JUNIOR PROFILE
Spencer Turner

Spencer Turner

UK Bar 2026

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Ranked in 3 practice areas

About

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Practice Areas

Spencer specialises in sports disputes, personal injury, clinical negligence, international and travel law, industrial disease, information law, and group litigation. He is regularly instructed in complex and high-profile matters for claimants and defendants, both as led and as sole counsel across all of his core practice areas and before a range of different courts and tribunals. He is a sought-after junior barrister who is often praised for his diligence, excellent client care, strong advocacy and ability to work well in teams.

The legal directories recognise Spencer’s expertise across a broad range of practice areas where he is ranked as a ‘rising star’ or ‘up and coming’ in personal injury, industrial disease, insurance fraud, international personal injury, clinical negligence and sports law. They variously describe him as “great” with “impressive advocacy”, “already having developed a practice that exceeds his seniority”, “absolutely superb”, and “thorough, professional and well-liked by clients”.

Spencer’s sports disputes practice sees him regularly instructed on behalf of sports governing bodies, players/athletes, clubs, coaches and agents across the full range of sports matters. His personal injury, clinical negligence, industrial disease and travel work involves cases of the utmost severity, and he has experience of large-scale litigation, being led, and acting as sole counsel.

See https://12kbw.co.uk/barristers/spencer-turner/ for further details.

Career

Call: 2016

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Travel: International Personal Injury - London (Bar)

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Spencer Turner is a strong junior with a growing reputation in the travel market. His experience includes acting for cases involving RTAs.

Personal Injury - London (Bar)

Up-and-coming Individual
Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Spencer Turner is an up-and-coming junior with a strong personal injury practice. He has experience on claims arising out of serious road traffic accidents as well as large group actions.

Personal Injury: Industrial Disease - All Circuits

Up-and-coming Individual
Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Spencer Turner is a rising talent with experience handling disease claims. He is regularly instructed on mesothelioma claims, including those with secondary exposure. He is also developing expertise in a broader range of industrial disease categories, including hearing loss and non-freezing cold injuries.

Strengths

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  • He made himself available to us, he explained things very clearly, and he gave some helpful advice. He researched the law we needed and set it out clearly.

    Travel: International Personal InjuryUK Bar
  • Spencer was very good with the client and guided them through, and argued the case well.

    Travel: International Personal InjuryUK Bar
  • He has excellent drafting skills and is easy to work with on complex matters.

    Personal InjuryUK Bar
  • Spencer Turner is approachable, clear, astute and a pleasure to work with.

    Personal InjuryUK Bar
  • Spencer is incredibly approachable, easy to work with and has an excellent grasp of legal issues with an eye on progressing matters proportionately.

    Personal InjuryUK Bar
  • Spencer Turner is very clever and has a great touch.

    Personal Injury: Industrial DiseaseUK Bar

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