SILK PROFILE

Sally Hatfield KC

UK Bar 2026

Byrom Street Chambers

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Clinical Negligence

Northern (Bar)

16 years ranked

Personal Injury

Northern (Bar)

2 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Specialist in medical law, principally in clinical negligence in cases involving injuries of maximum severity, such as birth injury, spinal or cauda equina injury, or other clinical conditions of great complexity or life-changing outcome.

Also has a personal injury practice, again particularly involving catastrophic injury or complex medical issues of causation.

Career

Called to the bar in 1988, practised at Doughty Street Chambers in London until a move to Manchester in 2000, where she became a tenant at Peel Court Chambers and then Byrom Street Chambers from 2008.

Appointed Silk in 2013.

Became a Recorder of the Crown Court in 2004, and of the County Court in 2015, Assistant Coroner for Manchester Central from 2008 - 2024.

She lectures regularly on issues relating to clinical negligence, particularly on liability trials.

Professional Memberships

PIBA, PNBA, INQUEST Lawyers' Group, Human Rights Lawyers Association.

Publications

Co-author of 'New Law Guide to The Mental Capacity Act 2005' (Butterworths 2008). Editor Fatal Accidents Chapter of Butterworths Personal Injury Litigation Service.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Clinical Negligence - Northern (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Sally Hatfield KC is among the most popular silks for child brain injury and fatal cases that require sensitive handling of clients. She has a broad practice that includes highly complex secondary psychiatric harm cases, claims arising from the delayed diagnosis of spinal injuries or cancers, and birth injury cases, including those relating to cerebral palsy. She is also well equipped to take on cases where compensation is sought for injury or disease sustained by the mother in childbirth.

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Personal Injury - Northern (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Sally Hatfield KC is recognised for her expert handling of severe or fatal personal injury cases, often involving complex medical causation and disputed liability. She has handled complex accident cases and abuse claims.

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Strengths

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Sally is very approachable and knowledgeable. She is fantastic with clients and addresses all of their concerns.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
She is sympathetic, but her level of knowledge and years of experience really set her apart from others.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
Sally Hatfield is excellent with clients and is always thoroughly prepared.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
Sally is an excellent lawyer and her client care skills are extremely good.
Personal InjuryUK Bar
Sally is great with claimants.
Personal InjuryUK Bar