personal injury

Cloisters Chambers is recognised as a leading set for personal injury litigation, with barristers regularly instructed in some of the most complex, high-value and catastrophic injury claims in the UK. Our team combines highly respected silks with exceptional junior counsel across all levels of seniority, offering expertise across the full spectrum of personal injury work. Members are routinely instructed by the country’s leading claimant firms in cases involving complex liability disputes, significant quantum issues and life-changing injuries.

Chambers has particular strength in catastrophic injury litigation, including brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations, serious orthopaedic trauma, psychiatric injury, chronic pain conditions and fatal accident claims. Members are also recognised for their expertise in technically challenging and novel claims involving workplace accidents, product liability, sports injuries and complex medical evidence.

Our barristers are known for their meticulous approach to quantum and rehabilitation, regularly acting in multi-million pound claims involving substantial future care, accommodation and loss of earnings issues. Members frequently appear in cases requiring sophisticated expert evidence across numerous medical and technical disciplines and are trusted to handle sensitive, high-profile litigation from inception through to trial, mediation and settlement.

Cloisters’ personal injury team is consistently recognised by the leading legal directories for its technical excellence, advocacy and client-focused approach. Members have recovered hundreds of millions of pounds on behalf of injured claimants and their families, achieving outstanding results in some of the most serious and complex cases before the courts.

Various members of Chambers are also authorised to accept instructions directly from members of the public and organisations where appropriate.