Personal Injury | UK Bar

Guildhall Chambers is a top-tier set on the Western Circuit, with "an outstanding team of personal injury barristers who have in-depth knowledge of their field of expertise." Members are regularly instructed to act on behalf of both claimants and defendants, including several major insurers and corporate bodies, and are experienced in the handling of claims involving chronic pain, fatal accidents and catastrophic and psychiatric injuries. A recent instruction saw the set acting on behalf of a claimant suffering Complex Regional Pain Disorder following complications from an initially minor injury. Additional areas of strength for the team include industrial disease cases and complex employers' and occupier liability disputes. Barristers at Guildhall recently acted for a claimant who brought a claim for severe injuries, including an amputation, suffered as a result of a high-speed road accident.

A market-leading set on the Western Circuit, St John's Chambers is well regarded for its formidable personal injury offering. Its barristers regularly act for and advise both claimant and defendant clients, including numerous key insurance companies, in high-value catastrophic and fatal injury claims. Industrial disease and stress at work claims serve as further sources of instruction for members, and the set houses additional experience in the handling of cases involving allegations of dishonesty and fraud. One instructing solicitors notes that "the experience and skill of the team at St John's from the barristers to the clerks is second to none." Recent instructions have seen members before the Court of Appeal in Yesss v Warren.

The personal injury barristers at Old Square Chambers are regularly instructed to act for both claimants and defendants in the full range of personal injury matters. Its barristers "bring a wealth of knowledge and experience" on matters including catastrophic spinal and brain injury, chronic pain and fatal accident claims. The set's members are also well regarded for their handling of difficult quantum disputes and complex employers' liability and stress at work claims, drawing on the set's recognised strengths in costs and employment law.