Ben Townsend > Stewarts Law LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
Stewarts Law LLP Offices
9 BOND COURT
LEEDS
LS1 2JZ
England
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Ben Townsend
Work Department
Position
Partner and Head of Personal Injury Leeds.
Ben specialises in brain and spinal cord injury claims. He deals with a lot of challenging cases, and is very on the ball and very involved in the wider picture.’
Ben advises on high-value personal injury claims, particularly brain and spinal cord injuries, including claims with an international element. He has experience of equestrian cases, as well as burn and amputation injuries.
Ben has acted in many brain and spinal cord injury claims, including accidents abroad. He has supervised fee earners conducting many more. His highlights include achieving multimillion pound settlements resulting from a range of types of accidents, including road traffic accidents and accidents at work.
Career
Ben previously worked for Armstrong Foulkes in Middlesbrough before joining Stewarts in 2004. He was made an associate in 2005 and a partner in 2006.
Ben was named ‘Partner of the Year’ at the Yorkshire Legal Awards 2021, at which it was said he “creates a progressive atmosphere for others to thrive in”.
Memberships
Ben is a Fellow of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. He is a founding assessor for their brain and spinal cord injury panels.
Personal
Ben enjoys playing guitar in his band, Legacy. He also enjoys reading (including Greg Bear and Clive Barker) and spending time with his triplets.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
(Leading partners)Stewarts Law LLP is distinguished in the market for providing specialised representation in catastrophic injury cases spanning claims involving serious spinal and brain injuries, amputations, and other complex cases, with international capabilities. Daniel Herman heads up the Leeds team with a strong track record in high-value spinal and brain injury claims; he is also active in professional negligence claims against other personal injury firms which have either under-settled claims or incorrectly advised clients. Ben Townsend has particular expertise in severe brain injury cases, including those from vehicle crashes overseas, while Warren Maxwell specialises in employers’ and occupiers’ liability matters and represents injured military personnel. Jane Pyrah has joined the team, bringing a wealth of experience in catastrophic injury cases, particularly those involving spinal cord and brain injuries, and amputations. The team leverages its team of experienced associates, of which Charlotte Foster is of note.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Yorkshire and the Humber > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Personal injury: claimant Yorkshire and the Humber > Insurance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant