Ben Bradley acts for Claimants and Defendants, in cases where individuals have suffered life changing injuries.

He is listed as a leading junior by the legal directories across his core practice areas of personal injury, clinical negligence and travel law. He has been recognised for his particular specialisms in catastrophic injury cases and complex medical negligence work.

His client care skills are frequently praised, being noted as someone who is able “to put clients at ease” and who “relate[s] well to his clients regardless of their intellectual ability”.

Ben enjoys a busy practice, generally being instructed by the leading Claimant and Defendant firms in the country. During the lockdown period in 2020, he recovered in excess of £40m for various Claimants who had suffered various catastrophic injuries.

He is registered as one of Chambers’ pupil supervisors.

Expertise

Ben’s personal injury practice cuts across a number of core sub-specialisms. His primary focus is in spinal cord injury and brain injury claims (acting both with leading counsel and alone).

He regularly acts for victims of historic child abuse; and for former members of the military who have suffered career-ending injuries.

Ben is regularly instructed to represent some of the country’s leading race trainers and riding schools to defend personal injury/equine claims which are brought against them.

Notable Personal Injury cases


McPherson v Smith [2018] EWHC 1433 (QB)

Successfully established primary liability against Defendant driver, who turn right across the Claimant motorcyclist’s path. The Claimant suffered catastrophic spinal injuries as a result. Beat Part 36 offer made on the issue of liability. Instructed by Stewarts.

Young v AIG Europe [2015] EWHC 2160 (QB); J.P.I. Law 2016, 1, C34-C36

C suffered Spinal Cord Injury in RTA causing paraplegia; followed by a stroke some weeks later. The issue was as to whether the stroke (causing hemiparesis) was caused by the index accident. With Gerard McDermott QC. Instructed by Stewarts.

A v The Trustees of the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society [2015] EWHC 1722 (QB); [2016] EWCA Civ 1026

First historic sex abuse claim to be brought against the Jehovah’s Witness Organisation. Ten day trial undertaken with James Counsell QC. Judgment was entered for the Claimant. The Defendant’s application for permission to appeal was refused by the Court of Appeal, following (unusually) contested oral argument. Ben acted alone in the Court of Appeal. Instructed by AO Advocates.

Re: CX

£14m lump sum recovered on behalf of a child Claimant who suffered significant brain injury in an RTA. Led by Christopher Wilson-Smith QC and instructed by Stewarts.

Re: GHI

Settlement worth in excess of £16m capitalised with a liability discount (equivalent of c.£20m on a full liability basis) for an adolescent Claimant who suffered catastrophic brain injury in a RTA. With Eliot Woolf QC. Instructed by Scott-Moncrieff and Associates.

Re: MXH

Settlement worth c.£10m capitalised for an individual who suffered serious brain injury in an RTA. Complicating causation issues arising as a result of the Claimant’s pre-existing MS. With Gerard McDermott QC. Instructed by Stewarts.

Re: ZZZ

£1m settlement for an adult Claimant with pre-existing learning disabilities. Complex care claim which arose as a result of him suffering minor (though not inconsequential) injuries, along with the loss of his main carer in an RTA. Acted alone against Leading Counsel. Instructed by Stewarts.

Re: LXH

Significant six-figure settlement in a child abuse claim. C groomed and then abused by her school teacher. Instructed by Irwin Mitchell LLP.

Re: PZJ

Significant injury to Claimant’s dominant hand during an accident at work, involving a circular saw. £700,000 settlement. Instructed by Anthony Gold.

Ben’s clinical negligence practice exclusively focuses on serious injury work, spanning across all areas of medicine. He has particular expertise in birth injury, adult brain injury; spinal injury cases and amputation cases.

For a clinical negligence practitioner, he goes to trial regularly; succeeding for Claimants on liability, variously in amputation; spinal injury and urology cases in the past 24 months.

Ben receives regular instructions from the major Medical Defence Organisations, with a particular expertise of representing medical practitioners at Inquests, and in civil proceedings.

Notable Clinical Negligence cases


Younas v Okeahialam [2019] EWHC 2502 (QB)

Listed as one of Nigel Poole QC’s top 5 clinical negligence cases of 2019. Successfully established liability at trial in a complex mixed cardiology/spinal cord injury case. Instructed as sole counsel by Stewarts.

JAH v Burne and others [2018] EWHC 3461 (QB)

Successfully established causation in respect of the loss of the Claimant’s arm. With Gordon Bebb QC. Instructed by Wolferstans.

Downing v Peterborough & Stamford NHS Trust [2014] EWHC 4216 (QB)

Claimant suffered debilitating chronic pain following an operation to (allegedly) cure his snoring. Quantum only trial. The Claimant received a £2.4m award (on a full liability basis; discounted to reflect previously agreed liability discount, based on 2.5% discount rate). Compromised in part on appeal thereafter. With Harry Trusted. Instructed by Scott-Moncrieff and Associates.

