In the case of Shabana Chowdhury v Haven Insurance Co Ltd (County Court at Birmingham, 25 July 2025) Dominic was...
We have a national reputation for excellence in personal injury litigation, having acted in some of the most significant actions in this area, with our barristers appearing in cases throughout England and Wales to the highest level and also in foreign jurisdictions.
The depth of experience in our Personal Injury Team allows us to meet all levels of requirement, from relatively minor claims to catastrophic injuries and group actions.
We advise and represent across the full range of personal injury claims, including all levels of road traffic collisions, Highways Act, slipping, tripping and weather-related, animals and equine, sports, product liability and employers’, occupiers’ and public liability claims.
We are highly experienced in matters of serious injury and fatality, including paraplegia and tetraplegia, amputation, brachial plexus injuries, spinal injury, brain injury (including those with pre-morbid deficits), personality disorders and learning difficulties, chronic pain, neurological damage and psychiatric injuries, amongst others.
We also assist with disaster claims, major transport claims, explosions and crushing incidents.
Our barristers are highly experienced in assisting victims of violent crime in seeking compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.
We are frequently instructed in disputes between insurance companies, third party and contribution proceedings. We have advised insurers, both through solicitor’s instruction and directly on matters of policy construction.
We welcome the opportunity to formalise service level agreements and fee protocols with our funding partners and professional clients.
Discover the latest news from our team of experts
In the case of Shabana Chowdhury v Haven Insurance Co Ltd (County Court at Birmingham, 25 July 2025) Dominic was...
Discover the latest events from our team of experts
Ropewalk Chambers will be holding our fourth conference in Lincoln on Thursday 25 September 2025 at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Lincoln. Our team of expert barristers will be holding talks on various topics, including: We are busy putting together our programme of talks, with more topics to be added, which we will share shortly. Registration will…
Location: The County Assembly Rooms, 76 Bailgate, Lincoln LN1 3AR We are proud to announce that we will be holding our second conference in Lincoln. Our team of expert barristers will be holding talks on personal injury claims, fixed costs, clinical negligence, and animal owners’ liability. Registration will be at 4:00 pm with talks beginning…
Ropewalk Chambers will be holding our third conference in Lincoln on Thursday 19 September 2024 at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Lincoln. Our team of expert barristers will be holding talks on various topics related to Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Inquests and Costs. The event is aimed at solicitors, legal executives, claims handlers, case funders. Registration will…
Ropewalk Chambers will be holding our fourth conference in Lincoln on Thursday 25 September 2025 at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Lincoln. Our team of expert barristers will be holding talks on various topics, including: We are busy putting together our programme of talks, with more topics to be added, which we will share shortly. Registration will…
Discover the latest webinars from our team of experts
This talk was originally given at our Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence Conference Lincoln 2023 on 21 September 2023.
This webinar is presented by Jayne Adams KC. Covered in this webinar are the following related to fatal accident claims:
This webinar is the final in our annual series of webinars focusing on personal injury litigation relating to personal injury litigation cases presented by members of our Personal Injury team. This webinar attracts 1 CPD hour and is accredited by APIL Training (subject to confirmation). Agenda
This webinar is the second in our annual series of webinars focusing on personal injury litigation relating to personal injury litigation cases presented by members of our Personal Injury team. This webinar attracts 1 CPD hour and is accredited by APIL Training. Agenda A high-level examination, by reference to key recent appellate decisions, of the areas where…
This webinar was the first in our annual series of webinars focusing on personal injury litigation relating to personal injury litigation cases presented by members of our Personal Injury team. This webinar attracts 1 CPD hour and is accredited by APIL Training. Agenda
Our annual series of webinars focusing on personal injury litigation relating to personal injury litigation cases presented by members of our Personal Injury team. Each webinar should be of interest to lawyers, claims handlers, case funders and all those who are involved in this area. All webinars in this series will have a Q&A session…
This webinar is one in our Animals & Equine Webinars 2024 series focusing on personal injury litigation relating to animal and equine cases presented by members of our Animals Team. Each webinar should be of interest to lawyers, claims handlers, case funders and all those who are involved in this area. Agenda
This webinar is one in our Animals & Equine Webinars 2024 series focusing on personal injury litigation relating to animal and equine cases presented by members of our Animals Team. Each webinar should be of interest to lawyers, claims handlers, case funders and all those who are involved in this area. Agenda
This webinar was one in our Animals & Equine Webinars 2024 series focusing on personal injury litigation relating to animal and equine cases presented by members of our Animals Team. Each webinar should be of interest to lawyers, claims handlers, case funders and all those who are involved in this area. Agenda
This webinar considers potential defendants for a claim arising out of a road traffic accident including: A post-Brexit update is also provided, and guidance given on foreign insurers using the Rome II Regulations. To view our blog ‘Identifying the Correct Defendant in RTA Claims’ by Kate Longson and Sarah Hopkinson please click here.
Presented by Alex Denton, Jessica Woodliffe and Abigail Scott, this webinar provides a whistle-stop tour of the most significant and interesting cases in 2020 on liability in the personal injury practice area. Our presenters will be covered everything from Chell v Tarmac Cement and Lime Limited (liability for practical jokes) to Barlow v Wigan MBC (highways maintainable at public expense); from Barclays Bank v…
Expert evidence is central to most complex and/or high-value personal injury, clinical negligence and disease claims. In this talk, Thomas Herbert and Abigail Scott will consider how to best obtain, present and use that evidence throughout the life cycle of a claim. They will also consider common pitfalls and tips for damage limitation when things…
Jack Stuart will provide a discussion on three particularly interesting cases on liability and quantum from 2022-23 in the area of personal injury, specifically: This webinar is part of our series Personal Injury Litigation Webinars 2023.
Rochelle Rong and Tom Panton consider the legal principles governing claims for workplace stress, revisiting the seminal case of Hatton v Sutherland from 2002 and discussing developments in the law since that time, and discuss the extent to which these cases overlap with claims in respect of workplace bullying and harassment. Agenda This webinar is…
Philip Turton speaks on the subject of Liability for Injuries in Sport. In this presentation Philip, one of the co-authors of “Football and the Law” (Bloomsbury Professional, 2022), covers the circumstances in which liability for injury can arise on and around the field of play, including liability between players, of officials and of teams when…
Myles Jackson provides an in-depth look at The Montreal Convention 1999. Agenda This webinar is part of our series Personal Injury Litigation Webinars 2023.
We are delighted to be holding our annual series of personal injury webinars presented by members of our Personal Injury Team. These webinars will cover a range of topics relating to personal injury litigation and provide updates on the latest guidance and case law. Each webinar attracts one hour of CPD and is accredited by…
To view the recording of this webinar, please click here. This webinar will provide a whistle-stop tour of the most significant and interesting cases in 2021 on liability in the personal injury practice area.
To view the recording of this webinar, please click here. Slipping and tripping accidents can happen anywhere. In practice, they largely occur either in premises or on the highway. This ‘back to basics’ webinar considers the legal principles and evidential requirements that apply to claims arising out of such accidents, including duty, breach, the burden and standard…
During this webinar Richard Seabrook of Ropewalk Chambers provides an overview of lower limb amputation claims. Our guest speaker Jamie Gillespie from Pace Electronic Rehabilitation will cover microprocessor controlled knee joints and arm prostheses are well established and commonly used within prosthetic rehabilitation. Intelligent microprocessor controlled feet whilst not new, continue to be an area of discussion within legal…
Notifications