Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence
Kenworthy’s Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Barristers provide advice and representation in high-value, complex cases from pre-litigation advice through to settlement meetings and mediations.
“The growing team covers all types of personal injury including high-value cases involving brain damage and spinal injuries, industrial disease, allegations of fraud, clinical negligence (with particular expertise in cosmetic procedures and dental procedures), fatal accidents and holiday claims.”
"Very, very pleased with the result and how you dealt with the case without any fuss as this was certainly not a straight-forward case and could have easily gone pear-shaped! Very impressed and look forward to instructing you again soon."
Instructing Solicitor
“I have always found the clerking team to be professional, friendly, accommodating to requests and prompt in their response."
“Shysta Habib is articulate, friendly, and assertive. She has a knack for presenting a good argument and her enthusiasm and gift of the personal touch set her apart from others.”
“Chambers are supportive and attentive at short notice. They are also very flexible in order to meet needs that arise on short notice. Decisions that have to be made are not made unilaterally but always after consultation which helps with continuity and confidence.”
"Whilst working with Nicola, I have found her to be extremely professional and well prepared. Her client care skills are excellent, and she has always provided sound and clear advice. Our clients that she has represented have had nothing but good things to say about her."
Instructing Solicitor
Kenworthy’s Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Barristers act on behalf of both claimants and defendants and cover everything from slips, trips and falls to fatal accidents. Our clients include private and publicly-funded claimants, hospitals, NHS Trusts and private medical insurance.
Our Clinical Negligence practitioners offer advice on potentially negligent diagnosis and treatment by Nursing Staff, GPs and Consultants. We also provide expertise in professional negligence arising from the actions of Surveyors, Accountants, Financial Advisers and Solicitors. Advisory work which often involves allegations of negligent misstatement.
Our Barristers ensure the successful management of claims by way of advocacy, formal advice, or simply a quick bit of advice on the phone to assist with difficult issues.
Our Barristers
Kenworthy’s Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Barristers
Michael is a specialist Personal Injury practitioner who is always happy to discuss cases informally with Solicitors before taking formal instructions.
Josephine was called to the bar in 1984. She focuses her practice on Personal Injury including medical compensation claims, long-term disability, and work injury cases.
Haroon deals with professional negligence claims, asbestos, hand-arm vibration syndrome, dermatitis, respiratory disease, work-related upper limb disorders and stress-related injuries.
Within her practice, Shysta specialises in Personal Injury including medical malpractice, wrongful death, and traffic collisions, as well as Civil Litigation.
Chris has experience in fast-track Personal Injury cases, road traffic accidents, brain injuries, legionnaires disease and more.
Peter has 15 years of experience working in a specialist practice conducting serious Personal Injury claims such as catastrophic injuries, car accidents and wrongful death.
Joannah has gained substantial experience in Personal Injury matters relating to road traffic accidents, occupier's liability, employer’s liability, and actions against highways authorities.
Richard is experienced in handling fatal accidents, bicycle accidents, car accidents, motorcycle accidents, sporting injuries, industrial disease, and catastrophic injury cases.
Yasser is experienced in dealing with all types of cases - from simple small claims trials to complex multi-track cases. Yasser is also fluent in Punjabi and Urdu.
Nicola comes from a background of working for several large Personal Injury firms and can handle workplace injuries, construction accidents, and wrongful death cases.
Daniel was called to the Bar in 2018, having handled a mixed caseload of Civil and Personal Injury matters in the County Courts and High Court as Solicitor-Advocate.
Marc is experienced in all Personal Injury claims including catastrophic personal injuries, brain injuries, industrial disease, and road traffic accidents.
Many of our Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Barristers accept Public Access work including Abid Khan, Yasser Iqbal, Richard Lees, Peter Quegan, Christopher Addison, Shysta Habib, and Josephine Scally.
Our Expertise
The Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Barristers at Kenworthy's Chambers are highly experienced and receive instructions across all areas of Personal Injury, accidents at work and medical negligence. Representing clients throughout the UK, Kenworthy’s Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Team deal with the following types of cases:
- Amputee Claims
- Clinical Negligence
- Costs
- Catastrophic injuries including head injuries, brain injuries and spinal cord injuries
- Cerebral Palsy
- Chronic Pain Disorders and Somatoform Disorders
- Clinical Negligence
- Cosmetic Surgery
- Dangerous Sports Claims
- Delayed Diagnosis
- Dental Negligence
- Employers’ Liability
- Fatal Accidents
- General Practice
- Gynaecology
- Human Rights Act
- Industrial Disease
- Military Claims
- Misdiagnosis Claims
- Obstetric and Neo-Natal Management
- Occupiers’ Liability
- Oncology
- Orthopaedic Negligence
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability
- Professional Negligence
- Psychiatry
- Public Liability
- Road Traffic Accidents
- Serious Injury
- Subtle Brain Injury
- Surgical Negligence
- Workplace Accidents
Contact Us
If you have a Personal Injury or Clinical Negligence case you need advice or advocacy for, call our Civil Clerks Michael Jones or Matthew Thomas on 0161 832 4036, email Mike@kenworthys.co.uk or Matt@kenworthys.co.uk, or fill out our contact form.
