Mr Paul Kirtley > Exchange Chambers > Leeds, England > Barrister Profile
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Mr Paul Kirtley
Work Department
Employment; Personal Injury; Clinical Negligence; Regulatory; Mediation
Position
Paul is considered one of the leading civil practitioners on the North Eastern Circuit.
His expansive practice covers a wide range of areas including:
- Personal injury and clinical negligence – highly experienced in complex, high value injury claims – particularly traumatic brain injury, amputee and chronic pain claims.
- Employment – regularly appears on behalf of clients in the Employment Tribunal, the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the Civil Courts.
- Regulatory – his practice covers a number of sectors, including police, fire, healthcare, sport and local authority. He is one of a select group of barristers who is instructed on behalf of the Police Federation to represent its members.
- Mediation – Paul is an accredited civil and commercial and workplace mediator. He regularly mediates in a wide range of disputes, including commercial; employment including race and sex discrimination; public sector; solicitors and valuers’ negligence claims; medical negligence and personal injury claims.
Career
Called 1982; Recorder (1998); Accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator (2004).
Memberships
- Personal Injury Bar Association, Employment Law Bar Association, Professional Negligence Bar Association, Employment Lawyers Association, Industrial Law Society.
- For 10 years, North Eastern Circuit Representative on the General Council of the Bar.
- Former Vice Chair Public Affairs Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Bar Council.
- Accredited Advocacy Trainer (North Eastern Circuit).
- Chairman of the Bar Conference 2006.
- Former Chair of National Charity, ‘Dreams Come True’, engaged in realising the treasured dreams of terminally and seriously ill children.
Education
- MA (Cantab). Downing College, Cambridge
- Recorder (1999) sitting in civil, crime and private family work
- Accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator (2004)
- Accredited Workplace Mediator (2014)
Leisure
Paul is a classic car enthusiast, holds an International Rally Drivers Licence and both a Heavy Goods Vehicle licence and PSV licence. He also enjoys hill walking and skiing, notwithstanding his knee replacement operation! He is the former Chair of a national children’s charity ‘Dreams Come True’.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Mediators
(Mediators)Ranked: Tier 3Paul Kirtley – Exchange Chambers
Exchange Chambers‘ Paul Kirtley is ‘approachable, sensible, and able to explain issues to clients in a language they will understand‘. Kirtley mediate commercial, employment and public sector matters, as well as solicitors and valuers’ negligence claims, and medical negligence and personal injury-related disputes. Other key areas are probate, trusts, property and boundary disputes. Kirtly has also developed a thriving offshore mediation practice, particularly in the Isle of Man.
Paul Kirtley – Exchange Chambers
Exchange Chambers‘ Paul Kirtley is ‘approachable, sensible, and able to explain issues to clients in a language they will understand‘. Kirtley mediate commercial, employment and public sector matters, as well as solicitors and valuers’ negligence claims, and medical negligence and personal injury-related disputes. Other key areas are probate, trusts, property and boundary disputes. Kirtly has also developed a thriving offshore mediation practice, particularly in the Isle of Man.
Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Clinical negligence
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Paul Kirtley – Exchange Chambers ‘Paul demonstrates an immediate grasp of the issues in a case. He combines strategic and tactical awareness with great client care.’
Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Personal injury
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Paul Kirtley – Exchange Chambers ‘Paul is very approachable. He brings a very collegiate approach to cases and is able to get a fantastic result in even the most challenging of situations.’
The personal injury team at Exchange Chambers has a solid track record in advising on catastrophic injury claims, fatal accidents, chronic pain disorders and military claims, to name a few areas of expertise. Paul Kirtley ‘understands the intricacies of the most complex liability dispute or workplace accident‘, and Simon Ross‘ workload includes serious road traffic accidents. The ‘very knowledgeable‘ Pankaj Madan is ‘meticulous‘, ‘very organised‘ and ‘provides a brilliant analysis of evidence and details‘.
Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Employment
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Paul Kirtley – Exchange Chambers ‘A natural advocate, Paul is the barrister you want on your side.’