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Matthew Chapman KC

Matthew Chapman KC

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Deka Chambers

Viewed as ‘an excellent set for personal injury with a number of outstanding practitioners at all levels’, Deka Chambers advises on a wide range of high-profile cases pertaining catastrophic injuries, fatal accidents and psychiatric injuries. Members routinely act for claimants and defendants in both domestic and cross-border disputes. Matthew Chapman KC stands out as ‘the number one travel law silk to instruct on any complex, cross-border personal injury case; he gets to the crux of the case with ease and aplomb’. Paul Stagg KC is regularly instructed in prominent cases concerning claims involving public authorities. The ‘fiercely bright’ Laura Begley ‘acts like a KC and is a safe pair of hands on the papers and in court’.
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Position

Barrister specialising in personal injury, travel claims and general common law. Cases include: Winrow v Hemphill [2014] EWHC 3164 (QB, Slade J); Hyde v Sara Assicurazioni [2014] EWHC 2881 (QB, HHJ Moloney QC); Wall v Mutuelle de Poitiers Assurances [2013] QB 53 (QB); [2014] EWCA Civ 138; Brownlie v Four Seasons Holdings Incorporated [2014] EWHC 273 (QB, Tugendhat J); Ford v Malaysian Airline System [2013] EWCA Civ 1163; (1) Bloy (2) Ireson v MIB QBD 11/01/2013; Kira Middleton v Allianz IARD SA [2012] EWHC 2287; Cosmos Holidays v Dhanjal Investments [2009]; Baines v Baines [2008]; Dawson v Broughton [2007]; Barton v Goldensun Holidays and Arlida [2007]; Moncrieff and Moncrieff v Cosmosair plc [2006]; Godfrey v TUI UK Ltd (2006); Pemberton and Ors v First Choice Holiday and Flights Ltd (2006); Healy v Cosmosair plc [2005]; Keppel Palmer v Exsus Travel and Royal Westmorland Estates [2003]; Wong v Parkside Health NHS Trust [2001] CA.

Career

Called 1994; Gray’s Inn; Publications: ‘The Fast Track and Personal Injuries’ (CLT Professional Publishing 1999); co-author (with Caroline Stack) of chapter 15 ’Immigration Controls in the United Kingdom’ in MJ Finney and J Dixon (eds) ‘Tolley’s International Tax Planning’ (4th ed 2000); author of ’Fraudulent Claims (XPI, 2008) author of ‘The Snail and the Ginger Beer: The Singular case of Donoghue v Stevenson’ (Wildy, Simmonds and Hill, 2009).

Memberships

Travel and Tourism Lawyers’ Association; Professional Negligence Bar Association; Personal Injuries Bar Association; London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association.

Education

John Ruskin High School; University of Bristol (1992 LLB Hons); King’s College, London (1993 LLM with distinction).

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Testimonials

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  • 'Clark Chessis is always extremely helpful and approachable.'
  • 'David Barrow and Clark Chessis are superb with customer service.'
  • 'David Barrow and Jaime Brooks are outstanding.'
  • 'Outstanding clerks room.'
  • 'Deka Chambers are a first class set. A true leader in the personal injury sphere.'
  • 'Unmatched strength in depth.'
  • 'Impressive wide range of depth of experience, from junior to most senior counsel.'
  • 'Deka is a strong set in this field with a deep roster of talented barristers.'