John Brown
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 4 : Personal Injury
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Band 4
About
Provided by John Brown
Practice Areas
John practices mainly in the areas of personal injury (including injuries abroad), clinical negligence and property damage. He acts for both claimants and defendants in complex and high value claims and appears regularly in the High Court and County Court.
John’s personal injury practice focuses on catastrophic, spinal injuries and those involving chronic pain. He has a particular interest in claims involving brain injury. He has considerable trial experience and is well regarded by Instructing Solicitors as a tenacious and extremely effective courtroom advocate. In all his practice areas he is regularly instructed to provide advice (often at a very early stage) on complex issues of liability, quantum, evidence and tactics as well as attending joint settlement meetings and mediations.
Career
2007 Called to the Bar, Inner Temple
2020 Pupil Supervisor
2023 Advocacy Trainer, Inner Temple
Professional Memberships
Personal Injury Bar Association
Professional Negligence Bar Association
Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers
South Eastern Circuit
Personal
St Olave’s Grammar School, Orpington
University of Bristol, LLB (Hons) Law
City of London University, Inns of Court School of Law, BVC
Chambers Review
UK Bar
John Brown leverages 20 years of experience in injury claims to benefit his clients. He accepts instructions on behalf of claimants and defendants in serious cases including spinal injuries and especially brain injuries. For defendants, he has significant experience in cases alleging fundamental dishonesty or fraud.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"John is straightforward and practical, and his advice is always succinct."
"He works as a team with those instructing him and has a great brain."
"He makes himself available to instructing solicitors to discuss issues and chat through tactics and approaches. He is good with opponents, straight to the point and clear in skeleton arguments."
"John is straightforward and practical, and his advice is always succinct."
"He works as a team with those instructing him and has a great brain."
"He makes himself available to instructing solicitors to discuss issues and chat through tactics and approaches. He is good with opponents, straight to the point and clear in skeleton arguments."
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