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Leading Silks

Lloyd Williams KC30 Park Place ChambersLloyd is absolutely first-rate. He is very approachable and his technical skills are superb. He is very good on tricky liability cases and is a polished court room performer.’

Leading Juniors

Ben Davies30 Park Place ChambersBen is a talented barrister with exceptional knowledge in the area of personal injury. An accomplished advocate who makes a substantial impact upon every case he is instructed on.’
Simon HughesFarrar’s BuildingSimon is an excellent barrister and a safe pair of hands across the entire spectrum of personal injury matters. A superb cross-examiner, very thorough and knowledgeable, and excellent with clients.’
Nicholas David JonesCivitas LawA fine negotiator who demonstrates tenacity and tactical acumen. He has excellent judgement and is always thorough.’
Andrew MorseFarrar’s Building  ‘He is very knowledgeable in personal injury matters and has an excellent bedside manner with clients. He has a meticulous eye for detail and achieves excellent outcomes.’
Bryan ThomasCivitas LawBryan is an outstanding barrister with years of experience. He has always provided exceptional advice in a timely manner. Very experienced in dealing with catastrophic injury claims. A safe pair of hands who is good at putting clients at ease.’
Rebecca MansellCivitas LawVery thorough, very well prepared, professional, and astute. A tenacious advocate.’
Russell MoffatLinenhall ChambersAn excellent advocate, who is solution-driven and provides thorough advice. He is able to identify with clients on a level suitable to their personality and understanding to ensure a rapport is built.’
Sam Aynsley – 30 Park Place Chambers ‘Sam has a great sense of judgement and his advice is always concise and straight to the point. He is extremely thorough and his attention to detail with documents and paperwork is excellent.’
Leanne Jones – 9 St John StreetShe is meticulous and thorough, with excellent knowledge and experience, particularly on defendant credit hire work. Very flexible and adapts to dynamic situations extremely well. Very client-focused.’
James WoodcockLinenhall ChambersJames is very approachable. He has an excellent bedside manner with clients, putting them at ease and quickly earning their confidence, not only in relation to the overall handling of their litigation but also his advocacy skills.’

Rising Stars

Alys Williams – Civitas Law ‘Alys is a calm and considered barrister who always provides clear and structured advice. She is a confident and reliable advocate.’

Personal injury in Regional Bar

30 Park Place Chambers

30 Park Place Chambers is known as a ‘very good chambers for personal injury‘ by clients. Lloyd Williams KC is ‘an excellent advocate‘ and his recent instructions involve cases of severe spinal and head injuries. Team head Ben Davies is ‘very thorough and leaves no stone unturned‘, and acts for claimants and defendants in multi-track claims. The ‘passionate and dedicatedSam Aynsley is also recommended for cases involving injuries suffered abroad.

Testimonials

Set

The chambers has excellent strength in depth with a team of specialist barristers who are leaders in their field.’

Very helpful and efficient.’

30 Park Place Chambers in Cardiff is excellent and always accommodating.’

Clerking

They have a very able and approachable team of clerks headed by senior clerk, Phillip Griffiths, and the lead PI clerk Kayleigh Jefferies, who communicate extremely well with instructing solicitors and ensure that they are provided with a high level of service. You feel that you are in safe hands.’

Efficient and always on hand to assist.’

The clerks are friendly and helpful and always quick to respond.’

Civitas Law

Viewed as ‘one of the best personal injury sets in Wales‘, Civitas Law reports an increase in defendant work, and a growth in instructions relating to cases involving allegations of fraud.  Bryan Thomas ‘ recent instructions involve liability claims, and Rebecca Mansell‘s practice includes road traffic accidents, employers’ and public liability matters, and cases involving issues of dishonesty or fraud. Alys Williams regularly handles claimant work. Ian Meikle left the Bar in March 2021.

Testimonials

Set

They provide a competitive service, with practitioners who are always well versed in what they do.’

First class service.’

A very reliable set.’

Clerking

The clerks are very professional.’

A friendly and efficient service is provided.’

Very personable, quick to respond, helpful.’

Jonathan Mytton is excellent – always prompt in responding to correspondence and calls and always takes into consideration the requirements of those instructing counsel.’

Linenhall Chambers

Linenhall Chambers in Chester is noted for having ‘excellent depth to the personal injury team‘. The ‘very down-to-earthRussell Moffat is ‘excellent in court‘, and is very experienced in advising defendants and claimants on credit hire matters. Dominic Joyce is highly recommended for employers’ and occupiers’ liability cases, and regularly handles road traffic accident work. James Woodcock specialises in road traffic accident cases involving emergency service vehicles.

Testimonials

Set

Linenhall Chambers is a very friendly, professional, accommodating and client-centric chambers.’

Excellent chambers.’

Efficient and professional.’

Excellent counsel from junior to senior in the field of personal injury and road traffic accidents.’

Clerking

Seamless service at all times.’

The clerks provide a prompt, efficient and courteous service in the handling of instructions from inception to trial. Those qualities are particularly exemplified by the senior civil clerk James D’Arcy, who I mainly deal with.’

James D’Arcy and Melissa Roberts are brilliant, reply to emails and queries straight away.’

The clerks are extremely helpful and go the extra mile to ensure cases are covered. James D’Arcy is always a pleasure to deal with.’