STREET
BRISTOL
BS1 6BB
England
12 King's Bench Walk Bristol Annex > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Personal injury, industrial disease and insurance fraud Tier 1
12 King’s Bench Walk has ‘a strong depth of knowledge and a variety of counsel to suit individual client needs‘ – representing both claimants and defendants across personal injury, industrial disease, insurance fraud and travel claims. Insurance-related personal injury work for defendants is the specialist area of Stephen Worthington KC; William Audland KC continues to be instructed for the RFL in the concussion claims brought by former rugby league professionals in Dyson & Others v Rugby Football League. Andrew Roy KC was made silk in the 2023 round, and was led by Marcus Dignum KC in Mathieu v Hinds and Aviva plc, a brain injury claim which led to the first judicial decision on provisional damages for dementia and featured issues of foreign tax. Navjot Atwal joined the set in January 2023 from 3 Hare Court.Personal injury - Rising Stars
Leading Silks
2023 Silks
Personal injury - Leading Juniors
Testimonials
‘The clerks are fantastic. In particular, Daniella Evans, Ella Banfill and Lily Baker are all supremely talented and professional.’
‘Clerking team is excellent, in particular Tristan Whigham.’
‘The Clerks are always happy to help and adept at locating expertise within the set for any issue.’
’12 KBW need no introduction – they are in the top tier of personal injury work.’
’12 KBW have a strong depth of knowledge and a variety of counsel to suit individual client needs. They are all extremely approachable and offer a good range of training programmes through the year.’
‘The best set for asbestos work and has great strength and depth with a large team specialising in this type of work’
’12 KBW is well-known for the extensive experience of its counsel in personal injury and related litigation.’
’12KBW is an incredibly strong set’
Work highlights
London Bar > Clinical negligence Tier 3
12 King’s Bench Walk has a ‘huge breadth of talent at all levels of experience’, with ‘very capable barristers’ including William Audland KC, who has notable expertise regarding spinal injury – including leading junior Isaac Hogarth in the case of  Ellis v Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, concluded late 2022, a case involving negligent diagnosis and treatment of a spinal epidural abscess leading to incomplete paraplegia, in which £3m was secured for a claimant after extensive collaborative efforts due to questions around how appropriate an award for provisional damages would be in the event that the claimant’s neurological condition deteriorated as a result of adjacent segment disease.Rising stars
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
’12KBW have a very good clerking team led by Oliver Parkhouse. George Boggis is an excellent clerk and is always very responsive and helpful.’
‘George Boggis is stand-out. He is always incredibly helpful and knowledgeable. I would not hesitate in recommending 12KBW.’
‘A strong set all round with very capable barristers.’
‘Huge breadth of talent at all levels of experience.’
’12KBW are an excellent set. The standard of knowledge, work done and advocacy is very high. You know you are in safe hands with them.’
‘The clerks are exceptionally strong, quick and helpful and know which barrister to recommend for which case.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Sport
Rising stars
Leading Silks
London Bar > Aviation
Leading Silks
London Bar > Inquests and inquiries
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
London Bar > Costs
2023 Silks
Midland Circuit > Costs
North Eastern Circuit > Personal injury
Leading Juniors
London Bar > Employment
Leading Juniors
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
12 King's Bench Walk Bristol Annex > Set Profile
12 King’s Bench Walk continues to be at the forefront of many of the most significant cases in its practice areas, offering a wealth of expertise through its 91 members, including 11 silks.
The chambers: 12 King’s Bench Walk is a leading civil set, with 91 members, 11 of which are King’s Counsel. 12KBW is at the forefront of developments in the law, having been instructed in many of the leading tort cases of recent times and is best known for bringing and defending personal injury, industrial disease, and clinical negligence claims as well as employment law.
Work undertaken
Personal injury: The past year was one of considerable success for 12KBW, continuing its pre-eminent position in personal injury work; members specialise in the full range of personal injury claims. 12KBW appeared in RoadPeace v (1) Secretary of State for Transport (2) MIB, Lewington v MIB, Cameron v Hussain & LV Insurance, McBride v UKI and Bellman v Northampton Recruitment Limited.
