Barristers

Andrew Ward

Andrew Ward

Exchange Chambers, North West

Work Department

Personal Injury; Insurance; Court of Protection; Inquests

Position

Andrew represents Claimants and Defendants in serious and catastrophic personal injury claims. He is endorsed by the legal directories in his core practice area and is ranked as a Band 1 personal injury junior in the Legal 500 (2025 Edition). He has extensive experience of cases involving traumatic brain injury, amputation, chronic pain conditions, functional neurological disorder, paralysis caused by spinal injury, fatal accidents, issues of motor insurance policy coverage and fundamental dishonesty.

He is also experienced in representing properly interested persons at Inquests.

Andrew was shortlisted for the ‘Barrister / KC of the Year’ award at the Manchester Legal Awards in 2023 and 2024. He is a member of the Attorney General’s Regional ‘A’ Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown and is also a tenant at 12 King’s Bench Walk in London.

Career

Called to Bar 2000

Attorney General’s Regional Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown: 2012 – 2018

Attorney General’s Regional ‘A’ Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown: 2018 to 2028

Memberships

Northern Circuit Personal Injuries Bar Association Northern Circuit Commercial Bar Association

Education

St. Bede’s College, Manchester (1988 – 1995) B.C.L., M.A. (Oxon) (Jesus College, Oxford University) Astbury Scholar (Middle Temple, 2000) Winner of the Middle Temple Rosamund Smith Mooting Competition (2000)

Leisure

Andrew enjoys spending time with his young family. He is a Mansell Patron of Jesus College, Oxford.

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