Andrew Ward

Personal Injury; Clinical Negligence

Andrew is recommended in the Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 directories as a leading personal injury junior. He represents Claimants and Defendants in high value employers’ liability, public liability and RTA personal injury claims. He has extensive experience of cases involving traumatic brain injury, amputation, chronic pain conditions, functional neurological disorder, paralysis caused by spinal injury, fatal accidents, issues of motor insurance policy coverage and fundamental dishonesty.

Andrew has substantial heavyweight trial experience. His recent cases include Michael Mantey -v- Ministry of Defence [2023] EWHC 761 (KB) and Brian Muyepa -v- Ministry of Defence [2022] EWHC 2648 (KB) (successful defence with a finding of fundamental dishonesty in a £1.5 million and a £3.7 million claim respectively).

He is experienced in representing properly interested persons at inquests.

Andrew was shortlisted for the “Barrister / KC of the Year” award at the Manchester Legal Awards 2023. He is a member of the Attorney General’s Regional ‘A’ Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. He is also a tenant at 12 King’s Bench Walk in London.

St. Bede’s College, Manchester (1988 – 1995) (Head Boy) B.A. Jurisprudence, Jesus College, Oxford University (1998) B.C.L. (Bachelor of Civil Law), Jesus College, Oxford University (1999) Bar Vocational Course, Inns of Court School of Law (Very Competent, 2000) British Academy Postgraduate Scholarship (1998 – 1999) Sankey Scholar, Jesus College, Oxford University (1999) Astbury Scholar of the Middle Temple (2000) Winner of the Middle Temple Mooting Competition (2000)