Personal Injury | UK Bar

Byrom Street Chambers is the leading personal injury set on the Northern Circuit and recognised as "a powerhouse of experienced Silks, capable of tackling even the most complex of matters". The 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.

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. 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 that the barristers at Deans Court Chambers are "able to handle complex cases with highly technical aspects".

Exchange Chambers is highly regarded for its expertise spanning a wide range of personal injury matters. Instructing solicitors describe the set as "a very slick chambers with an excellent pedigree and quality of barrister". 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, and the set is regarded as a top choice for difficult military claims, such as recent instructions for the defence in a large number of claims for non-freezing cold injuries.

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 representing the family of Olivia Perks on the widely reported inquest and subsequent claim. Solicitors instruct the "impressive range of barristers" at Kings Chambers on their "most complex and high value cases".