Industrial disease: 12KBW continues to be at the forefront of industrial disease litigation, with leading specialists at the bar appearing in prominent cases. Expertise in asbestos litigation is unrivalled, with members instructed in some of the most significant cases, such as Dryden v Johnson Matthey and Bussey v Anglia Heating Ltd.
Clinical negligence: 12KBW has a large and well-regarded clinical negligence team, acting on behalf of both claimants and defendants, including NHS Trusts, medical defence organisations, privately insured practitioners and private hospitals.
Employment and discrimination: 12KBW’s employment and discrimination team handles the full spectrum of employment, discrimination and commercial employment cases. It has strength in the cross-over between employment and personal injury law, such as workplace stress claims, disability discrimination following an industrial accident, and discrimination in the education and services sectors.
International and travel: 12KBW has been instructed in many of the key travel and aviation cases, including Hoteles Pinero Canarias v Keefe, Noble Caledonia v Air Niugini, X v Kuoni, Clay v TUI and Xstrata. 12KBW offers leading expertise on jurisdiction, applicable law, package travel, aviation and multi-party litigation. 12KBW is often instructed by motor insurers in cross-border road traffic accidents, including domestic proceedings brought against foreign insurers, and proceedings brought directly against English insurers or the Motor Insurers’ Bureau in respect of accidents abroad.
Insurance: Barristers are regularly instructed across policy coverage areas, including employer’s and public liability, professional indemnity, and motor and property damage policies.
Product liability: 12KBW has acted in some of the most exciting and novel product liability cases of the past few decades. Undertaking industrial disease claims, and claims involving pharmaceuticals, breast implants, consumer goods, mobility equipment and food and drink.
ADR: 12KBW provides a professional and effective ADR service, particularly in personal injury and related areas. 12KBW ADR also deals with all areas of law and legal disputes, including those with an international dimension.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Director of Clerking | PARKHOUSE, Oliver | parkhouse@12kbw.co.uk | 020 7415 8342 |
Head of Chambers | AUDLAND KC, William (1992, 2015) | ||
Deputy Head of Chambers | REYNOLDS, Charlotte (2001) | ||
Deputy Head of Chambers | SYMINGTON, Anna (2002) | ||
Members of Chambers | METHUEN KC, Richard (1972, 1997) | ||
Members of Chambers | HOGARTH KC, Andrew (1974, 2003) | ||
Members of Chambers | MARTIN KC, Gerard (1978, 2000) | ||
Members of Chambers | WORTHINGTON KC, Stephen (1976, 2006) | ||
Members of Chambers | FEATHERBY KC, William (1978, 2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | RAWLINSON KC, Michael (1991, 2009) | ||
Members of Chambers | RUSSELL KC, Paul (1984, 2011) | ||
Members of Chambers | SNOWDEN KC, Steven (1989, 2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | DIGNUM KC, Marcus (1994, 2020) | ||
Members of Chambers | SHARPE KC, David (1999, 2020) | ||
Members of Chambers | VINCENT KC, Patrick (1992, 2021) | ||
Members of Chambers | ROY KC, Andrew (2002, 2023) | ||
Members of Chambers | SANDERSON, David (1985) | ||
Members of Chambers | LEWERS, Nigel (1986) | ||
Members of Chambers | CHARLES, Henry (1987) | ||
Members of Chambers | PICKERING, Andrew (1987) | ||
Members of Chambers | HAMILL, Hugh (1988) | ||
Members of Chambers | MEAD, Philip (1989) | ||
Members of Chambers | CHAMBERS, Adam (1989) | ||
Members of Chambers | CHANDLER, Kate (1990) | ||
Members of Chambers | BOWLEY, Ivan (1990) | ||
Members of Chambers | CANDLIN, James (1991) | ||
