Personal Injury
London (Bar)
25 years ranked
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Steven Snowden KC is Head of Chambers at 12KBW. He is recognised in the independent legal directories as one of the leading barristers in the country for personal injury work, being ranked in Band 1 in both the Chambers & Partners and the L500 guides.
Steven is an extremely experienced advocate who regularly deals with substantial and complex cases in Court and in settlement meetings. His main area of practice is high-value, complex or sensitive personal injury work, in which he acts for Claimants and for Defendants. His current caseload includes the liability and quantum aspects of head injuries, paraplegic and other serious spinal injury cases, amputations, psychiatric injuries and fatal claims.
In industrial disease work he deals with mesothelioma and other asbestos claims, and other occupational illness claims involving difficult issues of liability, causation or quantum.
His practice also encompasses associated clinical negligence and professional negligence work, insurance, sports, group litigation and public inquiries.
He was the elected Chair (2020 – 2022) of the Personal Injuries Bar Association, a member of the Bar Council (2020 – 2022), a Director of BMIF (2022 – 2024) and has for many years been one of the authors of the Judicial College Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases.
See https://12kbw.co.uk/barristers/steven-snowden-kc/ for further details.
Call: 1989
Silk: 2017
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Steven Snowden KC regularly handles maximum severity claims on behalf of insurers and claimants. He routinely appears in complex actions concerning brain and spinal injuries, and is also well regarded for his occupational disease practice. He is adept at dealing with allegedly fraudulent or exaggerated claims.
Steven Snowden KC is a prominent lawyer who acts for both claimants and defendants in the most complex and high-profile occupational disease cases. He is experienced in cases where claimants have been exposed to toxic substances, have been left with occupational asthma or have suffered from upper limb disorders.
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Steven is a go-to barrister for catastrophic injury work. He has a calm and smooth approach, but is no pushover.
Steven is fantastic on his feet and a class act. He is a standout silk.
He is top of the tree when it comes to complex personal injury litigation.
Steven is the leading silk in industrial disease and personal injury. He has fantastic advocacy skills and nothing fazes him in court. His attention to detail is second to none.
Steven is extremely strong in asbestos disease claims. He is incredibly and disarmingly polite.
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