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Neil Block KC

UK Bar 2026

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Personal Injury - London (Bar)

Star Individual
Star Individuals

Individual Editorial

Neil Block KC is a true leading light of the defendant personal injury market. He regularly acts in high-stakes litigation of the utmost complexity on behalf of a raft of loyal insurer clients. Much of his work concerns accidents on roads and in places of work. He has recently been involved in prominent cross-jurisdictional and conflict of laws cases. His broad practice encompasses both individual claims and group actions.

Strengths

Neil Block KC is a leader in the field and an excellent all-rounder. He is a good advocate and has excellent mastery of papers and material. He has a nice manner with clients.

Clinical Negligence - London (Bar)

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Neil Block KC is a silk with a comprehensive understanding of the full spectrum of clinical negligence law. He is admired for the depth of his intellect and experience and he has an exclusively defendant practice, handling a range of cases for health authorities, NHS Resolution and professional insurers. He heads the clinical negligence team at the set and specialises in high-value spinal injury and birth trauma claims.

Strengths

Neil manages to be tough but reasonable at the same time.

He is sensible and user-friendly.

He is a most trusted adviser with decades of experience to support fine judgement and elite commercial awareness. Instructing lawyers and clients alike appreciate his user-friendly manner.

Group Litigation - All Circuits

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Neil Block KC of 39 Essex Chambers has been instructed in a series of large-scale group claims in the product liability sphere. He focuses on matters involving medical products, such as the metal-on-metal hip and vaginal mesh litigation.

Strengths

Neil is quite simply a superb leading counsel. He gets straight to the core of the most complex matters and is a most trusted adviser with decades of experience to support his fine judgement.

Product Liability - London (Bar)

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Neil Block KC specialises in product liability claims that involve serious personal injury or property damage. His practice sees him frequently acting in high-profile group litigation relating to defective household products and medical devices. He has experience representing both claimants and defendants.

Strengths

Neil Block is an excellent all-rounder and a good advocate with an excellent mastery of papers and material.

Neil is a most trusted adviser with decades of experience to support fine judgement and elite commercial awareness.

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