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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

Cressida Mawdesley-Thomas – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Cressida is a very bright, committed junior with huge potential.'

Ranked: Tier 1

Spencer Turner – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Absolutely superb. Thorough, professional and well-liked by clients.'

Ranked: Tier 1

Leading Silks

Michael Rawlinson KC –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Michael is a phenomenal advocate. Nothing phases him - his advice is concise and to the point, and he is not afraid of trial.'

Ranked: Tier 1

Steven Snowden KC – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Steven is a leading light in the area; always on top of his game and a compelling advocate.'

Ranked: Tier 1

Stephen Worthington KC –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘An absolute star in this field. His advice is always commercial and pragmatic as well as legally sound.'

Ranked: Tier 1

William Audland KC –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘William is a heavyweight litigator in every sense. Equally at home on his feet in court, at a JSM or on paper.’

Ranked: Tier 1

Paul Russell KC –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Paul is meticulous in his preparation for conferences and hearings. He is supremely confident and has a grasp of all the key issues.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Andrew Hogarth KC –12 King’s Bench Walk

Ranked: Tier 3

William Featherby KC –12 King’s Bench Walk

Ranked: Tier 3

Patrick Vincent KC – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Patrick is highly intelligent, but very pragmatic in his approach. Great on policy issues.'

Ranked: Tier 4

Marcus Dignum KC– 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Marcus is an excellent silk. Straight to the point, always gets to the heart of issues very swiftly.’

Ranked: Tier 4

2023 Silks

Andrew Roy KC –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘First-rate and amongst those waiting to take silk. Total mastery of the detail is the mark of his preparation'

Personal injury - Leading Juniors

Patrick Kerr – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Patrick is extremely impressive. He is approachable and has great tactical awareness.’

Ranked: Tier 1

Philip Mead - 12 King's Bench Walk

Ranked: Tier 1

David Sanderson –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘David is an exceptional barrister, he has an eye for detail and is rigorous in his approach.'

Ranked: Tier 1

Henry Charles –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Henry is meticulous with detail whilst having a firm grasp on the big picture of a case. He has a great breadth of knowledge and can often offer solutions which are out of the box.'

Ranked: Tier 1

Nigel Lewers –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Articulate, always calm especially under fire, with an excellent eye for detail and outstanding technical knowledge.'

Ranked: Tier 1

Gemma Scott –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Gemma has huge experience in the field of asbestos-related illness claims and her technical knowledge in this field is superb.’

Ranked: Tier 1

Niall Maclean –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘A fantastic all-rounder. Niall has an amazing eye for detail, and is superb at assessing complex expert evidence on high-value cases.'

Ranked: Tier 1

John-Paul Swoboda –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘John-Paul is not afraid of difficult cases. He is extremely good with clients, has great tactical acumen and is an excellent speaker.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Michael Brace – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Michael is simply outstanding. He has huge technical knowledge of this field and great attention to detail.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Hugh Hamill –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Hugh is a great advocate; shows great attention to detail and is robust in negotiations. He is also extremely personable and approachable.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Daniel Tobin –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Daniel is a force to be reckoned with on his feet, rapier-sharp and cuts to the main issues.’

Ranked: Tier 2

David White –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘David is a superb advocate. He approaches every problem comprehensively and gives considered advice.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Aliyah Akram –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Aliyah is cerebral and approachable’

Ranked: Tier 2

Ivan Bowley – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘One of the most astute and knowledgeable barristers in this field with impeccable judgement.'

Ranked: Tier 3

James Sullivan –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘James is very well-prepared and has an excellent knowledge of the law.’

Ranked: Tier 3

Isaac Hogarth –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Isaac's attention to detail and quick understanding of the issues are outstanding.'

Ranked: Tier 4

Charlotte Reynolds – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Charlotte’s attention to detail is excellent. She is always thoroughly prepared, well-liked by clients and colleagues, and treats complex issues with care.’

Ranked: Tier 4

Catherine Peck –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Catherine is always on top of the detail, but retains an ability to step back from that and see the bigger picture so as to mould a claim in the strongest possible way.'

Ranked: Tier 4

Angela Frost – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘A well-rounded leader in the market with good commercial and practical instincts - a market-leading technical lawyer.'

Ranked: Tier 4

James Candlin – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘James is a careful and conscientious barrister with great judgement whose meticulous case preparation makes him an excellent choice for fraud work in particular.’

Ranked: Tier 4

Oliver Rudd – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Oliver's collaborative style is incredibly effective, and his equally refined advocacy is well-received by Judges.'

Ranked: Tier 4

Nina Ross –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Nina is a fantastic advocate, who particularly excels in complex and sensitive cases.'

Ranked: Tier 4

James Pickering– 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘James is razor-sharp and super responsive. He has a very calm and measured demeanour.’

Ranked: Tier 5

Arun Katyar –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Arun has an excellent manner with clients and is an expert tactician. He is brilliant on his feet.'

