Martin Lanchester

Call 2001

"Martin is an extremely experienced and competent personal injury barrister. His advice is very detailed and is written in a manner which is appropriate for clients to understand."

For enquiries please contact

Caroline Evans
Senior Practice Manager - Civil
0117 930 9000
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Olive Kavanagh
Practice Manager - Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Court of Protection (Health & Welfare)
0117 930 9000
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Rob McDonald
Practice Manager - Employment, Costs & Litigation Funding
0117 930 9000
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"Martin is an extremely experienced and competent personal injury barrister. His advice is very detailed and is written in a manner which is appropriate for clients to understand."


Chambers & Partners UK 2023

‘Martin is thorough and detailed and a safe pair of hands. He drills down into the key issues in the case. His advice on complex cases is hugely valuable in progressing the matter, but also in reassuring the client.’


Legal 500 UK 2023

Martin always provides very sound, well thought-out advice. He is very good at putting clients at their ease, with a kind and approachable manner."


Legal 500 2022

"Martin is a great communicator. He works well with medical experts, ensuring he is on point with his advice."


Legal 500 2022

"Very easy to work with, highly knowledgeable and good with clients."


Chambers & Partners 2021

"Clients appreciate his approachability and down-to-earth manner, as well as the accuracy of his advice."


Legal 500 2021

"His advice is always very sensible and explained particularly well to clients."


Chambers & Partners 2020

Martin Lanchester is a member of the Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence teams. He is able to take instructions covering a range of Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence matters representing both Claimants and Defendants.

Martin is instructed to assist with fast track trials, multi-track trials, infant approvals, Costs advocacy, and provides thorough and timely advice on liability and quantum.

He is also regularly instructed in Inquest hearings acting for families of the deceased and other interested parties.

Martin has an increasing Costs & Litigation practice. He is regularly instructed for both paying and receiving parties and undertakes all areas of work including detailed and provisional assessments.

He is an experienced advocate, having spent a number of years as a Crime practitioner and was included on the specialist panel for prosecutors undertaking serious Sexual Crime. Following on from this, Martin has a particular interest in abuse claims.

Martin is approachable and flexible, and more than happy to undertake cases on a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) basis.

Expertise

Martin has a wealth of experience in Personal Injury, and acts for both Claimants and Defendants in a wide range of Personal Injury claims. He is particularly experienced in the handling of cases involving elements of fraud or fundamental dishonesty.

He is regularly instructed to assist with multi-track and fast track trials, infant approvals, costs advocacy, and provides thorough and timely advice on liability and quantum.

Martin has a broad range of experience of appearing in the Coroner’s Court with a particular interest in matters arising out of Clinical Negligence.

Featured Clinical Negligence cases


A complex delayed cancer diagnosis case, where opportunities were missed to correctly diagnose an Upper GI tumour.


An adult suicide case, where repeated pleas for help were made to mental health services.


A fatal reaction to the insertion of a standard chest drain in a patient with significant co-morbidities.


The death of an elderly man on the day he was discharged from hospital.

Martin has a keen interest in all areas of Costs Litigation, and is regularly instructed for both paying and receiving parties. He undertakes all areas of work including detailed and provisional assessments and Costs and Case Management Conference’s.

He has a particular interest in portal and fixed cost cases. He was recently instructed in the case of Davies v ASDA Stores Ltd (2015) unreported in which he successfully argued on appeal that costs for applications for pre-action disclosure in ex-portal cases should be limited to the fixed costs under Part 45.

Martin is a member of the Court of Protection team and recently started taking on health and welfare cases. As a specialist in clinical disputes, personal injury and coronial law Martin has extensive experience communicating with and representing vulnerable individuals, often acting for families of the bereaved and those without capacity.

For enquiries please contact

Caroline Evans
Senior Practice Manager - Civil
0117 930 9000
Click here to email

Olive Kavanagh
Practice Manager - Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Court of Protection (Health & Welfare)
0117 930 9000
Click here to email

Rob McDonald
Practice Manager - Employment, Costs & Litigation Funding
0117 930 9000
Click here to email

"Martin is an extremely experienced and competent personal injury barrister. His advice is very detailed and is written in a manner which is appropriate for clients to understand."


Chambers & Partners UK 2023

‘Martin is thorough and detailed and a safe pair of hands. He drills down into the key issues in the case. His advice on complex cases is hugely valuable in progressing the matter, but also in reassuring the client.’


Legal 500 UK 2023

Martin always provides very sound, well thought-out advice. He is very good at putting clients at their ease, with a kind and approachable manner."


Legal 500 2022

"Martin is a great communicator. He works well with medical experts, ensuring he is on point with his advice."


Legal 500 2022

"Very easy to work with, highly knowledgeable and good with clients."


Chambers & Partners 2021

"Clients appreciate his approachability and down-to-earth manner, as well as the accuracy of his advice."


Legal 500 2021

"His advice is always very sensible and explained particularly well to clients."


Chambers & Partners 2020

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