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Old Square Chambers

Personal Injury

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Personal Injury - Western (Bar)

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

The personal injury barristers at Old Square Chambers are regularly instructed to act for both claimants and defendants in the full range of personal injury matters. Its barristers have expertise on matters including catastrophic spinal and brain injury, chronic pain and fatal accident claims. The set's members are also well regarded for their handling of difficult quantum disputes and complex employers' liability and stress at work claims, drawing on the set's recognised strengths in costs and employment law. One instructing solicitor calls Old Square "one of the best sets at the bar for personal injury work" and its members acted for an art school artist who suffered a severe traumatic brain injury after being hit by a stolen moped.

Senior Clerk William Meade leads the clerking team.

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Strengths

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  • Old Square Chambers has excellent clerking.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Sophie Beesley
    Sophie Beesley

    Sophie Beesley

    Sophie Beesley advocates on behalf of claimant and defendant clients in a diverse range of personal injury cases. She deals frequently with claims regarding fatalities and serious injuries, and is adept at assessing quantum. She also has experience handling complex employers' and occupiers' liability claims.

    • Sophie Beesley is an excellent barrister with fantastic communication skills She writes well-reasoned legal submissions, is approachable and open to a challenge.

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    • Sophie Beesley has a forensic understanding of issues, is good with clients and goes the extra mile.

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    • Sophie really puts in the work and is someone who you can rely on to put a case forward even when it is difficult.

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    • Sophie Beesley is an excellent advocate.

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    • Sophie is always meticulously prepared for conferences and is excellent on quantum as well as getting to the heart of key liability issues.

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  • Daniel Neill
    Daniel Neill

    Daniel Neill

    Daniel Neill has a varied personal injury practice, accepting instructions from both claimants and defendants across the full range of work, including RTAs, employers' liability and injuries caused by animals.

    • Daniel Neill has excellent client care skills and outstanding knowledge in terms of personal injury work.

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    • Daniel was organised, able to quickly get to grips with the issues and was on top of the detail. His negotiation and client care skills were excellent.

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    • Daniel is not arrogant in his approach. He takes sensible and strategic steps even when you're not singing from the same hymn sheet.

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    • Daniel has been very accommodating and approachable. He clearly has a high attention to detail.

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    • Daniel's cross-examination is gentle, but powerful.

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  • Kara Loraine
    Kara Loraine

    Kara Loraine

    Kara Loraine's practice focuses on personal injury, clinical negligence and employment law. She is well regarded for her ability to act in complex, multi-track claims. She is often instructed on RTA cases.

    • Kara is calm and collected and instils confidence in people.

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    • Kara Loraine is very personable, well prepared and good at steering witnesses and clients through the process, making them feel supported.

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