Re: AL (Deceased)

Fatal claim, following open heart surgery. Represented the family at both a high profile inquest; and thereafter in civil proceedings. Complex quantum issues – Deceased had significant and complex pensions. Acted alone against Leading Counsel. Settled for significant six-figure sum. Instructed by Stewarts.

Re: ML

Above knee amputation. Instructed as sole counsel; significant seven-figure settlement. Instructed by Irwin Mitchell LLP.

Re: DR

Below elbow amputation. Settled for £1.5m. Instructed as sole counsel. Instructed by Irwin Mitchell LLP.

Re: SG

Catastrophic quadriplegia claim in young adult. Patient ‘coned’ following lumbar puncture. Liability settled on a percentage basis. Quantum settled thereafter at a capitalised sum in excess of £20m (if valued on a full liability basis). With William Latimer-Sayer QC. Instructed by Stewarts.

Re: AE

Catastrophic spinal cord injury claim. Failure to diagnose vertebral fracture in A&E, resulting in the patient being allowed to mobilise, suffering a spinal cord injury thereafter. Settled for capitalised value of c.£8m. With Gerard McDermott QC. Instructed by Stewarts.

Ben has undertaken cross-jurisdictional personal injury work since he started at the Bar, managing hundreds of group actions against major tour operators in the process. He has now changed the emphasis of his Travel practice, focusing upon higher value cross-jurisdictional work.

Ben acted for over 1,000 Indian Nationals who variously suffered injuries whilst being exposed to mercury in thermometer factory; he also acted for a number of Indian Nationals who suffered serious injuries in a Road Traffic Accident whilst visiting the UK.

In the field of aviation, Ben has been instructed to act (against Leading Counsel) for a number of soldiers who suffered career ending injuries when a Voyager aircraft entered a steep dive. He understands technical issues relating to aviation, holding an EASA PPL(A) with associated night and (restricted) Instrument Ratings.

He continues to act in clinical negligence cases where individuals either reside overseas, (and have been injured in the UK), or where UK residents have been subjected to clinical negligence abroad.

Notable Aviation & Travel cases


M40 Litigation

Acted for 7 Indian Engineers who were injured in a high speed RTA. Complex cross-jurisdictional issues. Travelled to India to assist with quantum investigations. Settled following a 2-day mediation; complex cross-jurisdictional quantum issues, including arguments about the applicable discount rate, where injured individuals now reside overseas. With Gerard McDermott QC. Instructed by Stewarts.

Voyager Litigation

Acted for a number of servicemen and women who suffered career ending injuries, following an adverse incident on an RAF Voyager aircraft. Acted alone against Leading Counsel. Instructed by Bolt Burdon Kemp.

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"Ben is personable and detail-oriented. His client-handling skills are second to none and he has great strategic insight."; "Ben has an excellent ability to handle complex matters. Ben is a natural with lay clients, breaking complex legal issues down in a friendly and understandable manner."

Personal Injury, Chambers & Partners 2024

"He consistently demonstrates a high level of technical expertise, dealing with complex issues effectively."; "He's sharp, tenacious and has wonderful judgement, making clients and his instructing solicitors feel completely at ease."; "He's a fierce litigator and he has a good eye for the detail and that's a quite powerful combination."; "He is a succinct and clear advocate and engages judges."

Clinical Negligence, Chambers & Partners 2024

‘Excellent with clients and quick to get to the nub of the issue. Persuasive in court but tenacious when the need arises.'

Personal Injury, Legal 500, 2024

‘Ben is quite simply outstanding. His analytical mind is extraordinary.'

Clinical Negligence, Legal 500,2024

“Ben is excellent with clients, extremely approachable and always able to simplify the most complex cases.”

Personal Injury, Chambers and Partners 2023

“He has a down-to-earth, empathetic manner that will put the client at ease.”

Personal Injury, Chambers and Partners 2023

“He delivers realistic advice and goes above and beyond to get the best possible result.”

Personal Injury, Chambers and Partners 2023

“Ben is an impressive junior for his detail and sensitive client management skills.”

Clinical Negligence, Chambers and Partners 2023

“He is always able to simplify the most complex medical cases and put forward a practical route forward that gets the best result.”

Clinical Negligence, Chambers and Partners 2023

“He is really pragmatic.”

Clinical Negligence, Chambers and Partners 2023

“Ben is very responsive and communicates with clients well.”

Clinical Negligence, Chambers and Partners 2023

“He is very bright and has lots of trial experience.”

Clinical Negligence, Chambers and Partners 2023

"Top-drawer and destined for silk"

Ben Bradley, Personal Injury, Legal 500 2023

"Ben is able to see through extraneous issues and get to the root of the problem quickly. He is at the top of his game."

Personal Injury, Industrial Disease and Insurance Fraud, Legal 500 2023

"Ben is a go-to for complex and difficult clinical negligence claims; always able to cut through the issues to provide a practical and sensible route forward."

Clinical Negligence, Legal 500 2023

"Utterly dependable on his feet and an intelligent advocate. He gets to the point quickly and gets the job done."

