Outer Temple Chambers' personal injury offering 'has a huge amount of talent, both at senior and junior levels'. The team continues to advise on high-value, complex catastrophic injury claims, fatal accident matters and litigation involving psychiatric injuries. The set is also well known for its expertise in handling Animals Act cases. Sarah Crowther KC is very experienced in advising on large-scale, asbestos-related personal injury claims, and routinely represents claimants and defendants before the High Court. Ian Denham is 'a tenacious negotiator and a very talented counsel', with a solid track record in handling complex fatal accident claims. Recent developments at the set include Harry Lambert joining the team and Ben Bradley KC being appointed to silk in February and March 2025 respectively.
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Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Aviation & Travel
Position
Barrister specialising in Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Aviation & Travel, Public Law and Contempt of Court.
Career
Ben Bradley KC took silk at age 40, having previously been recommended as a Band 1 leading junior.
He acts for both Claimants and Defendants in clinical negligence and personal injury cases where individuals have suffered life changing injuries.
His personal injury practice covers a range of niche areas of expertise, including aviation accidents, equestrian accidents, injuries arising from sport and cross-border litigation (including significant experience of representing foreign nationals who leave the UK jurisdiction following catastrophic injury).
His clinical negligence practice covers all areas of medicine. He has particular expertise in birth injury, adult brain injury; spinal injury/cauda equina cases; and amputation cases.
The legal directories endorse his technical and client care skills. Ben is described as being “quite simply outstanding”. He is known as being a “fierce litigator [with] a good eye for the detail” whilst equally putting “claimants and experts at ease”.
In recent years, he has recovered in excess of £50m for Claimants as well as defending multiple catastrophic injury claims on behalf of Defendants.
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- 'Paul Barton is always available and able to work magic with diaries. A very smooth operator.'
- 'Paul Barton and Graham Woods are very efficient.'
- 'Graham Woods is superb.'
- 'Paul Barton, Graham Woods and Harry Gamble are all excellent and they will do their utmost to assist.'
- 'Outer Temple Chambers are one of the best if not the best for taking equine related personal injury claims.'
- 'Chambers has an enviable reputation for specialist PI counsel at all levels from juniors to seniors.'
- 'A very strong set. Their ability to handle complex and sophisticated matters with sensitivity and confidence is the primary reason for selecting Outer Temple counsel.'
- 'Outer Temple is a brilliant set.'