JUNIOR PROFILE

Chesca Lord

UK Bar 2026

Cloisters Chambers

Ranked in 3 practice areas

Clinical Negligence

London (Bar)

3 years ranked

Personal Injury

London (Bar)

3 years ranked

Employment

London (Bar)

6 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Employment & Discrimination

Personal Injury

Clinical Negligence

Career

Chesca specialises in quantifying serious injuries. In her personal injury and clinical negligence practice she has considerable experience in claims involving amputations, spinal and brain injuries. She is regularly instructed in multi-million pound cases, and has particular expertise securing large interim payments to facilitate property purchases before trial.

Chesca’s adeptness with Schedules and complex losses is also valuable in her employment practice, in particular acting in cases involving alleged injuries caused by discrimination. She is an experienced trial and appellate advocate.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Clinical Negligence - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Chesca Lord is an experienced advocate who specialises in maximum severity quantum-only cases. She is regularly instructed to draft schedules of loss and secure large interim payments for amputations, spinal chord injuries and brain injuries.

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Personal Injury - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Chesca Lord is a respected junior who has significant expertise in complex quantum cases. She often acts for claimants in matters arising from motor accidents.

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Employment - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Chesca Lord is a skilled litigator who is deeply experienced in employment and equality law, including substantial discrimination claims. She has notable expertise in relation to part-time workers and sleep-in shifts.

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Strengths

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Chesca is my go-to junior in all weighty quantum cases. She excels in maximising heads of claim in ways which others may overlook.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
Chesca demonstrates attention to meticulous detail, is always very thorough in the production of detailed schedules of loss and has a very good client manner.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
She is brilliant, especially on the quantum side.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
Chesca is detail-focused and sensible.
Personal InjuryUK Bar
Chesca is excellent. She is fantastic at preparing complex schedules of loss and dealing with expert evidence.
Personal InjuryUK Bar
Chesca Lord's legal expertise is exceptional. She always provide strategic and practical solutions to support clients while also mitigating the legal risks.
EmploymentUK Bar