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Personal Injury

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Parklane Plowden
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Exchange Chambers
Kings Chambers
Park Square Barristers

Leading Silks

Sarah Pritchard KC – Kings Chambers 'She has a great depth of technical knowledge and delivers advice to clients eloquently. She exudes confidence and instills the same confidence in both claimants and insurer clients.'

Leading Juniors

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Simon Anderson – Park Square Barristers Ltd. 'Simon is very knowledgeable in the field of occupational stress cases; he is a real leader in his field in this area. He is an efficient, effective and skilful cross examiner, with strong analytical skills and very good on his feet.'
Andrew Axon – Parklane Plowden ‘His laser-focused attention to detail and fantastic advocacy and negotiation skills make him a major legal force. A go-to counsel for the most serious brain injury cases.’
Toby Coupe – Kings Chambers 'Toby is a real star; he has exceptional judgement, technical skills and attention to detail.'
Stephen Friday – Parklane Plowden
Jim Hester – Parklane Plowden 'Jim is always extremely thorough and methodical. His advice and advocacy has great clarity - an ideal advocate when the devil is in the detail. He also has an assured manner which instils confidence but does not intimidate clients or instructing solicitors.'
Elizabeth Hodgson – Parklane Plowden
Pankaj Madan – Exchange Chambers 'Pankaj is the go-to junior for brain injury PI cases. He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the medicine and relevant law for subtle and catastrophic injury cases, but his outstanding skills lie in the areas of strategy, his 'bedside manner' and above all, sound judgement.'
James Murphy – Parklane Plowden ‘He builds a strong rapport with clients and always provides solid, accurate and detailed advice. James has the eye for detail but also is highly adept at seeing the bigger picture, often achieving brilliant settlements for clients.’
Fiona Ross – Park Square Barristers Ltd.
Simon Ross – Exchange Chambers 'A very forensic and methodical junior.'
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Richard Copnall – Parklane Plowden
Justin Crossley – Parklane Plowden 'Justin is great with lay clients. He is an approachable barrister, and puts clients at ease. He has the ability to explain complex legal issues in an easily understood way. He has meticulous attention to detail.'
Daniel Edwards – Dere Street Barristers
Howard Elgot – Parklane Plowden
Ruwena Khan – Park Square Barristers 'A good negotiator, whose advocacy is measured, calm and efficient.'
Paul Kirtley – Exchange Chambers 'Paul is a very strong negotiator. He is wise and pragmatic, as well as being very good and perceptive with clients, who respect and value him.'
Tom Nossiter – Parklane Plowden ‘Tom is patient, thorough, efficient and clear in his advice. An approachable junior.'
James Robinson  – Dere Street Barristers
Catherine Souter – Parklane Plowden
Abigail Telford – Parklane Plowden 'Abigail is always the smartest person in the room. She is an excellent personal injury barrister.'
Steven Turner – Kings Chambers 'A deft negotiator, who has the ability to quickly identify the nub of an issue and put forward his arguments with great force and clarity. He is also innovative and well used to thinking outside of the box.'
Tom Vonberg  – 12 King’s Bench Walk 'Tom is a very astute barrister who is able to deal with cases with ongoing and complex injuries with ease, as well as cases with complex liability issues.'
Peter Wilson – Park Square Barristers Ltd.
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Hylton Armstrong – Parklane Plowden 'He has a breadth and wealth of knowledge, and his cross examination of witnesses and experts is measured and calm.'
Amrit Atwal – Park Square Barristers 'Amrit has a great work ethic and commitment to his cases. His responses are quick, and he has a great client manner.'
Megan Crowther  – Parklane Plowden 'Megan is very assured in personal injury matters. Her advocacy is impeccable and she always inspires confidence both in conference and court settings.'
Gordon Exall – Kings Chambers
Corin Furness – Parklane Plowden ‘Corin has a forensic and inquiring mind. He is extremely experienced and really goes the extra mile, with great client care skills.'
Stuart Jamieson – Parklane Plowden 'Stuart's analytical skills are excellent and he hones into the key issues immediately. He is brilliant with clients and immediately puts them at their ease with his approachable manner.'
Elliot Kay – Kings Chambers 'He is personable and gets on with people from all walks of life. His advocacy is outstanding. He can be lethal in cross-examination, and his preparation is second to none.'
Roger Quickfall – Parklane Plowden 'A junior who provides tactical advice. His advocacy is clear and effective.'
Robert Smith – St Paul’s Chambers