Ranked: Tier 5

Max Archer –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘An up and coming junior. Max has confidence and technical ability far beyond the number of years call.'

Ranked: Tier 5

Anna Symington –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Tenacious and good with detail, an excellent strategic thinker.'

Ranked: Tier 5

Thomas Banks –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘A bright barrister who is going places in the future and is one to watch - Thomas is a big asset to have in a case.'

Ranked: Tier 5

David Green – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘The quality of David's advice and his legal knowledge has always been excellent.'

Ranked: Tier 5

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

Spencer Turner – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Spencer is very able all round barrister, and has developed particular expertise in high-value clinical negligence claims arising out of sporting injuries.’

Ranked: Tier 1

Leading Silks

William Audland KC – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘William is a first-class silk. His knowledge and communication are excellent ensuring the key issues are identified and the client understands their case, the issues and the options.’

Ranked: Tier 4

Leading Juniors

Henry Charles – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Henry is outstanding, especially when he combines his remarkable knowledge with his attention to detail. Henry is a compelling advocate with a calm convincing style.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Vanessa Cashman –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Vanessa combines keen analytical skills with genuine empathy. She has proven herself capable of dealing with some extremely complicated clinical negligence cases.'

Ranked: Tier 3

John-Paul Swoboda – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Experienced advocate who is highly diligent, quick to respond and very personable with clients.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Charlotte Reynolds – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Great attention to detail. Really good attitude and ability to manage insurer clients and clinicians in tricky and emotional situations'

Ranked: Tier 4

Isaac Hogarth – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Sharp minded and an unbeatable attention to detail. He never leaves a stone unturned. A very safe pair of hands.'

Ranked: Tier 4

Rachit Buch - 12 King's Bench Walk

Ranked: Tier 4

Edward Ramsay – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Huge attention to detail with a razor-sharp intellect and fantastic on his feet.’

Ranked: Tier 4

Thea Wilson - 12 King's Bench Walk 'Thea is a very diligent and organised barrister with an excellent eye for detail. She is friendly and is brilliant with clients and in conference with medical experts.'

Ranked: Tier 4

Daniel Sokol –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Daniel is extraordinarily bright and a highly effective litigator. He has sound judgement and good commercial awareness. He is an singularly impressive lawyer who punches well above his level of call.’

Ranked: Tier 4

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

Spencer Turner – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Spencer is very thorough and precise in his advice, and careful in analysis. His advocacy is impressive, particularly in interlocutory hearings.’

Ranked: Tier 1

Leading Silks

William Audland KC – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Impeccable preparation and very quick to understand and get to the heart of the issues. A top star team leader and player. His advocacy skills are tremendous.’

Ranked: Tier 3

London Bar > Aviation

Leading Silks

Michael Rawlinson KC - 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Michael is an intellectual heavyweight with an encyclopedic legal mind. He is an adept advocate, able to adapt his style dependent upon the client he is advising. Despite his years of experience, he has also retained his love of the law, which means that he is continually looking to create new law and test present legal thinking.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Leading Juniors

Max Archer - 12 King’s Bench Walk 'Great confidence.'

Ranked: Tier 4

London Bar > Inquests and inquiries

Leading Silks

Michael Rawlinson KC –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘A superb advocate. Everyone looks up to him and he instills courage and confidence in the most challenging of circumstances.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Steven Snowden KC – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Steven is a very calm and polished advocate.’

Ranked: Tier 4

Leading Juniors

Edward Ramsay – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Edward’s knowledge of coronial law is unrivalled and he can handle the most difficult of coroners or witnesses with ease. His advocacy is clear and concise.’

Ranked: Tier 3

London Bar > Costs

2023 Silks

Andrew Roy KC –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Encyclopaedic knowledge of costs principles and case law; Andrew is highly persuasive and a formidable advocate.’

Leading Juniors

Andrew Lyons – 12KBW

Ranked: Tier 4

Midland Circuit > Costs

Leading Juniors

Andrew Lyons – 12 King's Bench Walk

Ranked: Tier 1

North Eastern Circuit > Personal injury

Leading Juniors

Tom Vonberg - 12 King's Bench Walk ‘Tom is liked by the clients and highly regarded for his technical skill and reliable advice. His eye for detail really stands out, and he is very robust in court.’

Ranked: Tier 2

London Bar > Employment

Leading Juniors

Laura Robinson – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Laura has excellent technical skills, and understands and considers detailed and complicated legal points with serenity. She is extremely clear in her advice and her advocacy is very persuasive.’

Ranked: Tier 3

Ghazaleh Rezaie – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Ghazaleh’s advocacy is systematic, persuasive, informed and relentless, and a joy to watch. She is particularly skilled in building her case through cross-examination, with a carefully thought out pace and structure that chips away at her opponent’s arguments. Her ability to absorb the finest details of the case is second-to-none.’

Ranked: Tier 5

London Bar > Administrative law and human rights

Leading Juniors

Nina Ross – 12 King's Bench Walk

Ranked: Tier 4

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.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
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)