Peter Burns KC

Byrom Street Chambers ‘has unparalleled strength in depth in claims involving injuries of the highest magnitude’. The personal injury group includes the ‘superb advocate’ Christopher Melton KC, who is head of chambers and predominantly acts for claimants in high-value fatal and catastrophic injury claims. The ‘calm and authoritative’ Winston Hunter KC is ‘technically excellent in all areas of personal injury litigation, especially at the catastrophic injury level’. Simon Kilvington KC has an excellent reputation among instructing solicitors for being ‘the top silk in the country for claimant industrial disease work’. Rhiannon Jones KC continues to handle complex brain and spinal injury claims for defendants and claimants, while Peter Burns KC is active in cases involving catastrophic injuries and amputation claims. At the junior end of chambers, Michael Lemmy has been active in claims arising from accidents at work and road traffic accidents, and Darrel Crilley is experienced in handling claims involving polytrauma, functional neurological disorders and amputations.