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Tracey Benson

UK 2026

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Tracey is a Principal Lawyer and Head of the Serious Injury department in the South of England.

Tracey has extensive experience surrounding all types of workplace accidents but handles all types of serious injury cases including road traffic collisions, public liability and sporting accidents. She also deals with fatal accidents.

She has an interest in sports injuries and has handled notable cases on behalf of professional footballers and other sporting accidents which have attracted media coverage. She’s been instructed by the Professional Footballers Association to represent their members.

She represents clients with severe acquired brain injuries, spinal injuries, injuries resulting in amputation (both traumatic and elective), severe burns and other multiple injuries and psychiatric injuries.

She also undertakes pro bono work mostly relating to Inquest representation.

Tracey regularly appears on the radio and television. She’s appeared on Good Morning Britain, BBC news, London Live and regularly appear on national radio stations.

Many of her settlements have reached the national press. She has a reputation as a keen litigator and has a number of articles published in the legal press.

Career

Tracey qualified in 2000. Russell Jones & Walker 1992-2013

Professional Memberships

Tracey is a member of the Law Society, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and the Association of Women Solicitors.

Publications

Tracey is regularly approached for media comment and has a strong external profile. This year she has advised on care home quality and potential claims for negligence and provided advice to the media and charities including production of a broadcast on the topic shared on various platforms (linked-in/twitter/websites). She has led a media campaign in relation to the Highway Code changes in early 2022.

She has also published articles this year within the NeuroRehab Times on the topic of brain injury in sport and the litigation currently being pursued and APIL on the use of technology within law firms.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant - London (Firms)

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Band 3

Individual Editorial

Tracey Benson comes recommended for her extensive workplace accident expertise and is particularly knowledgeable on sports injuries, frequently representing footballers involved in sporting accidents. She also handles motor accidents involving serious neurological and amputation injuries.

Strengths

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  • Tracey is excellent. I trust her with any complex cases.

    Personal Injury: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Tracey is a force of nature. She is across every case and determined to fight tooth and nail for her client.

    Personal Injury: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Tracey has years of experience. She is bright, very capable and a real fighter for her clients. She is determined to deliver the best results through hard work, industry knowledge and persistence.

    Personal Injury: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Tracey is savvy and a good negotiator. She knows how to really put pressure on the other side to maximise the valuation of cases and get the best outcome.

    Personal Injury: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Tracey is an excellent character. She is a really brilliant leader and wonderful person to work for.

    Personal Injury: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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