Personal Injury

              

“St John’s Buildings is well regarded for its expert representation of both claimants and defendants in a wide range of personal injury claims, and counts several insurers, public authorities and private individuals among its varied clientele. Members are regularly instructed in cases arising from RTAs and accidents at work, and the team offers considerable strength in the handling of employers’ and public liability claims. Interviewees report: ‘St John’s Buildings has excellent barristers and a wide breadth of skills.'” Chambers UK Bar 2023

 

“St John’s Buildings ‘is one of the strongest sets in the North, with a true depth of experience.’  Its members act for both defendants and claimants in cases involving fatal accidents, road traffic accidents, accidents at work and industrial disease.”

 

“St Johns Building is a very strong set with a good range and number of very capable Counsel in the field of personal injury.”

 

“Good availability of counsel and they provide good quality training.” Legal 500 2023

 

Our team has a long tradition of personal injury and related litigation, with a deserved reputation for delivering a high quality yet accessible service for both Claimants and Defendants. The group currently comprises over 70 experienced personal injury and professional negligence lawyers at all levels of seniority.

The Personal Injury Group works as a team. We hold regular group meetings to ensure that all members offer an up to date reliable and consistent service to our professional clients.

 

The work

Chambers deals with all aspects of personal injury and related litigation including:

Notable cases in which members of the group have been involved are shown on individual members’ CVs.

 

The clients

Our work is for Claimants and Defendants. Claimant’s work is received from solicitors instructed by trade unions, legal expense insurers and privately; Defendants work from solicitors instructed by insurers and various public authorities.

 

The service

“Chris Shaw leads the team fantastically well.”

 

“The clerks are excellent. They take time to consider precisely what is required, communicate effectively and deliver a superb service.” Chambers UK Bar 2023

 

We offer a fast, high quality, up-to-date and reliable service. All members of the group are approachable and are committed to written standards of service which are available on request. Suitable backup is available in the event that it is necessary.

The civil group in chambers is separate and distinct from the other groups and has over thirty members with dedicated support and other services.

The group is committed to providing specialist services in both advisory and advocacy to insurance clients and prides itself on the ability to do so with quality practitioners, working hard for competitive rates.

We are client focused and despite the fact we are a long established set, have a modern outlook. We recognise the fact that this is a people business and pride ourselves on our approachability and accessibility. We are pleasant people to do business with. The team approach to cases has been long understood and embraced by members.

The group is without parallel in terms of the numbers of specialist counsel and the range of call covering all levels of work.

One major strength of the group is simply the ability of the barristers within it, many of whom have national reputations as leaders in the field.

We have a proven track record of attracting and developing some of the most able practitioners in the North, working out of Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield and Chester.

 

Directory recommendations

“Everyone on the clerking team is professional, friendly and helpful.” “The clerks are very approachable, willing to assist and very accommodating.” Chambers UK Bar 2022

“Areas of expertise for the set include work-related stress, industrial disease and high-value catastrophic injury claims.  Chambers UK Bar 2022

“St John’s Buildings is a ‘great set’ with ‘real strength in numbers’. Areas of expertise include fatal accidents, road traffic accidents, employers’ liability and public liability.” Legal 500 2022

“Everyone at the set is so professional and personable, from the reception staff right through to the clerks and counsel.” Chambers UK Bar 2021

“The clerks are efficient, very client-focused and provide an excellent service.” “The clerks always do their very best to find counsel even when it appears that they have no one available. They also let you know if any problems have occurred and do their best to resolve those problems.” “The clerks are very approachable and will always go out of their way to ensure a barrister can cover a hearing or take on any urgent work that needs to be done.” Chambers UK Bar 2021

“Well reputed personal injury set on the Northern Circuit, housing barristers operating out of offices in both Manchester and Liverpool. Members are experienced in the representation of both claimants and defendants in a wide range of personal injury work, with clients including insurers, trade unions, public authorities and private individuals.” Chambers & Partners 2019

“St John’s Buildings has ‘strength in depth’ in the personal injury and clinical negligence sphere.” Legal 500 2019

“‘Very experienced and knowledgeable’ barristers.” Legal 500 2017

“A well-known set with an accomplished track record in claimant and defendant personal injury work… it has notable expertise in industrial disease and employers’ liability.” Chambers and Partners 2016

“Solicitors comment on the superb technical ability of counsel, as well as their range of expertise. The clerking team is also praised for its organisational abilities.” Chambers and Partners 2015