3 Hare Court is highlighted as a ‘highly educated, approachable and commercially astute set’, noted in particular for its ’first class service’ in travel injury litigation. Katherine Deal KC handles personal injury, often encompassing several jurisdictions, sport injuries, maximum severity cognitive and orthopaedic injuries as a result of collisions. Andrew Young acts for both defendants and claimants in serious physical injury incurred abroad and as a result of defective products, psychiatric injuries incurred at workplaces, as well as fatal claims arising from catastrophic traffic collisions.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

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  • 'The clerks are great; extremely accommodating, very friendly, and they will always try to help. James Donovan in particular is an absolute pleasure to deal with.'
  • 'Always had very good service. I have a good working relationship with Toby Eales, always very helpful.'
  • 'One of the best when it comes to travel claims, with a number of specialist barristers in this area, there is real strength in depth.'
  • '3 Hare Court has a strong stable of talent in the international/ travel work. '
  • 'A truly exceptional set full of some of the best barristers in their respective fields, highly educated, approachable and commercially astute set of barristers.'
  • 'They provide a first class service in the Travel Package injury claims arena and have been involved in many of the seminal judgements in this area. They have extensive expertise in this area.'
  • '3 Hare Court has always been my first choice when it comes to instructing barristers for this type of work.'
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Silks

Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Howard Stevens KC
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Howard Stevens KC
3 Hare Court
‘Howard knows all there is to know about personal injury claims, including those with a cross border element. He is absolutely meticulous in his preparation and often contributes ideas to the team which are innovative and often very effective.’

Juniors

Personal injury - Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
James Hawkins
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James Hawkins
3 Hare Court
‘James is an excellent advocate. He has an intellectual rigour combined with a meticulous approach to his papers which enables him to simplify and distill the key issues at the outset.’
Asela Wijeyaratne
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Asela Wijeyaratne
3 Hare Court
 ‘Asela is smart, amiable and always happy to help. He is great with clients and gets exactly what he needs from them quickly to progress the claim.’