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Personal Injury

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St John's Chambers
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3PB
Guildhall Chambers
Old Square Chambers

Leading Silks

Christopher Sharp KC – St John’s Chambers
Charles Woodhouse KC – Old Square Chambers ‘Charlie is the best personal injury silk at the Bar. His trial advocacy is second-to-none. He captivates judges with his approach.’

Leading Juniors

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Thomas Challacombe – KBG Chambers ‘Thomas is a safe pair of hands. He provides excellent and practical advice. He is available to answer additional questions at any stage.’
Mark Lomas – 3PB ‘Mark is a top-notch barrister. He is experienced and his knowledge of the field is second-to-none. He has an eye for a good case and is always committed to seeing a claim through.’ 
Andrew McLaughlin – St John’s Chambers ‘Andrew is an exceptional barrister, hard-working, diligent and with a superb eye for detail. He is an outstanding trial advocate, always thoroughly prepared and able to think on his feet.’ 
Oliver Moore – Guildhall Chambers ‘Oliver is very knowledgeable, with a wealth of experience and a good eye for detail. He has a good rapport with clients, simplifying complex legal issues in a way that the client understands.’
Anthony Reddiford – Guildhall Chambers ‘Anthony has excellent attention to detail with a realistic approach. He is responsive and helpful.’ 
Richard Stead – St John’s Chambers
Matthew White – St John’s Chambers ‘Matthew is superb in technical detail and forensics in his approach to case planning and quantum calculation.’
Emma Zeb – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Emma is a formidable advocate, very detailed in her approach and always well-prepared. She is compassionate with clients and puts them at ease.’
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Sophie Beesley – Old Square Chambers 'Sophie has excellent client care skills. She is good at gaining the trust of clients, particularly in cases with complex issues.'
James Bentley – Guildhall Chambers ‘James' advocacy is well-prepared, sympathetic to the court and persuasive. He is willing to go the extra mile and consistently maintain high standards. He is an excellent all-rounder.’ 
Gabriel Farmer – Guildhall Chambers ‘Gabriel has superb strategic awareness. He is always on top of the evidence and his game.'
Adam Gadd –Pump Court Chambers ‘Adam is an experienced and skilful advocate. He has a good combination of robustness and perseverance that is highly persuasive. He is very committed to his cases, providing vast knowledge and good recollection of relevant case law.’
Ben Handy – St John’s Chambers ‘Ben is an excellent barrister with a sharp intellect. He is astute and adept at quickly grasping the complex issues in a case and offers practical and commercial solutions. His advocacy skills are exceptional.’ 
Martin Lanchester – Guildhall Chambers ‘Martin is very competent and skilful at managing tricky, technical, financial dependency cases to a successful outcome.’ 
Joanna Lewis – Queen Square Chambers
Kara Loraine – Old Square Chambers 'Kara is very approachable. She has a down-to-earth manner with clients and explains matters very simply. Her practical approach to claims always assists when considering the resolution of disputes, as well as her tenacity.'
Michelle Marnham – 3PB ‘Michelle is an excellent junior. She breaks down issues succinctly and clearly for clients. She identifies issues quickly and pays good attention to detail.’
James Marwick – St John’s Chambers ‘James is very knowledgeable and experienced. He is a safe pair of hands and persuasive in advocacy.’
Duncan McNair – 3PB ‘Duncan is exceptionally bright and very commercially minded. He can immediately identify a problem and knows how to fix it. His advice is always straight to the point and very robust.’
Richard Wheeler – 3PB ‘Richard is an excellent barrister. He is a fearsome advocate with an eye for a crucial argument. He is tactically astute and always considers all potential issues in a claim.’
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Jimmy Barber  – St John’s Chambers ‘Jimmy is a first-rate clinical negligence barrister and a go-to expert in the field. He is wise beyond his years of call and can quickly identify the key issues in a case.’ 
James Hughes  – St John’s Chambers ‘James has a keen eye for detail and provides thorough advice. His pleading of court documents is thorough and concise. He is good on his feet in trials, especially in getting the point across clearly and concisely.’
Darren Lewis – St John’s Chambers ‘Darren is good on paper and equally good on his feet. He has a calming, professional air.’
Oliver Manley – Guildhall Chambers ‘Oliver is a very accomplished practitioner and has a reassuring manner with clients.’
Daniel Neill – Old Square Chambers ‘Daniel’s communication is excellent. He is always helpful and pragmatic in his approach.’
Lauren Seager – Queen Square Chambers
Rachel Segal – St John’s Chambers ‘Rachel is a decisive advocate and demonstrates an impressive knowledge of her practice area. She is thorough and compassionate.’ 
Kriti Upadhyay – Guildhall Chambers ‘Kriti grips with the legal issues quickly and leaves no stone unturned. She can balance that perfectly with excellent client care.’ 
Tom Webb  – 3PB ‘Tom is an excellent all-round barrister. He is very knowledgeable and experienced. He knows this area of law inside out and is great on his feet.’

