SILK PROFILE

James Rowley KC

UK Bar 2026

Byrom Street Chambers

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Clinical Negligence

Northern (Bar)

26 years ranked

Personal Injury

Northern (Bar)

28 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

James Rowley KC represents both sides in high value/complex Personal Injuries and Clinical Negligence litigation. An expert in the case law associated with quantifying damages, he is an Evaluative/Expert Mediator in these practice areas and a CMC Registered Mediator.

Reported cases:

Personal injuries: Hammond v Gibbon [2023] EWHC 2550 (KB); Moreira v Moran and others [2021] EWHC 1800 (CA); Faisal v Younis and Active Brands [2018] EWHC 1111 (QB); Dunhill v Burgin (Nos 1 and 2) [2014] 1 WLR 933, UKSC 18; Scott and Evans v Griffiths QBD Lawtel 29/01/14; Dixie v. British Polythene Industries PLC [2010] EWCA Civ 1170; Threlfall v. Hull City Council [2010] EWCA Civ 1147; Stanley v Bryn Close t/a Armthorpe Moto Parc [2009] EWHC 2849 (QB); Jebson v MOD [2000] 1 W.L.R. 2055.

Clinical Negligence: Beech v Timney [2013] EWHC 2345 (QB); Spencer v NHS North West [2012] EWHC 2142 (QB); Parkes v Mann [2011] EWHC 1724 (QB).

Career

MA (Classics) Cantab.; Dip. Law; Stonyhurst and Emmanuel. Called 1987. Counsel to the Royal Liverpool Children's Inquiry (2000). Recorder (2002-15). Silk (2006). Editor of Facts & Figures (2021-). Mediator (2023-).

Professional Memberships

PIBA (Chair 2010-12); PNBA; Civil Mediation Council; London School of Mediation.

Publications

Serious Personal Injury Litigation - Quantum Updated to 2024. A PIBA Guide to Pension Loss Calculation (2020). Chapters on claims for Care and Loss of Pension in Facts & Figures.

Personal

Married with three grown up children. High Legh CC, armchair sportsman, gardener and cook.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Clinical Negligence - Northern (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

James Rowley KC is well known as a leading expert on quantum issues in high-value brain injury cases. He frequently represents child claimants at all stages of complex clinical negligence cases arising from negligence at birth. He has further proven strength in delayed diagnosis of cancer and meningitis cases.

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Personal Injury - Northern (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

James Rowley KC maintains a balanced practice representing both claimants and defendants in catastrophic injury cases. He deals with claims of the utmost severity, including amputations along with brain and spinal injuries. He is lauded by sources for his attention to detail and understanding of complex quantum issues.

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Strengths

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James is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to birth injury claims.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
His tactical knowledge is second to none, and he knows at the outset how he intends to present a case and is meticulous in the detail of it.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
He is an original thinker and a bolder litigator.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
He is a top level KC. James is my go-to for really complex cases requiring forensic attention to detail.
Personal InjuryUK Bar
James is an unbelievable barrister and his knowledge is exceptional.
Personal InjuryUK Bar
James is incredibly cerebral about his work and is very intelligent and very on it.
Personal InjuryUK Bar