Chambers Review
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Personal Injury - Midlands (Bar)
What the Team is Known For
Ropewalk Chambers houses a deep bench of dedicated personal injury barristers and is highly regarded for its expertise spanning a wide range of matters. It is considered a go-to set for leading claimant solicitors and major insurers across the UK, and is recognised for its considerable strength in industrial disease claims. Members are also adept at handling catastrophic and fatal injury, psychiatric damage and chronic pain cases, and are regularly instructed in claims arising from RTAs and complex employers' and occupiers' liability disputes. Sources suggest that "the sheer depth in quality is what sets Ropewalk apart." Such expertise is on display in recent work with members acting in a novel occupational disease claim, Holmes v Poeton, which tested the applicability of the 'material contribution' test for causation.
Strengths
The clerks are always a pleasure to deal with, especially Alan Odiam.
The clerks provide a very high level of service and are friendly, approachable and good at responding to queries or providing assistance when required.
Tony Hill is an exceptional leader of the clerking team. He is always available and responsive.
Tony Hill is exceptional which produces a smooth and efficient service with consistently excellent communication from all the clerks.
Alan Odium remains a standout clerk to me, for remaining approachable, considerate and supportive.
Notable practitioners
Jason Cox is an excellent junior with expertise in a wide variety of personal injury claims. He is particularly well regarded for his handling of catastrophic injury and fatal accident claims. He is also well versed in serious traumatic brain injury and matters concerning crush injuries. He splits his time between representing claimant and defendant clients.
He has a brilliant ability to bring the expert evidence together. Jason cuts through that really well and this is a really good and positive skill as it gives the case direction.
Jason makes clients feel heard from the very first meeting. He is a brilliant negotiator with superb attention to detail, but is also down to earth and realistic.
Jayne Adams KC is highly esteemed for her experience in industrial disease claims. She has a related specialism in clinical negligence claims and also frequently handles matters involving fraud. She is regularly instructed by major insurers in complex immunotherapy claims.
Jayne is an outstanding performer, both in court and in settlement meetings. She has great mastery of the law, and is very astute in negotiations and able to get the other party to go the extra mile.
Jayne comes across as wonderful in disease and senior work, and she's at the top of her game. She is very user-friendly and very good.
Jayne is a go-to silk for complex difficult cases that she handles with empathy and charm. She is a skilled negotiator that can extract the very last penny from an insurer.
Jayne produces succinct advice. She created a stunning result with her advocacy and tactical approach.
Kam Jaspal specialises in disease work and frequently advises on traumatic brain injury claims, as well as accidents at work and psychiatric injury. He focuses on representing defendant and insurer clients. He is experienced in representing clients in trials, mediations and joint settlement hearings.
Kam is very astute and routinely provides clear advice which is easy to digest.
Kam has a phenomenal presence in court, and is incredibly fair and transparent.
Kam Jaspal is a very good barrister. He is very considered in his approach and provides sensible advice, and he is very good with clients as well.
Patrick Limb KC is a highly regarded personal injury silk with vast experience in disease claims. He has particular expertise in matters involving catastrophic injury resulting from RTAs and occupational injury, and is praised by solicitors for his straightforward approach. He also has experience handling high-profile multiparty claims.
Patrick is an intellectual giant. He is excellent at what he does and is a pleasure to work with.
Patrick has a brain the size of the planet and is very sensible, which is what you need if you have been in the game a long time. He always calls cases right.
Patrick is an extraordinary KC with remarkable ability to recall the most intricate details of a case. He is meticulous, persuasive and doesn't shy away from the most challenging cases.
He has very strong intellect and is a master of detail. Patrick is always calm and measured in his approach.
Patrick is really hard-working and has incredible attention to detail. He is good on his feet, very reflective and thoughtful.
Andrew McNamara offers expertise in the full spectrum of personal injury matters, including industrial disease and employers' liability claims. He assists both claimants and defendants. He has marked expertise in cases relating to violence in the education and healthcare sectors. He is also experienced in the handling of RTAs and catastrophic injury claims.
Andrew McNamara is a solid advocate with very good client skills.
Edward James is a strong junior who is noted for his representation of claimants, local authorities and major insurers in complex personal injury claims. He has expertise in cases involving allegations of dishonesty and exaggeration.
Edward James is very good at advocating and client handling.
Edward advocates fearlessly and demonstrates a deep commitment to getting the best outcome for the clients.
