JUNIOR PROFILE

David Sanderson

UK Bar 2026

12 King's Bench Walk

Ranked in 1 practice area

Personal Injury

London (Bar)

19 years ranked

About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

David is a highly experienced senior junior who has specialised for over 25 years in personal injury and clinical negligence work. His practice principally involves claims for catastrophic injury and fatal accidents.

David receives instructions from most of the leading specialist PI solicitors and acts both for claimants and for insurers.

Both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners recognise David as a “Leading Junior” and he has been included in their annual editions for over 10 years. He was nominated for Junior of the Year in Personal Injury at the Chambers Bar Awards 2014 and 2021.

David is married with one daughter. Away from the bar he is a keen cyclist and loves sea swimming, India and opera.

See https://12kbw.co.uk/barristers/david-sanderson/ for further details.

Career

Called 1985, Inner Temple.

Professional Memberships

PIBA

PNBA

Personal

Away from the bar he is a keen cyclist and loves sea swimming, India and opera.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Personal Injury - London (Bar)

Star Individuals

Individual Editorial

David Sanderson is a highly regarded practitioner with a loyal client following. He routinely acts for both sides in high-value claims concerning fatalities and injuries to the brain and spine. Many of these cases concern motor accidents, and he is praised for his able handling of complex liability and quantum issues.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

David has authority but puts clients at ease. His advice is always sound and commercially sensitive. He handles tricky with reassuringly straightforward advice.
Personal InjuryUK Bar
He has the most analytical brain that I've ever come across. He is an incredible expert. He is the master of persuading a judge on his argument.
Personal InjuryUK Bar
He has exceptional forensic ability and is tactically very astute with excellent client-handling skills.
Personal InjuryUK Bar