SILK PROFILE

Darryl Allen KC

UK Bar 2026

Byrom Street Chambers

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Clinical Negligence

Northern (Bar)

17 years ranked

Personal Injury

Northern (Bar)

15 years ranked

About

Provided by Byrom Street Chambers

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

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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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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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Darryl Allen is quite simply an exceptional barrister. He has an eye for detail and has an impressive ability to recall all of the intricacies of a case.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
He is pragmatic and tenacious in getting the best result for our clients.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
Darryl is wonderful, and his ability to think on his feet really sets him apart from other barristers.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
He is absolutely brilliant at bringing the best out in experts and witnesses alike, with a clear focus on the big picture and what is needed to get to the end point.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
Darryl is intellectually powerful. He quickly grasps complex issues and finds weak points in opponents cases.
Personal InjuryUK Bar
Darryl's drafting is second to none and his documents are always absolutely fantastic and really well prepared, pragmatic and sensible.
Personal InjuryUK Bar