Matthew Baron | Manchester, Leeds & Birmingham

Profile

Matthew joined Kings Chambers at the start of October 2020 as the personal injury and clinical negligence pupil and was supervised by Stephen Maguire and Toby Coupe.   

Since becoming a tenant at Kings, Matthew has developed a broad practice within personal injury, clinical negligence, and coronial law. He has experience of representing both Claimants and Defendants across a variety of case and hearing types, including acting in trials, costs and case management conferences, applications, disposal hearings, infant approvals and claims that have come through the new Official Injury Claim (OIC) system. Matthew also frequently accepts instructions to draft papers and to provide opinions on a range of topics within personal injury and clinical negligence law, from the level of MOJ portal claims through to the multi-track.

In addition to accepting instructions in all areas of personal injury, Matthew has also been gaining significant inquest experience; he has acted for families and local authorities across a range of inquest types including cases involving potential breaches of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Matthew has acted in cases involving the prisons service, care in local health trusts, drug and alcohol rehabilitation and mental health services, and cases in which there have been delays in diagnosis and treatment resulting from measures implemented during the COVD-19 pandemic. 

Before being called to the Bar in 2020, Matthew studied Physics and Geology as an undergraduate and then subsequently earned his Ph.D. in Earth Sciences and his graduate diploma in law.

Year of Call: 2020

Areas of Expertise: 

Memberships

The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn

North Eastern Circuit

Qualifications

University of Law, Leeds: BPTC (2020) – Outstanding

BPP University Law School: Graduate Diploma in Law (2019) – Commendation

University of Cambridge (Christ’s College): Ph.D. Earth Sciences (2018)

University of Aberdeen: B.Sc. Physics & Geology (2013) – Joint Hons

Awards

The Lord Bingham Scholarship (BPTC), The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn (2020)

David Karmel Scholarship (GDL), The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn (2019)

Physics Laboratory Research Project Prize, University of Aberdeen (2013)

Edinburgh Prize, Physics, University of Aberdeen (2013)