Band 2
Provided by Ben Handy
Ben is Deputy Head of Chambers’ Personal Injury Department, a mediator, and a part-time Crown Court judge. He is recognised for his “resourceful and highly adaptable” advocacy and “excellent advice on strategy” in catastrophic injury cases.
Ranked as a leading junior in all major directories, clients describe him as “user friendly and approachable,” providing “a high standard of technical advice” and combining “great client care skills with tactical nous.” The Chambers Guide to the Bar highlights his ability to “find a way through the minefield of liability issues.”
Ben works closely with instructing solicitors, managing cases collaboratively and constructively with all parties.
Specialisms:
Orthopaedic polytrauma
Traumatic brain injury
Fatal and life-shortening injuries
Accommodation claims
Vulnerable road users
Complex causation and quantum issues
He is frequently instructed as sole junior in multi-million-pound catastrophic injury claims and also acts as a mediator in such cases. Ben was appointed as a Recorder by the King in May 2023.
Recorder (2023)
Personal Injury Bar Association (PIBA)
Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA)
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)
Complex issues in brain injury litigation podcast
The latest developments in lost years claims for children podcast
The lost years, and Early settlement or deferred trial in child brain injury claims for APIL’s PI Focus magazine.
Making employers’ liability work for you podcast
Provided by Chambers
Ben Handy acts for claimants and defendants in complex catastrophic injury cases, including those involving allegations of fundamental dishonesty. He has notable experience handling cases concerning psychological injury and catastrophic spinal injury, and RTAs.
Provided by Chambers
Ben adds value as counsel should. He is really sensible and finds practical ways of working through complex situations.
Ben really cuts to the crux of the issues and clients really like working with him.
Ben is really user-friendly. He is accessible, helpful and knowledgeable.
Ben adds value as counsel should. He is really sensible and finds practical ways of working through complex situations.
Ben really cuts to the crux of the issues and clients really like working with him.
Ben is really user-friendly. He is accessible, helpful and knowledgeable.