Ms Alice Dobbie > Exchange Chambers > Liverpool, England > Barrister Profile
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Ms Alice Dobbie
Work Department
Personal injury; Clinical Negligence; Costs; Insurance
Position
Alice acts exclusively for Defendants and is recognised as a leading junior by the Legal 500. She is a specialist in civil fraud, negligence and costs. Her High Court and multi-track work includes clinical negligence, personal injury, insurance disputes and costs litigation. She is instructed as a sole junior against King’s Counsel.
She has substantial experience in claims arising out of employer’s liability, occupier’s liability, product liability and public liability.
In 2019 she was one of the youngest barristers to be appointed a Recorder.
Her strong academic background, outstanding written and oral advocacy and judicial experience make her first choice counsel for a number of insurers and defence firms.
Career
Called 2007
Education
- Wycombe Abbey School
- Oxford University (MA, Classics)
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Personal injury
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Alice Dobbie – Exchange Chambers ‘Alice is extremely knowledgeable, she has a confident presence but is approachable, and she gains an in-depth understanding of the matter she is instructed on and is willing to discuss matters and answer any questions.’
Exchange Chambers is ‘excellent, with a wide range of expert counsel specialising in the area of personal injury’. Its members have substantial expertise in handling high-value and complex claims, including fatal accidents, industrial diseases, and catastrophic brain and spinal cord injuries. William Waldron KC now sits as head of chambers, and he has significant experience in representing claimants who have suffered from severe brain and spinal cord injuries, as well as amputees. Both Christopher Barnes KC and Andrew Ward are notable for their military-related claims work; Ward is currently representing the Ministry of Defence against a claim of over 400 cases regarding non-freezing cold injuries sustained by soldiers during their military service (Bargh and others v MoD). David Knifton KC and Chris Gutteridge exclusively represent claimants in cases arising from their catastrophic and life-changing injuries. Knifton KC represented the claimant in Gheorghe v Bradford MDC, a claim regarding a drowning accident which left an 8-year-old boy with a catastrophic hypoxic brain injury while in foster care. Gerard Martin KC has expertise in claims surrounding amputations, chronic pain, and somatoform disorders, while Louis Browne KC is sought after by both claimants and defendants in cases regarding psychiatric injuries. Alice Dobbie is another key name, and she exclusively represents defendants and often appears before the High Court.