Personal Injury, Chambers & Partners 2022

"He is highly intelligent and very much able to cut through difficult legal issues. He gives clear advice on how best to progress a claim for the client."

Personal Injury, Chambers & Partners 2022

"A very experienced junior barrister with an excellent grasp of the medical and legal detail and a good manner with clients."

Clinical Negligence, Chambers & Partners 2022

"Extremely knowledgeable, hard-working and tenacious when presented with difficult cases."

Clinical Negligence, Chambers & Partners 2022

"He is very tactically aware and provides outstanding written advice on technical quantum issues."

Clinical Negligence, Chambers & Partners 2022

"Able to distil the important issues swiftly and think outside the box to find solutions."

Personal injury, Legal 500 2022

"The speed at which he navigates through a case to get to the crux is an invaluable skill."

Clinical Negligence, Legal 500 2022

"He is incredibly bright, hard-working and proactive. He fully engages in a case and works incredibly well with solicitors and paralegals."

Personal Injury, Chambers and Partners 2021

"He has a real grasp of the complexities of a case and helps to drive it forward with a clear case theory."

Personal Injury, Chambers and Partners 2021

"He is an intelligent advocate and is utterly dependable on his feet. He gets to the point quickly and gets the job done."

Personal Injury, Chambers and Partners 2021

"He's always on the ball and is very quick-thinking. He's also a strong advocate and he understands complex issues."

Clinical Negligence, Chambers and Partners 2021

"He is confident and thorough when handling multiple experts and complex clinical negligence issues."

Clinical Negligence, Chambers and Partners 2021

"Excellent with clients, particularly those with brain injuries, and has an amazing work ethic."

Personal Injury, Legal 500 2021

"Very knowledgeable and provides clear and practical advice. Great results at trial."

Travel, Legal 500 2021

"Demonstrates excellent technical ability and legal knowledge in grappling with the most complex medical negligence cases and achieving great results."

Clinical Negligence, Legal 500 2021

"He is intelligent, pragmatic and has the ability to relate well to his clients regardless of their intellectual ability. He is a joy to work with and definitely a team player. He grasps all the details of a case but focuses on the bigger picture, and is astute beyond his years."

Personal Injury, Chambers and Partners 2020

"He is very experienced, knowledgeable and has excellent tactical judgement. His grasp of the issues, intuition and advocacy skills vastly exceed his year of call."

Clinical Negligence, Chambers and Partners 2020

"He is tenacious and provides tactical solutions in complex litigation."

Clinical Negligence, Legal 500 2020

"He shows a real passion for representing catastrophically injured claimants."

Personal Injury, Legal 500 2020

"He is experienced in cross-border personal injury cases."

Travel, Legal 500 2020

"He's incredibly bright and very perceptive." "He's confident and able to put clients at ease."

Personal Injury, Chambers & Partners 2019

"A very strong barrister. His attention to detail is phenomenal."

Clinical Negligence, Chambers & Partners 2019

"Fantastic with clients and very thorough." "A very persuasive advocate."

Clinical Negligence, Chambers & Partners 2019

"He has an enthusiasm and willingness to go above and beyond and advise the client properly."

Personal Injury, Legal 500 2019

"He is very intelligent and personable, and gives solid clear advice."

Clinical Negligence, Legal 500 2019

"Very bright and very hard-working."

Clinical Negligence, Chambers & Partners 2018

An up-and-coming star with an eye for detail and a great deal of knowledge in the area of package travel regulations.

Travel, Chambers & Partners 2018

"He is very intelligent and personable, and gives solid, clear advice."

Personal Injury, Legal 500 2017

"A definite star of the future."

Clinical Negligence, Legal 500 2017

"He is brilliant on package travel cases and has a very good academic understanding of the law."

Travel, Chambers & Partners 2017

"Ben is a very good technician; his legal skills and understanding of case law in terms of package travel is phenomenal."

Travel, Chambers & Partners 2017

"He is an extremely able barrister who performs well above his call."

Clinical Negligence, Chambers & Partners 2017

"He performs well during contested hearings, and is extremely persuasive in his arguments."

Personal Injury, Legal 500 2016

"He is a rising star at the Bar who is very bright and extremely hard-working."

Clinical Negligence, Chambers & Partners 2016

Ben is very thorough and open to original lines of argument.

Clinical Negligence, Chambers & Partners 2016

He has fantastic client care skills and his eye for detail is second to none. In particular his knowledge of the package travel regulations and the case law in that area is fantastic.

Travel, Chambers & Partners 2016

"He knows package holiday cases inside out and he’s very good with clients." "Very good at turning work around quickly, he’s knowledgeable, personable and a good advocate."

Travel, Chambers & Partners 2015

"He impresses with his advocacy and ability to think on his feet."

Clinical Negligence, Legal 500 2015

"Very bright and talented; he will go far."

Personal Injury, Legal 500 2015

"He's incredibly experienced given his year of call. He does a lot of research, prepares very well and knows what he's talking about. If it's a case he hasn't come across before he'll go into every detail possible to make sure he knows it all."

Clinical Negligence, Chambers & Partners 2015

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