Ranking tables
Personal Injury | UK Bar
North Eastern (Bar)
Rankings overview for Sets
Band 1
Band 2
Band 1
- Andrew Axon Parklane Plowden14 Years Ranked
- Toby Coupe Kings Chambers7 Years Ranked
- Gordon ExallKings Chambers
- James MurphyParklane Plowden
- Paul KirtleyExchange Chambers
- Richard CopnallParklane Plowden
- Stephen FridayParklane Plowden
- Steven TurnerKings Chambers
Band 2
- Tom Vonberg 12 King's Bench Walk6 Years Ranked
- Catherine SouterParklane Plowden
- Corin FurnessParklane Plowden
- Daniel EdwardsDere Street Barristers
- Elizabeth HodgsonParklane Plowden
- Howard ElgotParklane Plowden
- Hylton ArmstrongParklane Plowden
- Justin CrossleyParklane Plowden
- Stuart JamiesonParklane Plowden
- Tom NossiterParklane Plowden
Band 3
- Abigail TelfordParklane Plowden
- Jim HesterParklane Plowden
- Pankaj MadanExchange Chambers
- Roger QuickfallParklane Plowden
- Simon RossExchange Chambers
All Sets profiles
Band 1
1 Parklane PlowdenPersonal Injury2024 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedParklane Plowden is the leading chambers on the North Eastern Circuit for personal injury matters, with instructing solicitors noting its "excellent set of barristers who are able to handle complex and novel matters with expertise and ease." The areas of expertise for the team include high-value catastrophic brain and spinal injury as well as amputation claims, acting for both claimant and defendant clients. One recent example of such work involved acting for a maintenance fitter whose dominant arm had to be amputated above the elbow following a workplace accident. The set's barristers are frequently involved in high-profile and leading cases, and have experience of appearing before both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
Band 2
2 Kings ChambersPersonal Injury2024 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedKings Chambers is a well-regarded set on the North Eastern Circuit with dedicated barristers who are well placed to handle a range of complex injury claims. Areas of particular strength for the team include high-value catastrophic brain and spinal injury claims, as well as industrial disease matters and cases involving chronic pain syndromes. The set is regularly instructed to act for both claimants and defendants, and counts several large organisations, local authorities and major insurers among its varied clientele.