Personal Injuries
We offer an enviable expertise in all areas of personal injury litigation:
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Injuries of the utmost severity (eg Spinal injuries, Head injuries)
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Class actions (eg Benzodiazepine litigation, Child abuse claims, Neighbourhood nuisance claims)
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Industrial disease (asbestos disease, byssinosis, industrial asthma, legionella, mucous membrane disorder, noise induced deafness, repetitive limb disorders, VWF, Work-related upper limb disorders)
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Road Traffic and factory accidents
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Insurance (coverage litigation, Road Traffic Act and Motor Insurers' Bureau work)
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Fraudulent claims
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Mediation
Our personal injury team features on the panels of the major insurance companies.
Members of our personal injury team accept instructions on a conditional fee basis. Each case is considered on its merits. Details about our conditional fee agreements service can be obtained from our clerks.
We believe that we are part of a team acting in the best interests of the client.
The basis upon which we undertake this work is set out in our civil terms statement.
'Deans Court Chambers, the circuit leader for personal injury and clinical negligence work'
- Legal 500, 2005
'Deans Court Chambers' personal injury and clinical negligence group remains one of the handful of national standard teams on a regional circuit'
- Legal 500, 2005
'A set that demonstrates good coverage at all levels and provides an excellent nationwide service'
- Chambers UK, 2005
'Deans Court Chambers' outstanding national personal injury and clinical negligence group is consistently involved in complex, high-value litigation'
- Legal 500, 2006
'Deans Court Chambers continues to set the gold standard for personal injury advice in the North. The barristers provide an outstanding service.'
- Chambers UK, 2008
The Team
- MARK TURNER QC
- STEPHEN GRIME QC
- TIMOTHY HORLOCK QC
- PATRICK FIELD QC
- CRAIG SEPHTON QC
- PETER ATHERTON
- DAVID ECCLES
- TIMOTHY RYDER
- RUTH TRIPPIER
- TIMOTHY SMITH
- HUGH DAVIES
- NICHOLAS GRIMSHAW
- JONATHAN GRACE
- MICHAEL SMITH
- TIMOTHY EDGE
- PETER BURNS
- SEBASTIAN CLEGG
- DAVID BOYLE
- SIMON McCANN
- PAUL HIGGINS
- RICHARD WHITEHALL
- DANIEL PAUL
- ROSS OLSON
- PASCALE HICKS
- ANTHONY SINGH
- ROBERT McMASTER
- ZOE EARNSHAW
- ALEX POOLE
- ALEX TAYLOR
- WILLIAM TYLER
- VICTORIA HEYWORTH
- ANNA BENTLEY
- JONATHAN LALLY
- CARLY WALTERS
- VICTORIA HARRISON
- RACHEL GREENWOOD