Darryl Allen KC

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 1

Clinical Negligence

Northern (Bar)

16 Years Ranked

Band 1

Personal Injury

Northern (Bar)

14 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Darryl Allen KC

UK Bar

Practice Areas

King's Counsel specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence litigation.

Personal Injury - Acts on behalf of claimants and defendants in catastrophic injury and high value fatal accident claims. Substantial experience of analysing difficult issues relating to local authority care and accommodation, large care claims and high value complex loss of earnings claims.

Clinical Negligence - Represents patients and their families in clinical negligence claims. Caseload covers a wide spectrum of medical incidents, including delayed diagnosis of cancer, delayed diagnosis of infant brain tumour, surgical errors, birth trauma, failures in spinal anaesthetic technique leading to spinal cord injury, management of congenital heart conditions including infants, community and hospital management of diabetes and diabetic complications, failures in psychiatric care (community and inpatient) leading to suicide/attempted suicide.

Consistently recommended as a leading barrister in personal injury and clinical negligence work (Chambers and Partners/Legal 500).

Career

Called (1995). King's Counsel (2014). Deputy High Court Judge (2017). Recorder (2010). Tribunal Judge (2007) Legal Adviser to the First Tier Tribunal (2014) (Criminal Injuries Compensation).

Professional Memberships

PIBA (Chairman 2018)

Personal

Born 1972. Education: Altrincham Grammar School for Boys and Leeds University (LLB (Hons)). Married with two daughters and two dogs. Completed Marathons London/New York and Ironman Lanzarote/Italy.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK-Bar

Personal Injury - Northern (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Darryl Allen KC is a highly respected silk who maintains an outstanding catastrophic injury practice. He acts for both claimants and defendants and has been instructed in relation to a wide variety of cases including those concerning brain and spinal cord injuries.

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Clinical Negligence - Northern (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Darryl Allen KC is noted for his expertise in cases concerning brain and spinal injury, and is able to advise on catastrophic and fatal cases. He has extensive experience handling claims alleging delayed diagnosis, surgical negligence and other failings.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Darryl is very strong in all areas.

Personal Injury respondent
UK-Bar

Consistently at the top of his game.

Personal Injury respondent
UK-Bar

Darryl is superb. He is fantastic with experts and clients and able to cut through to the critical issues in the case. He is a joy to work with.