Barrister, Exchange Chambers, Liverpool
Matthew specialises in maximum severity personal injury and clinical negligence claims. Acting exclusively for claimants and their families, his cases involve the utmost complexity, sensitivity and gravity, with a particular focus on brain, spinal cord and amputation injuries.
Matthew is meticulous and known for his technical expertise, advocacy skills, strong work ethic and empathy with clients, always placing the claimant and their family at the heart of everything he does.
He is consistently recommended in The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners:
“His technical knowledge is exceptional. Few, if any, can match him. He is a strong all-round performer on high-value cases that are medically and technically complex.”
“He is excellent. He works with you and you really feel that you're a team. He looks at things in a multi-faceted way.”
Chambers and Partners, 2025
“Matthew's technical expertise and knowledge of the law is unrivalled. This gives him an ability to identify solutions others would miss and a willingness to accept extremely tough challenges and come out on top.”
“Matthew has a strategic brain better than many silks. He combines his knowledge of the law and procedure with practical thinking to get strong results for claimants, and he is also very approachable.”
Legal 500, 2025
A recognised leader in the field of personal injury law, Matthew was elected as the youngest President of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) in 2013, serving on APIL’s national executive committee between 2007 and 2015. He is a founding member of the Serious Injury Guide steering group and co-author of the industry Guide, which promotes rehabilitation, collaborative working and best practice in life-changing injury claims. Matthew is also the longest serving member of APIL’s rehabilitation working party and contributor to the APIL Best Practice Guide on Rehabilitation. He is dedicated to improving outcomes and access to justice for injured people.
Recent accolades include Outstanding Case of the Year in the 2024 PI Awards (Hadley v Przybylo), having been a runner-up in the same category in 2023 (Ashton v Liverpool YMCA).
Matthew has written and lectured extensively, delivering APIL’s brain injury training courses and contributing to APIL’s catastrophic injury and clinical negligence training programmes.
Matthew has vast experience of appeals, test cases and declaratory proceedings. He is often counsel of choice in cases involving novel and developing areas of the law to assist on strategy. He relishes the prospect of working collaboratively with other professionals and places particular importance on delivering excellent client care and successful outcomes as part of a team.
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