"The wide variety of expertise and skill available at varying degrees of seniority is unmatched by any other chambers in the country."
Chambers UK 2021
"The chambers is reliable and offers a high-level experience and knowledge. It is committed to providing an excellent level of service."
Legal 500 2025
"No5 Barristers’ Chambers is a go-to set for personal injury and clinical negligence in the Midlands. The depth of counsel is exceptional, and they are led by the very best."
Legal 500 2025
"The clerks are always willing to go the extra mile to assist when something urgent comes up."
Chambers UK 2019
"No5 Barristers Chambers is 'a very strong set', housing two separate groups for clinical negligence and personal injury matters with over 70 barristers across the teams."
Legal 500 2019
No5 Barristers’ Chambers has a large and dedicated team of specialist practitioners in the field of industrial disease. The team has a breadth of experience encompassing asbestos litigation, carcinogens and toxicity, respiratory diseases, dermatitis, and work-related stress disorders, as well as noise-induced hearing loss claims, vibration induced conditions, and upper limb disorders.
Directory entries in Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners have consistently praised No5’s aptitude in and experience of industrial disease litigation.
Members of the group are often instructed in high profile cases in the High Court and Court of Appeal, as well as group litigation and test cases. From a defendant’s perspective, our industrial disease specialists have in- depth knowledge of the insurance issues that arise in historic claims, overlapping health and safety prosecutions, and public law issues affecting local authorities.
Our national presence enables us to offer a service to clients throughout the country. Whatever the nature or complexity of the case, members of the No5 Industrial Disease Group will have the right level of experience and expertise for your client.
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Practice Director, Clinical Negligence & Personal Injury
Practice Director, Clinical Negligence & Personal Injury
Practice Manager – Fixed Costs (Personal Injury)
Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury Practice Manager
Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury Junior Clerk
Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury Junior Clerk
Clerk Team
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Founded over a century ago, No5 now number over 260 barristers, including 41 silks, and provide a national and international service out of No5’s offices in Birmingham, London and Bristol.
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Founded over a century ago, we now number over 260 barristers, including 41 silks, and provide a national and international service out of No5’s offices in Birmingham, London and Bristol.
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