Personal Injury

“Exchange Chambers houses a large number of specialist personal injury counsel, across both the senior and junior ranks."

The Legal 500 2020

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. View our personal injury defence brochure 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

“Fields a team of well-respected barristers who are able to handle a range of complex cases including those relating to catastrophic injury suffered as the result of allegedly delayed diagnosis or treatment.”
Band 2 Leading Set – Clinical Negligence (Northern Circuit), Chambers and Partners 2020

“Exchange Chambers houses a large number of specialist personal injury counsel, across both the senior and junior ranks.”
Leading Set – Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence (Northern and North Eastern Circuit), The Legal 500 2020