The team offers expertise across the full spectrum of personal injury work.

The set receives instructions from both claimants and defendants across a broad range of personal injury-related claims and litigation. Members are able to draw on their considerable expertise in both clinical negligence and health law, ensuring that they are heavily commended for their expertise in cases concerning catastrophic brain and spinal injuries. Our expertise in high value clinical negligence claims makes us particularly capable of dealing with quantum issues in catastrophic injury cases.

Another area of strength is multiparty group actions, and the group has considerable expertise of actions relating to the use of medical and pharmaceutical products.

At senior levels, we deal with the most complex of high-value cases drawing on the considerable depth of medical knowledge and expertise we have gained from our related specialisms of clinical negligence and other health law matters.

We have been involved for both claimants and defendants in many landmark personal injury cases in the House of Lords, the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal. Instructions come from individuals, Government Departments, health authorities and NHS trusts, trades unions, insurers, the police force and others. Cases arise out of clinical negligence, road traffic accidents, employment conditions, and child abuse in institutions and elsewhere.

There is a significant amount of crossover with our clinical negligence, inquests and child abuse compensation practice areas.

We also act in inquiries relating to sexual abuse and have barristers involved with the Rochdale Abuse Inquiry and the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.

1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review (QMLR) is an online publication written by our barristers covering the latest developments in medical law. Find previous articles on our Archive website here and subscribe by emailing us at medlaw@1cor.com.

In 2020 we were named ‘Personal Injury / Clinical Negligence Set of the Year’ at the Legal 500 Awards. In 2018 we were awarded the Personal Injury / Clinical Negligence Set of the Year by the Legal 500. In 2016 we won the Chambers & Partners Personal Injury / Clinical Negligence set of the year Award.

Recent editorial includes:

“Top-notch counsel in respect of legally complex matters and emotionally delicate issues.” (Chambers & Partners 2026)

“Outstanding practitioners at all levels.” (Legal 500 2025)

“All the barristers at 1COR are at the top their game and very impressive.” (Chambers & Partners 2025)

“Brilliant set in every way – excellent rapport with clerks, and excellent clerking. Always someone else suitable available in the event of preferred counsel not being available.” (Legal 500 2025)

“1 Crown Office Row are a very strong PI set with some outstanding Barristers, such as the trailblazing Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel KC. ” (Legal 500 2025)

“1 Crown Office Row is a highly regarded personal injury set of chambers that has strength in depth and is one of the top sets in the Temple. All the counsel at this chambers are specialists in their field and this is particularly the case with personal injury counsel. They all prepare and present their cases very well and I am constantly impressed by the high standard of advocacy.” (Legal 500 2025)

“The technical knowledge is of a high level and there is a wealth of experience within the chambers.” (Chambers & Partners 2024)

‘Very experienced set which goes the extra mile in ensuring that clients and their solicitors receive the very best service and representation. Breadth and experience of the set is hard to match.’ ‘1 Crown Office Row is an excellent set with considerable breadth of experience.’ (Legal 500 2024)

Who to contact:

Clerking team

london@1cor.com

020 7797 7500

1COR Great Legal Bake Off 2021 Cakes

Great Legal Bake Off 2021

We're thrilled to be back baking for the Great Legal Bake Off this week with members and clerks...

KCs

Richard Booth KC

Call 1993
Silk 2013 | Head of Chambers
Lizanne Gumbel QC 1COR

Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel KC

Call 1974
Silk 1999
Paul Rees QC 1COR

Paul Rees KC

Call 1980
Silk 2000
Martin Forde QC 1COR

Martin Forde KC

Call 1984
Silk 2006
Angus McCullough QC 1COR

Angus McCullough KC

Call 1990
Silk 2010
Henry Witcomb QC 1COR

Henry Witcomb KC

Call 1989
Silk 2016
Peter Skelton QC 1COR

Peter Skelton KC

Call 1997
Silk 2016

Sarah Lambert KC

Call 1994
Silk 2018
Neil Sheldon 1COR

Neil Sheldon KC

Call 1998
Silk 2019
Robert Kellar QC 1COR

Robert Kellar KC

Call 1999
Silk 2019

Juniors

Giles Colin 1COR

Giles Colin

Call 1994
Sydney Chawatama 1COR

Sydney Chawatama

Call 1994
Justin Levinson 1COR

Justin Levinson

Call 1994

Richard Smith

Call 1999
Iain O'Donnell 1COR

Iain O’Donnell

Call 2000
Cara-Guthrie-1COR

Cara Guthrie

Call 2000
Shahram Sharghy 1COR

Shahram Sharghy

Call 2000

Judith Rogerson

Call 2003

Richard Mumford

Call 2004
Leanne Woods 1COR

Leanne Woods

Call 2005
Rachel Marcus 1COR

Rachel Marcus

Call 2005
Pritesh-Rathod-

Pritesh Rathod

Call 2006

Isabel McArdle

Call 2008
Alasdair Henderson 1COR

Alasdair Henderson

Call 2009
Claire McGregor 1COR

Claire McGregor

Call 2009
Paul Reynolds 1COR

Paul Reynolds

Call 2010
Rory Badenoch 1COR

Rory Badenoch

Call 2010
Lois Williams 1COR

Lois Williams

Call 2012

Jim Duffy

Call 2012

Dominic Ruck Keene

Call 2012

Jessica Elliott

Call 2013

Marcus Coates-Walker

Call 2013
Michael Deacon 1COR

Michael Deacon

Call 2014

Robert Mills

Call 2014
Rhoderick Chalmers 1COR

Rhoderick Chalmers

Call 2014
Emma Louise Fenelon 1COR

Emma-Louise Fenelon

Call 2015

Gideon Barth

Call 2015
jo moore 1cor

Jo Moore

Call 2015

Jonathan Metzer

Call 2016

Amelia Williams

Call 2016

Rajkiran Arhestey

Call 2017

Darragh Coffey

Call 2018
Thomas Beamont 1COR

Thomas Beamont

Call 2019
Alice Kuzmenko 1COR

Alice Kuzmenko

Call 2018

Gareth Rhys

Call 2019

Lucy McCann

Call 2020

Jasper Gold

Call 2021

Thomas Hayes

Call 2021

Nicholas Jones

Call 2021

Lance Baynham

Call 2021

Paula Kelly

Call 2022

Rebekah Lee

Call 2022

Matthew Leitch

Call 2024

Leo Kirby

Call 2024

Pupils

Personal Injury

Georgina Pein

Call 2023

Associate Members – Overseas

Matthew Flinn 1COR

Matthew Flinn

Call 2010

Associate Members – Emeriti

Philip-Havers-QC-1COR

Philip Havers KC

Call 1974
Silk 1995
Margaret Bowron QC 1COR

Margaret Bowron KC

Call 1978
Silk 2001
David Balcombe QC 1COR

David Balcombe KC

Call 1980
Silk 2002