Personal Injury

"They are a leading chambers for Claimant clinical negligence / personal injury and have extensive strength in depth with great Barristers, senior management and clerks."

The Legal 500 2022

Our personal injury team has an exceptional reputation in handling high value, complex cases involving injuries of the utmost severity, as well as a variety of niche personal injury matters.

Our barristers are recognised for their exceptional level of advice and advocacy in all aspects of personal injury work.

Led by Head of Chambers Bill Braithwaite QC, one of the leading catastrophic injury barristers in the UK, the team handles claims across England and Wales.

We offer advice and representation on behalf of both claimants and defendants at all stages of the case, from pre litigation advice through to settlement meetings and mediations.

Our areas of specialism include:

Accidents in the workplace
Catastrophic injuries including brain and spinal cord injuries
Chronic pain disorders and other somatoform disorders
Claims arising from road traffic accidents
Claims for amputees
Clinical negligence
Costs
Dangerous sports claims
Employers’ liability
Fatal accidents
Industrial disease
Military claims
Occupiers liability
Product liability
Public liability
Subtle brain injury

A number of members are frequently instructed by government departments including the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Justice in matters such as non-freezing cold injury, stress at work claims and inquests.

We have many barristers who handle defendant work. To visit our Personal Injury Defence page, please click here.

Many of our barristers are experienced in a wide range of alternative dispute resolution, and a number are qualified mediators.

We provide in-house training for solicitors and hold an extensive series of personal injury and clinical negligence seminars throughout the year.

What the Directories Say

“Exchange Chambers is highly regarded for its expertise spanning a wide range of personal injury matters. Members are regularly instructed in catastrophic and fatal injury claims, as well as high-value industrial disease and amputation cases.”
Band 2 Leading Set – Personal Injury (Northern Circuit), Chambers and Partners 2022

“Exchange Chambers offer a ‘wealth of experience‘ and a ‘full range of the best technical specialists‘ for personal injury work.”
Leading Set – Personal Injury (Regional), The Legal 500 2022