12 King’s Bench Walk is ‘a leading personal injury set’, predominantly handling high-value catastrophic injury, fatal accident and sport injury claims. Additionally, the set garners praise as ‘a heavyweight in claimant asbestos disease work’. The ‘formidable’ William Audland KC is ‘at the absolute top of his game’. Michael Rawlinson KC is highly regarded for his expertise in industrial disease claims. Turning to the juniors, Spencer Turner is well versed in advising on high-profile fatal accident claims, disputes concerning serious injuries in the military and professional sport areas, and asbestos claims. Recent developments at the set include John-Paul Swoboda KC taking silk in March 2025 and Simon Browne KC joining the team in April 2025.
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Testimonials

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  • 'Oliver Parkhouse is a real star.'
  • 'Oliver Parkhouse, Rob Palumbo, George Boggis and Isaac Ayliffe are outstanding.'
  • 'Rob Palumbo is really on the ball and dependable. Knows his stuff.'
  • 'George Boggis and Rob Palumbo are swift and well organised.'
  • '12KBW is a brilliant set, with significant depth in all areas.'
  • 'A great PI set.'

Lawyers

2025 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.

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.

Personal injury - Rising Stars

Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.