12 King's Bench Walk

Steven Snowden KC is Head of Chambers at 12KBW. He is recognised in the independent legal directories as one of the leading barristers in the country for personal injury work, being ranked in Band 1 in both the Chambers & Partners and the L500 guides.

Steven is an extremely experienced advocate who regularly deals with substantial and complex cases in Court and in settlement meetings. His main area of practice is high-value, complex or sensitive personal injury work, in which he acts for Claimants and for Defendants.  His current caseload includes the liability and quantum aspects of head injuries, paraplegic and other serious spinal injury cases, amputations, psychiatric injuries and fatal claims.

In industrial disease work he deals with mesothelioma and other asbestos claims, and other occupational illness claims involving difficult issues of liability, causation or quantum.

His practice also encompasses associated clinical negligence and professional negligence work, insurance, sports, group litigation and public inquiries.

He was the elected Chair (2020 – 2022) of the Personal Injuries Bar Association, a member of the Bar Council (2020 – 2022), a Director of BMIF (2022 – 2024) and has for many years been one of the authors of the Judicial College Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases.

Called 1989.  Silk 2017.  Editor of the Judicial College Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases.  Chair of PIBA 2020-2022.

Basic French and German.

Elected Chair (2020-2022) of the Personal Injuries Bar Association Member of the Bar Council and its General Management Committee (2020-2022) Director of Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund (BMIF) 2022 to 2024 Member of the editorial board of the Judicial College Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases (provided to all judges who hear PI cases) Member of PIBA, PNBA and LCLCBA.

Boroughmuir High School, Edinburgh. Nottingham University: 1988 BA Law. 1989 Bar Finals.

80s music, cycling, opera.