Members of Chambers | BRACE, Michael (1991) | ||
Members of Chambers | JACKSON, Stephanie (1992) | ||
Members of Chambers | KATYAR, Arun (1993) | ||
Members of Chambers | KENDALL, Joel (1993) | ||
Members of Chambers | MCLAUGHLIN, Andrew (1993) | ||
Members of Chambers | TOBIN, Daniel (1994) | ||
Members of Chambers | PECK, Catherine (1995) | ||
Members of Chambers | MCCLUGGAGE, Brian (1995) | ||
Members of Chambers | THOMSON, Louise (1996) | ||
Members of Chambers | JOHN, Simon (1996) | ||
Members of Chambers | LEECH, Benedict (1997) | ||
Members of Chambers | MADAN, Pankaj (1997) | ||
Members of Chambers | CALLOW, David (1998) | ||
Members of Chambers | AGGREY-ORLEANS, Kweku (1998) | ||
Members of Chambers | WHITE, David (1999) | ||
Members of Chambers | WARD, Andrew (2000) | ||
Members of Chambers | FROST, Angela (2001) | ||
Members of Chambers | ROBINSON, Laura (2001) | ||
Members of Chambers | ATWAL, Navjot (2002) | ||
Members of Chambers | LYONS, Andrew (2002) | ||
Members of Chambers | NEWNHAM, Mary (2003) | ||
Members of Chambers | VONBERG, Tom (2004) | ||
Members of Chambers | SCOTT, Gemma (2005) | ||
Members of Chambers | SULLIVAN, James (2005) | ||
Members of Chambers | KERR, Patrick (2006) | ||
Members of Chambers | BESLEE, Sarah (2006) | ||
Members of Chambers | CARINGTON, Alex (2006) | ||
Members of Chambers | KENNEDY, Roisin (2006) | ||
Members of Chambers | SWOBODA, John-Paul (2006) | ||
Members of Chambers | ROBERTSHAW, Charles (2007) | ||
Members of Chambers | READ, Emily (2007) | ||
Members of Chambers | PATTERSON, Hollie (2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | MACLEAN, Niall (2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | PACEY, Thomas (2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | ALDRED, Lois (2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | WILSON, Thea (2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | RUDD, Oliver (2009) | ||
Members of Chambers | CASHMAN, Vanessa (2009) | ||
Members of Chambers | REZAIE, Ghazaleh (2009) | ||
Members of Chambers | BANKS, Thomas (2010) | ||
Members of Chambers | BUCH, Rachit (2010) | ||
Members of Chambers | ROSS, Nina (2010) | ||
Members of Chambers | SOKOL, Daniel (2011) | ||
Members of Chambers | HOGARTH, Isaac (2011) | ||
Members of Chambers | RAMSAY, Edward (2012) | ||
Members of Chambers | BURIN, Achas (2012) | ||
Members of Chambers | MUKITH, Farhana (2013) | ||
Members of Chambers | PICKERING, James (2013) | ||
Members of Chambers | MCKEOWN, Jeremy (2013) | ||
Members of Chambers | ARCHER, Max (2014) | ||
Members of Chambers | GREEN, David (2015) | ||
Members of Chambers | CUNNINGHAM, Ted (2015) | ||
Members of Chambers | BOULDEN, Elizabeth (2016) | ||
Members of Chambers | MORADI, Annahita (2016) | ||
Members of Chambers | TURNER, Spencer (2016) | ||
Members of Chambers | TURTON, Charley (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | WALLER, Helen (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | MURRAY, Craig (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | FLEMING, Christopher (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | HALE, Peter (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | KING, Henry (2018) | ||
Members of Chambers | GRIFFITHS, Megan (2018) | ||
Members of Chambers | MAWDESLEY-THOMAS, Cressida (2019) | ||
Members of Chambers | DUCKENFIELD, Eleanor (2021) | ||
Members of Chambers | FRANKLIN, Jessica (2021) | ||
Members of Chambers | LOOMES, Jake (2021) | ||
Members of Chambers | HENSHAW-KEENE, Rebecca (2021) | ||
Members of Chambers | NOVELL, Corinne (2022) |
Barrister Profiles
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Henry King | Henry regularly appears in trials, interim applications and preliminary hearings in the… | View Profile |