Ben Handy

Practice Areas

Ben is Deputy Head of Chambers’ Personal Injury Department, a mediator and part-time Crown Court judge. He is widely recognised for his “resourceful and highly adaptable” trial advocacy and “excellent advice on strategy” in relation to catastrophic injury claims.

He is ranked as a leading junior on the strength of his clients’ endorsements. They say that Ben is “user friendly and approachable”, “provides a high standard of technical advice” and “combines great client care skills with tactical nous”.

Chambers Guide to the Bar praises his “knowledge” and skill in “finding a way through the minefield of liability issues”. The Legal 500 praises his reliability and ”reassuring presence”, explaining complex legal issues to clients in a sensitive, down to earth and respectful way.

Ben likes to work closely with his instructing solicitors, managing cases as a team and working collaboratively with opposing parties as far as possible. Specialisms include:

- Orthopaedic polytrauma

- Traumatic brain injury

- Fatal accidents and life-shortening injuries

- Vulnerable road users

- Complex issues of causation or quantum

In 2024, Ben spoke with Christopher Sharp KC at The Brain Injury Group’s annual Child Brain Injury Seminar to an audience of catastrophic injury lawyers, Court of Protection lawyers, insurers, experts, charity workers, case managers and other health and social care professionals.

He has had several articles published in industry-leading publications including APIL’s ‘PI Focus’. He is also a regular contributor to St. John’s Chambers’ Podcast, speaking on topics including provisional damages, employers’ liability, and lost years claims.