The Personal Injury Group

The Personal Injury group covers the full ambit of personal injury work from Road Traffic accidents to Employer's Liability cases. The Chambers' group represents clients at all levels of proceedings from arbitrations to group actions.

The industrial disease team is well-established and has been involved in most of the recent leading disease cases on the North Eastern Circuit including group actions in deafness, HAVS and asthma claims. The group acts for both Claimants and Defendants. Recent cases for Claimants include litigation against Noel Village, Montracon Ltd and ATS. Recent cases for Defendants include the Wistow Fumes litigation involving the DTI (formerly British Coal).

The group offers a speedy, efficient and flexible service designed to meet the needs of solicitors and their clients.

Recent Court of Appeal cases involving members of chambers include Doherty v Rugby Joinery (UK) Ltd, Montracon Ltd v Whalley, Rugby Joinery (UK) Ltd v Whitfield.