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Gordon Exall

Barrister
Kings Chambers, Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham and 4-5 Gray's Inn Square, London

Gordon was called to the Bar in 1991 having originally qualified and practised as a solicitor. He practices from Kings Chambers, Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham and 4-5 Gray's Inn Square, London. He works in the area of personal injury litigation and in the law relating to civil procedure, limitation and costs. He has a particular interest in issues relating to damages, evidence, costs and procedure.  

Gordon is a former executive committee member of APIL and has lectured widely for APIL and CPIL on personal injury and procedure topics. Gordon is the author of  Personal Injury Practice Notes (Cavendish); The APIL Guide to Fatal Accidents (now in its 4th edition); the 14th edition of Munkman and Exall on Damages for Personal Injury Death and Periodical Payments the New Law. He also wrote the section on limitation for the APIL loose-leaf and contributes two chapters to Munkman on Employer’s Liability.

Gordon has appeared in several of the leading cases relating to procedure, service of the claim form and the assessment of damages.

Gordon writes “Civil Litigation Brief”, one of the most widely read sites on litigation, evidence and procedure.

In his spare time Gordon plays guitar and mandolin in a rock band (which has performed at APIL conferences). He has four children and lives in York.

Speaking at

Advocacy in the civil courts 2025

An Introduction to the Coroner’s Court for Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Lawyers 2026

Avoiding the pitfalls of limitation (and making section 33 applications)

Avoiding the pitfalls: Avoiding undersettlement

Avoiding the pitfalls: Bundles, witnesses and preparing for trial

Avoiding the pitfalls: Claims for loss of earnings

Avoiding the pitfalls: Drafting pleadings

Avoiding the pitfalls: Drafting schedules of damages

Avoiding the pitfalls: Expert evidence

Avoiding the pitfalls: Procedural default, sanctions and other issues that cause actions to fail

Avoiding the pitfalls: Service of the claim form

Avoiding the pitfalls: Witness evidence

Child Claimants and Future Loss of Earnings

Children and Fatal Accident Litigation 2026

Claim form cases in 2025

Contributory negligence and accidents at work - Not every risky act is contributory negligence

Contributory negligence in road traffic cases: Do all roads lead to Froom?

Contributory negligence: The law, practice and special cases

Damages in Anticipation of Death and Losses Prior to Death 2026

Deducting costs from the client’s damages: The law and practice

Default and sanctions cases in the courts in 2025

Experts in the courts in 2025

Fact finding for lawyers

Fatal Accident Claims: Ensuring Everything Goes Right 2026

Maximising recovery in inter parties costs: The role of the fee earner

Mazur compliant supervision and cost effective delegation in 2025

Occupiers Liability cases in the courts - a review

Part 35 questions to experts and agendas for expert meetings - A guide for practitioners and expert

Preparing a Schedule and Providing Evidence in a Fatal Claim 2026

Redefining responsibility: Contributory negligence - The APIL series

Social media and the PI lawyer 2025

The APIL fatal accidents webinar series 2026

The joint expert and the meeting of experts

The Key Cases in Fatal Accident Damages 2026

The summary assessment of costs: A guide for practitioners

Understanding the Law Relating to Fatal Accidents: The Essential Points 2026

What To Do If the Defendant Makes an Early Part 36 Offer in 2026

Whose expert evidence is going to be accepted at trial - Clinical negligence

Whose expert evidence is going to be accepted at trial - Personal injury

Witness statements - Guidance for those who take them and those who supervise them