Solicitors

Ben Priestley

Ben Priestley

Work Department

Catastrophic Personal Injury

Position

Ben is a Partner and Solicitor at Serious Injury Law. He has been responsible for many of the firm’s most complex and high-value cases over the last 20 years.
He has represented numerous adults and children in cases involving brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, polytrauma and fatal accidents.

Ben’s focus is always rehabilitation and practical support for his clients, together with ensuring they achieve the best possible outcome in their claim. Many of his clients have suffered a major trauma and have received treatment at an NHS Major Trauma Centre.

He regularly concludes multi-million-pound settlements on behalf of his clients, often involving a lump sum of damages combined with an annual payment, for life.
Accreditations: 

  • Legal 500 2025 ‘Hall of Fame’
  • Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) panel solicitor
  • Headway panel solicitor
  • BASIC (Brain and Spinal Injury Centre) panel solicitor
  • Legal 500 “Leading Individual”

Career

Trained at Serious Law and qualified in 2003. Partner in 2010. He leads Serious Injury Law Ltd’s relationship with various Major Trauma Partnerships at various NHS Trusts, to provide expert legal advice to individuals who have suffered major trauma.

Ben was invited to join the Forum of Complex Injury Solicitors in 2021.

Memberships

Association of Personal Injury Lawyers

Forum of Complex Injury Solicitors

Education

University of Manchester (BA Hons, Government and Law, 2:1);

College of Law (Legal Practice Course).

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