Deans Court Chambers is ‘a go-to set for high quality advice and advocacy for all kinds of personal injury matters’. Richard Whitehall KC is ‘skilled in all fields of defendant insurance catastrophic claims’. David Boyle has an excellent track record in acting for claimants and defendants in fatal accident claims and cases involving allegations of fundamental dishonesty, which are also a key area of instruction for Alex Taylor. Zoe Earnshaw predominantly acts for defendants, often in claims concerning orthopaedic injuries, chronic pain and spinal injuries. Elsewhere in chambers, Matthew Hooper successfully appeared for the local authority in N v Flintshire County Council, a personal injury claim brought by an elderly claimant who sustained serious orthopaedic injury after a bicycle collision with a bollard on a cycle path. Stephen Grime KC retired from practice in March 2024.
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Oliver Carr
An incredibly bright young lawyer who is able to extract the relevant facts of a case and apply the law to those facts in a very succinct manner. He is able to grapple with complex issues which would no doubt tax a barrister of twice his call.'