Rising Stars

Jonathan Lindfield –St John’s Chambers ‘Jonathan has excellent attention to detail. He reviews instructions thoroughly and can highlight details in a case.’

Personal injury in Regional Bar

St John's Chambers


St John’s Chambers is ‘a strong regional set with a wide-ranging depth of experience’ in cases involving fatal accidents, industrial disease, brain injuries, and catastrophic spinal injuries. Andrew McLaughlin acted for the defendant in Yesss (A) Electrical Ltd v Warren, an appeal concerning if a late application for permission to rely on expert evidence in a new specialism not addressed by the existing directions is an application for relief from sanctions under the Civil Procedure Rules. Richard Stead has expertise across a broad range of high-value and complex personal injury claims with a particular focus on Animals Act claims. ‘An excellent and persuasive advocate’, Matthew White is active in handling contentious and non-contentious matters, including occupational illness litigation, accidents at work and highway claims. Ben Handy is regularly involved in serious injury cases and garners praises for his ‘reassuring presence in complex claims’.

Testimonials

‘Adam Marston has an excellent sense of humour and genuinely cares about finding the right person for the job.’ 

‘Hugh Maguire is dependable and always available.’ 

‘Adam Marston, Jordan Yandell and Lara Hanney offer excellent service, especially in arranging conferences, dealing with papers and general administration.’ 

‘The clerks are very professional and respond quickly to queries, especially Hugh Maguire.’ 

‘Hugh Maguire and Adam Marston are excellent.’ 

‘The clerks, with Adam Marston and Hugh Maguire in particular, are always helpful.’ 

‘Adam Marston and Hugh Maguire are fantastic clerks, always very efficient and go over and above to help.’ 

‘St John’s Chambers is a pre-eminent Bristol set with several experienced counsels.’ 

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3PB


3PB is a ‘set with strong depth and a good range of juniors specialising in personal injury’ for both claimant and defendant clients. ‘An extremely conscientious and diligent barrister’, Mark Lomas has standout expertise in brain and spinal injury matters along with fatal accident claims. ‘A highly experienced and skillful advocate’, Duncan McNair continues to excel in the field, with consistently impressive work on catastrophic cases, particularly those caused by road traffic and work accidents. Michelle Marnham specialises in personal injury claims arising from road traffic accidents and has ‘a calm and pragmatic approach’.

Testimonials

‘The clerks are exceptional. David Snook heads up the PI clerking team, and Edd Holdstock is also excellent.’

‘David Snook and Edd Holdstock stand out as two clerks at the very top of their field. They are always on hand when needed and lead the clerking team well.’ 

‘The clerks always provide a slick, efficient and timely service. They are one of the set’s great strengths. Special mention to David Snook and Edd Holdstock both are always available and prompt. Natalie Bryan is helpful.’ 

‘David Snook is very approachable and proactive.’ 

‘Edd Holdstock is extremely easy to deal with and goes the extra mile to ensure everything is taken care of, even with the strictest time constraints. Russell Porter and Stuart Pringle ensure the level of service provided across chambers is always above and beyond.’ 

‘The clerks provide exceptional service, particularly Edd Holdstock and David Snook.’ 

‘3PB is a strong set with excellent personal injury coverage and strength in depth.’

‘3PB are simply fantastic. It has a real strength in depth and some great barristers at all levels.’

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Guildhall Chambers


Guildhall Chambers is a ‘very competent set with an excellent collection of counsel experienced in the field of personal injury litigation’. Oliver Moore is ‘excellent in assisting with case management and case strategy’ and successfully acted for a prison officer who had to take early retirement on ill health grounds, which happened due to the passive exposure to synthetic cannabinoids smoked by an inmate. Anthony Reddiford, ‘a real tactician, who gets to the crux of a case quickly’, regularly represents both claimants and defendants in personal injury matters. James Bentley is ‘a safe pair of hands’ who is known for ‘providing advice on the most complex and difficult claims’, and his workload involves high-value brain injury, fatal accidents and chronic pain claims.

Testimonials

‘All the clerks are good. Olive Kavanagh has been very helpful.’ 

‘Olive Kavanagh and Caroline Evans are outstanding clerks. They are always willing to go the extra mile to accommodate requests and are very quick at acknowledging matters.’ 

‘Caroline Evans and Olive Kavanagh are efficient, friendly and helpful. They go out of their way to assist and are always very approachable.’ 

‘The clerks are helpful and will do their utmost to accommodate any requests. Olive Kavanagh and Caroline Evans are fantastic.’ 

‘Caroline Evans is personable, organised and an excellent communicator. Olive Kavanagh is prompt in her responses and assists with all matters.’

‘Olive Kavanagh and Caroline Evans are excellent clerks. They are always friendly and helpful and will seek to resolve any issues you have.’ 

‘Guildhall Chambers is an outstanding chambers.’ 

‘Guildhall Chambers is extremely caring of those who regularly instruct them, quickly learn the preferences of instructing solicitors and can offer a suitable and trustworthy alternative where counsel in the claim is unavailable.’ 

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