Personal injury in Regional Bar

Parklane Plowden


Viewed as ‘a strong personal injury set‘, Parklane Plowden is home to a team which is ‘well-known and respected in the personal injury sphere‘. Head of chambers James Murphy has ‘a calm, methodological cross-examination style which produces excellent results‘, and is well known for advising on high-value brain, spinal and psychiatric injury claims. Elizabeth Hodgson has an excellent reputation for handling industrial disease claims and fatal accident cases. The ‘tenacious‘ Jim Hester is acting as lead counsel to the Ministry of Defence in relation to multiple claims brought by military personnel who operated newly introduced armoured vehicles, which are alleged to have caused noise-induced hearing loss and vibration injuries.

Les références

‘Excellent clerking team. John Hammond offers a personal yet very professional service. Laura Storr and Emma Addyman are stand out clerks for their assistance.’

‘John Hammond is excellent and accommodating.’

‘Laura Storr is a real star. John Hammond seems to know everyone and is always really helpful.’





Exchange Chambers


Exchange Chambers is ‘a strong set, with expert personal injury barristers‘. Pankaj Madan has ‘a calm intellectual demeanour combined with an abundance of knowledge, particularly in the field of brain injury‘. Simon Ross has an excellent reputation for advising on personal injury claims involving the military, and has been active in cases concerning road traffic accidents. The ‘decisive, persuasive and firm‘ Paul Kirtley has expertise in advising on a broad range of complex personal injury claims, including industrial disease, psychiatric injuries, road traffic accidents, brain and spinal injuries and accidents at work.

Les références

‘The clerking team is excellent. They are always friendly and quick to respond to any queries.’

‘Clerks are all excellent.’

‘Very responsive, efficient and friendly.’





Kings Chambers


Kings Chambers houses a team with ‘unparalleled talent in catastrophic injury work‘. ‘Impressive silk‘ Sarah Pritchard KC is sought after for her expertise in advising on high-value catastrophic brain and spinal injury cases. The ‘very gifted‘ Toby Coupe is ‘an outstanding advocate‘, and is well-versed in acting for claimants and insurance companies in fatal accident cases. Steven Turner is regularly instructed for claimants and defendants in personal injury matters relating to road traffic accidents. Elliot Kay has extensive experience in acting for claimants in a range of personal injury matters; he recently represented a claimant who sustained a severe brain injury following a head on traffic collision while travelling in the Republic of Ireland.

Les références

‘Stephen Loxton leads a brilliant team of clerks. Stephen is an outstanding clerk and always goes out of his way to help.’

‘The clerks are excellent. They are helpful, organised and very responsive. It is always a pleasure to work with them. Stephen Loxton goes above and beyond in organising counsel’s diaries.’

‘Service is always excellent, particularly from Steve Loxton and Aaron Smith.’





Park Square Barristers Ltd.


At Park Square Barristers, the ‘self-assured‘ Simon Anderson continues to advise on complex occupational stress claims, as well as handling cases involving serious and fatal workplace injuries. Fiona Ross has a solid track record in handling claims involving life-changing injuries and serious brain injuries, and Peter Wilson specialises in representing insurance companies in cases concerning allegedly fraudulent personal injury claims arising from road traffic accidents. Amrit Atwal is a key name for handling disease claims involving the military.

Les références

‘Absolutely fantastic in general – Mike Alexander is really helpful.’

‘The clerks are always responsive and helpful.’

‘Amenable and professional, quick to respond.’