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)

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