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Personal injury

Outer Temple Chambers

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Featuring ‘a broad range of very capable advocates’, the personal injury offering at Outer Temple Chambers holds broad expertise in catastrophic injury matters, including those pertaining to maximum severity injuries, psychiatric claims stemming from serious accidents and sexual abuse, along with injuries involving sports or equine activities. The sophistication of the set’s cases is evident in Sarah Crowther KC’s role in Tyres v Aegis Defence Services (BVI) Limited and others, a wrongful fatality claim where the liability of the employer for the death of a private military contractor in Iraq and duty to their widow was in contention. Additionally, Ian Denham routinely presents cases before higher circuits, such as Fleming v Zurich Insurance plc, a case that reached the Court of Appeal and saw a dispute that arose from a spinal whiplash injury suffered by the claimant.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Mark Gardner and Chris Rowe have always provided exceptional service'
  • 'A broad range of very capable advocates.'
  • 'OTC are a well regarded set in PI (claimant and defendant). There are many strong options for representation and they are proactive marketeers.'
  • 'The clerks are very approachable and efficient. '
  • 'They have a number of high quality silks working in this area, together with some excellent juniors. '
  • 'Outer Temple is a quality set in the arena of personal injury litigation '
  • 'Outer Temple Chambers are very user-friendly and accommodating and always have been '
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Silks

Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Gerard McDermott KC
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Gerard McDermott KC
Outer Temple Chambers
‘He is simply excellent on his feet. Solicitors appreciate his ability to try to think what a judge will make of evidence. He is not afraid of making big decisions - everyone trusts that those calls will be right.’
Sarah Crowther KC
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Sarah Crowther KC
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Her knowledge of cross border issues that arise in personal injury litigation is excellent. She has a strong handle on complex legal and medical issues.’
Harry Steinberg KC
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Harry Steinberg KC
Outer Temple Chambers
'Harry is excellent on his feet. A robust advocate with conviction in his advice. You certainly want him in your corner; he always delivers.'
James Counsell KC
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James Counsell KC
Outer Temple Chambers
‘James is fantastic. Meticulous analysis, superb with clients and a terrific advocate. Incredibly helpful and nice to deal with.’
Nathan Tavares KC
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Nathan Tavares KC
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Excellent knowledge and tactical skills for dealing with catastrophic brain and spinal injury cases.’  
Christopher Wilson-Smith KC
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Christopher Wilson-Smith KC
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Able to get to the heart of a case, no matter how complex, and determined to fight for the best outcome.’
Eliot Woolf KC
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Eliot Woolf KC
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Eliot is a joy to work with. He is unfailingly kind and patient in his approach. He works incredibly hard and, although modest, is fiercely intelligent. His style as an advocate is excellent. He is widely held in high regard.’
Christopher Wilson-Smith KC
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Christopher Wilson-Smith KC
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Christopher has a sharp legal mind and real gravitas in the field of catastrophic injury claims.’      
Jonathan Hand KC
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Jonathan Hand KC
Outer Temple Chambers
 ‘His knowledge, expertise and advocacy skills are exceptional. He is also hugely approachable and fantastic with clients, putting them at ease and explaining things thoroughly but in a straight forward manner.’

Juniors

Personal injury - Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Aliyah Akram
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Aliyah Akram
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Aliyah is extremely strong on challenging asbestos disease claims. She knows the case law inside out and has been involved as a junior in some ground breaking work in recent years, so she can temper her view of the law with her experience in front of the bench.’
Ben Bradley
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Ben Bradley
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Ben’s enthusiasm and drive to get best results is impressive. He has a great manner with clients, experts, opponents and in court and is willing to put whatever time is needed into a case to get the best outcome.’
Ian Denham
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Ian Denham
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Ian is proactive, knowledgeable, able to tackle complex issues and able to simplify matters for the client brilliantly. His in-depth knowledge of case law makes him a very impressive advocate.’
Patrick Sadd
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Patrick Sadd
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Patrick has exceptional client care skills and is able to advise clients really effectively about issues that are often sensitive or traumatic in nature.’
Daniel Clarke
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Daniel Clarke
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Very bright, but also very approachable, calm and sympathetic with clients. Written advice always comprehensive. Takes a collaborative approach to cases. Very clear and precise advocate.’
Will Young
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Will Young
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Thorough consideration of cases, regular updates in relation to work undertaken, user friendly and personable, clear and concise with clients. Able to put clients at ease. Well prepared in relation to advocacy.’ 
James Aldridge
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James Aldridge
Outer Temple Chambers
‘James is an outstanding personal injury and clinical negligence barrister. He is superb on his feet and always well-prepared in conference.’
Robert Dickason
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Robert Dickason
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Rob is outstandingly good, an excellent drafter and very reliable. Very experienced in personal injury litigation.’
Olinga Tahzib
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Olinga Tahzib
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Olinga is very thorough and meticulous in his research and written work. He handles vulnerable clients with great sensitivity and his advocacy is incredibly clear, eloquent and persuasive.’
Lorna Badham
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Lorna Badham
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Lorna is the epitome of an outstanding barrister, a shrewd tactician in pre-trial strategies and cross-examination, and a phenomenal advocate in court.’
David Haines
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David Haines
Outer Temple Chambers
 ‘David is meticulous and methodical in his approach with great attention to detail.’
Personal injury - Rising Stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
Carin Hunt
Carin Hunt
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Carin is very down to earth and easy to work with. She prepares well for conferences and leads them well. Her advice is very detailed and well thought through.’

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