SILK PROFILE

Robert Weir KC

UK Bar 2026

Devereux

Ranked in 4 practice areas

Clinical Negligence

London (Bar)

18 years ranked

Personal Injury

London (Bar)

24 years ranked

Travel: International Personal Injury

London (Bar)

12 years ranked

Personal Injury: Industrial Disease

All Circuits

8 years ranked

About

Provided by Devereux

Practice Areas

Robert Weir KC is a highly regarded barrister within personal injury and clinical negligence, with a focus on high-value catastrophic brain and spinal injury cases, matters involving conflict of laws, industrial disease claims and human rights cases, dealing with complex and high value matters, acting for both claimants and defendants.

Rob has appeared in the Supreme Court in numerous personal injury-related cases and in the Court of Appeal in multiple significant cases. Often sought out for his pre-eminent advocacy skill when it comes to the most complex cases in appellate courts.

Recent cases include: PMC v Cwm Taf LHB: win in the Court of Appeal for claimant seeking anonymity order. Hassam v Rabot: Supreme Court case on whiplash tariff, intervening on behalf of APIL/MASS. Paul v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust: Supreme Court decision on secondary victims arising out of delay. Griffiths v TUI (UK) Ltd: Supreme Court win for claimant, entitled to rely on uncontroverted expert evidence, as matter of fairness. Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council: Court of Appeal, overruling Halsey, court has jurisdiction to order ADR.

Career

Called 1992, Silk 2010.

Professional Memberships

Chair of PIBA 2016-2018; Founder and past Chairman of Oxford Medico-Legal Society.

Publications

Editor of Kemp & Kemp

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Clinical Negligence - London (Bar)

Star Individuals

Individual Editorial

Robert Weir KC advises claimants in high-value clinical negligence claims of the utmost severity, including cerebral palsy cases, brain injury claims and fatal cases. He is also highly expert in psychiatric injury claims arising from clinical negligence matters.

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Personal Injury - London (Bar)

Star Individuals

Individual Editorial

Robert Weir KC has a towering presence at the personal injury Bar and is one of the most respected and successful barristers in the market. He is regularly instructed by claimant and defendant solicitors in maximum severity catastrophic brain and spinal injury cases. He is able to get to grips with thorny quantum and liability issues in individual and group actions. Weir has experience appearing before the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

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Travel: International Personal Injury - London (Bar)

Star Individuals

Individual Editorial

Robert Weir KC enjoys a stellar reputation as a leading travel barrister. He is instructed by claimants and defendants in high-value travel claims raising complex and novel points of law under Rome II and the Human Rights Act. He is well regarded for his handling of catastrophic injury claims involving a foreign element. His scope of expertise encompasses applicable law, jurisdictional questions and issues relating to quantum.

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Personal Injury: Industrial Disease - All Circuits

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Robert Weir KC of Devereux is a highly regarded personal injury silk who fields considerable expertise in the representation of claimants in asbestos litigation. He has experience appearing before both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Robert is excellent in every way. His analytical skills are second to none and he is laser-focused in negotiations. He is commercially-minded and achieves the best deal.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
Robert Weir KC is very impressive.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
Clients consistently praise his calm demeanour under pressure, strategic foresight and unwavering commitment to achieving the best possible outcome.
Personal InjuryUK Bar
Exceptionally articulate, fiercely intelligent and unwaveringly dedicated, Robert is an outstanding advocate whose strategic insight and courtroom presence inspire absolute confidence.
Personal InjuryUK Bar
Rob is extremely good on legal points and going before high courts to argue them out. At the personal injury Bar, he is the go-to person.
Personal InjuryUK Bar
Robert is a superb appellant advocate who is very good on his feet in front of senior judges. He holds control of the room.
Personal InjuryUK Bar