JUNIOR PROFILE
Paul Evans

Paul Evans

UK Bar 2026

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Paul is a Personal Injury specialist with 25 years of experience.

Paul has been consistently ranked as a leading junior in the field for over a decade. Paul is currently ranked as a Band 1, Leading Junior in both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners directories.

Paul is instructed by both claimants and defendants, with his current case load covering the full spectrum of the most serious claims, including brain and spinal cord injuries, amputations, orthopaedic polytrauma and fatal accidents, arising from road traffic accidents, employers’ and public liability claims.

Paul has extensive experience across the full range of issues in complex and high value claims, including:

• Rehabilitation Code and the Serious Injury

• Full Care and Case Management packages

• Capacity

• Accommodation claims

• Substantial loss of earnings, including for the self employed

• Elective and traumatic amputations

• Prosthetics

• Assistive Technology

• Provisional Damages

• Statutory Funding

• Periodical Payments

Paul regularly undertakes cases of several million pounds as sole Counsel, is frequently against Kings Counsel and given his experience, is regularly instructed as a Junior to Kings Counsel in highly complex or catastrophic claims, where he undertakes much of the drafting, interlocutory Court hearings, including CCMCs, and conferences with the full range of expert witnesses.

Paul has a particular interest in cases involving amputations and prosthetics, and as a keen cyclist and former motorcyclist, claims arising from cycling and motorcycling accidents.

Career

BSc (Lond) (First Class Honours)

PGDL (Commendation)

Professional Memberships

Personal Injuries Bar Association

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Personal Injury - Midlands (Bar)

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Band 1

Individual Editorial

Paul Evans is experienced in numerous different personal injury issues including orthopaedic injuries, brain and spinal injuries and amputations. He represents both claimants and defendants, and is regularly instructed in cases involving injury arising from motorcycling or cycling accidents. He is also well regarded for his handling of employers' and public liability claims.

Strengths

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  • Paul is a true leader in his field. His ability to take complex issues and present them to clients in a straightforward and reassuring manner is second to none.

    Personal InjuryUK Bar
  • Paul has been a tower of strength to the claimants at such a critical time in the case. Paul continues to be a calming hand on these cases.

    Personal InjuryUK Bar
  • Paul Evans provides excellent client care. He is approachable, responsive and has a high level of attention to detail. He is also pragmatic, experienced and knowledgeable.

    Personal InjuryUK Bar
  • Paul is tenacious and a good operator.

    Personal InjuryUK Bar
  • Paul is an excellent and thorough barrister. He is very good at summing up the issues and advising on the best approach to take tactically.

    Personal InjuryUK Bar

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