Georgina Cursham is widely esteemed for her expertise in claims involving catastrophic injures and workplace accidents. She assists both claimants and defendants. She also has experience handling industrial disease cases.
Philip Turton advises both claimants and defendants on an array of issues including abuse, stress and occupational disease claims. He has ancillary expertise in clinical negligence law. He also regularly advises on limitation issues.
Philip Turton's calm and relaxed approach disguises a very sharp brain. He is always well prepared and through. He is a go-to for complex cases.
Philip is an excellent barrister. He is a smooth operator who gets on well with the clients and supports them through their claim.
Phillip is very experienced. He is an excellent master of subject matter. He is thoughtful and measured, and I think his advice is very good.
Rachel Young often works for claimants in cases concerning serious injuries sustained in RTAs as well as having expertise in brain injury matters. She is also comfortable dealing with liability disputes. She has additional expertise in clinical negligence claims.
Rachel is my go-to clinical negligence barrister. She is super thorough and if something comes up that's confusing for me, she will get back to me and get back to me with the correct answer.
You can implicitly rely on Rachel's advice and she's very good. Her preparation is absolutely faultless and she is fairly formidable at cross-examination.
Rachel is calm, authoritative and unshakeable by the most difficult defendants. She inspires confidence in clients.
Richard Gregory has experience in employers' liability and occupiers' liability claims, and represents both claimants and defendants in the full range of personal injury cases. He is regularly instructed in both fast-track and multi-track claims. He is also skilled in the handling of noise-induced hearing loss claims, among other industrial disease matters.
Richard is extraordinarily quick to deal with papers, yet does so with a forensic understanding of the issues. He really knows his stuff.
Richard Gregory provides the highest level of advice and has very prompt turnaround times. He is excellent with clients and is a very fine, experienced advocate.
Richard Gregory provides exceptional service. His return of papers is incredible and his opinions are precise, factually and legally. He is an exceptional advocate.
Rochelle Rong is a well-regarded personal injury barrister who is regularly called upon to represent both claimants and defendants in complex claims. She has experience handling catastrophic injury cases and is noted for her expertise in claims involving complex issues of causation.
Rochelle is very very good. Her attention to detail is meticulous. She gets to grips with cases very quickly and is good with clients.
Rochelle Rong has a rare combination of intellectual rigor and great strategic insight, which sets her apart. She has an incredible work ethic and a can-do attitude. Nothing is too much of an ask.
Rochelle is a fantastic advocate. She is thorough, concise and a pleasure to deal with.
Rochelle is exceptional and always has an excellent assessment of any case.
Tom Panton has significant expertise in employers' liability claims. He also has vast experience in broader claims including psychiatric injury and fatal accidents.
Tom is an exceptional advocate and lawyer.
Tom Panton is an extremely strong advocate with excellent client care skills and commercial awareness. He provides strong tactical advice in complex areas of law.
Tom is an engaging advocate. He is understated and not flamboyant, but very impressive. He is persuasive.
Deborah Davies is a respected barrister whose personal injury practice is complemented by in-depth knowledge of employment law.
Deborah is an excellent advocate. She does very thorough preparation and has excellent client skills.
Deborah is accessible, approachable and very personable. She is a pleasure to work with and always adding value.
Deborah is very good with difficult clients. She is able to cut through to the real issues in the case.
Deborah Davies is extremely knowledgeable and will go above and beyond. She provides excellent advice in complex areas of law.
Kate Longson has expertise across personal injury and disease matters. She is instructed on expert-driven RTA cases that involve fatal or catastrophic injury, as well as high-profile group litigation.
Kate is incredibly down to earth and comes across very normally, which clients respond well to. She is very good at being invested in cases and clients. She is really personable.
Kate Longson is sharp and quick on her feet. She is direct and no-nonsense.
Kate Longson is an excellent barrister and a great advocate in court.
Shilpa Shah is a personal injury specialist with notable experience in complicated workplace injuries. She is experienced representing claimants who suffered traumatic brain injuries in medically complex cases.
Shilpa has an excellent attention to detail.
Shilpa always provides excellent service and goes the extra mile in terms of assistance and feedback.
Shilpa is top class. She manages papers, complex issues and detail with ability. She is tenacious and achieves excellent results for me and my clients.
Toby Stewart is a well-regarded barrister with a broad practice encompassing personal injury, clinical negligence, and health and safety cases. He has a wealth of experience in disease claims.
Toby is a pleasure to deal with.
Toby is exceptional.
