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Paul Evans
Work Department
Personal Injury
Position
| Paul’s current case load covers the full spectrum of the most serious claims, including brain and spinal injuries, fatal accidents and amputations, across the range of road traffic, employers’ and public liability accidents. Paul is has a particular interest in claims involving cycling/motorcycling and amputations.
Paul regularly undertakes cases in excess of £1,000,000 without a leader and has acted as Junior Counsel in cases with values of up to £12,000,000. Paul has considerable experience of costs and is frequently instructed in high value claims at a very early stage to advise in respect of budgets and to appear at Cost and Case Management Hearings in both the High Court and County Court. Paul has a substantial advisory nature to his practice and is regularly instructed for his advice in conference and drafting, in addition to undertaking interlocutory hearings, trials, appeals, Round Table Settlement Meetings and inquests.
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Career
Paul read Biology at Kings College, University of London, before being called to the Bar by Inner Temple in 2001. Having undertaken a common law pupillage at No5 Chambers, Paul had a mixed practice, including Crime before specialising in Personal Injury.
Paul has been ranked as a Leading Junior in the directories for Personal Injury consecutively for the last 9 years.
Memberships
Personal Injury Bar Association
Education
King’s College London BSc. Biology (First Class Honours)
Nottingham Post Graduate Diploma in Law (Commendation)
Inns of Court School of Law Bar Vocational Course (Very Competent)
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Personal injury
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Paul Evans – No5 Barristers’ Chambers ‘Paul is extremely experienced and knowledgeable. He is very capable of dealing with complex, difficult and high-value claims. He is tenacious in his approach and always goes the extra mile. His client care is second-to-none and he genuinely cares and works very hard to achieve the best possible outcome.’
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is a ‘very strong set with excellent barristers at all levels of experience’ that offers representation across the full spectrum of personal injury cases. The practice is jointly led by Henry Pitchers KC and Jonathan Jones KC, who is ‘a fantastic advocate with a tenacious approach’. Chris Bright KC is renowned for his ‘excellent advocacy’ and is active in cases involving complex causation and quantum issues. The ‘amazing advocate’ Malcolm Duthie recently secured a high-value settlement in a case involving traumatic brain injuries suffered by a taxi driver. Paul Evans has particular expertise in handling claims concerning amputations and prosthetic use.