Chambers Review
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Personal Injury - London (Bar)
What the Team is Known For
1 Crown Office Row offers expertise spanning the full range of personal injury matters. Its strong bench of barristers is regularly called upon to handle complex and high-value catastrophic injury cases arising from accidents at work and on the road. Interviewees note that the set provides "top-notch counsel in respect of legally complex matters and emotionally delicate issues." The chambers houses considerable strength in matters involving allegations of historic sexual abuse, and several tenants have been involved in some of the most high-profile inquiries of recent years such as the Rochdale Abuse Inquiry and the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. Members undertake work on behalf of both claimants and defendants, and count several health authorities, government departments and major insurers among their clients. Recent work includes DJ v Barnsley MBC, a historical sexual abuse case before the Court of Appeal, and Various Applicants v Lambeth Borough Council, a high-profile matter arising from allegations of abuse at children's homes.
John Petrie is chambers director.