New ranking table – Personal Injury: Animal Claims

This spotlight table ranks four silks and eight juniors with an established practice handling personal injury claims involving animals. This includes matters with a head of liability under the Animals Act 1971 but also considers cases brought under negligence, employers’ liability or occupiers’ liability. Many of the featured barristers have experience with cases involving horses, whether in professional horse-racing, the military use of horses or leisure riding accidents. Other work includes attacks by livestock and injuries caused by dog bites and dog strikes.

The new table arises from submissions to our Animal Law section, which focuses on animal welfare rather than injuries caused by animals. Whilst the personal injury submissions were not relevant there, given the number of submissions and the market response to interviews, we are very pleased to open this new table to recognise the work being done in this practice area.

Personal Injury: Animal Claims will be accepting submissions for our 2026 guide. If you have any questions about what should be included in the submission, please refer to our submission guidelines and Practice Area Definitions, or get in touch with a member of the Bar team.

Congratulations to our newly ranked barristers; we look forward to hearing about your work in our next round of research!