Personal Injury | UK Bar

Byrom Street Chambers is the leading personal injury set on the Northern Circuit and is recognised for retaining "approachable members at all levels who work collaboratively to find solutions to complex issues that arise." This deep bench of well-regarded barristers is called upon to represent both claimants and defendants in a broad range of personal injury matters. Members are particularly well versed in complex and high-value catastrophic injury claims, and are frequently instructed in cases arising from serious RTAs and sports accidents. The team is also regarded as a top choice for industrial disease matters and injury cases involving historic sexual abuse.

Matt Tudor is head clerk.

Deans Court Chambers consistently operates at a high level in the personal injury market, and its members are well regarded for their expert handling of catastrophic injury, industrial disease and sexual abuse claims. The team is regularly called upon to represent both claimants and defendants, and receives instructions from several major insurers, local authorities and government bodies, as well as private individuals. Recent highlights include defending Bolton MBC in a sensitive case with complex questions of liability where the claimant had been assaulted by a disabled teenager. The set also offers expertise in occupiers' and landlords' liability claims, and its barristers have experience of appearing before the courts at all levels, up to and including the Supreme Court. Instructing solicitors note Deans Court is "a go-to set of chambers."

Matthew Gibbons is the senior clerk.

Exchange Chambers is highly regarded for its expertise spanning a wide range of personal injury matters. Instructing solicitors describe the set as "phenomenal barristers who can deal with anything that is put in front of them." Members are regularly instructed in catastrophic and fatal injury claims, as well as high-value industrial disease and amputation cases. The team also fields expertise in cases involving complex pain disorders, including recent engagement with questions surrounding credibility and causation in Sophie Thompson v Brandon Potts, and the set is regarded as a top choice for difficult military claims.

Nick Buckley is chambers director.

Kings Chambers is a well-regarded set on the Northern Circuit boasting a strong bench of dedicated barristers who are well placed to handle a range of complex injury claims. The 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. Work highlights include securing a seven-figure settlement for a claimant who suffered an avulsion injury to the calcaneum eventually resulting in a below-knee amputation. Solicitors also recognise the "quality and breadth of experience at Kings Chambers with particular expertise in catastrophic injury litigation."

Stephen Loxton is director of clerking.