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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

Accommodation and appliance claims: the cases since Bannister

An introduction to the coroner’s court for personal injury and clinical negligence lawyers

Avoiding limitation problems and making an effective Section 33 application

Avoiding pitfalls with witness statements – how to draft an effective witness statement

Avoiding problems with claims for loss of earnings

Avoiding problems with expert witnesses

Avoiding procedural errors in civil litigation

Avoiding the pitfalls of serving the claim form

Avoiding undersettlement: A guide for personal injury lawyers

Avoiding undersettlement: protecting the client and protecting yourself

Children and fatal accident litigation 2024

Claims for loss of earnings of the self-employed and those involved in entertainment and sport

Contributory negligence: Recent cases (2024)

Cost effective delegation in civil litigation

Damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenity: recent cases and lessons to learn from them.

Damages in anticipation of death and damages for losses prior to death 2024

Dealing with the Counter-Schedule and the Defendant’s arguments in relation to damages

Drafting effective attendance notes in civil litigation - Protect, survive and thrive

Drafting Schedules of Damages: Effective drafting and avoiding the pitfalls

Drafting witness statements in high value personal injury claims: A guide for Grade C fee earners (and those who supervise them)

Experts in the courts in 2024

Fatal claims and the victims of crime

Insolvency and the personal injury lawyer 2024

Keeping workers safe - The employers duty to prevent assaults at work - The practical issues for those bringing claims

Limitation, default and sanctions – The key cases of 2024

Loss of Earning Claims - Loss of Benefits and Pension Loss

Loss of earnings claims - The fundamentals

Making applications to the court: A practitioner’s guide

Periodical payments and Provisional Damages 2025

Preparing trial and application bundles - A litigator’s survival guide

Proving damages – the claimant lawyer’s basic task

Recent cases in fatal accident litigation – What can we learn from them?

Recent cases on damages in personal injury and negligence cases

Recent cases on loss of earnings: what can we learn from them

Service and claim form issues in 2024

Social media and the personal injury lawyer 2024

Social media and the personal injury lawyer: 2025

Statements of case, drafting, dangers and pitfalls

The child claimant and loss of earnings claims

The costs judge over your shoulder - Deducting costs from the clients damages

The costs judge over your shoulder - Maximising costs recovery on an inter parties recovery - The litigator’s role

The costs judge over your shoulder – deducting costs from the client’s damages

The joint meeting of experts and the jointly instructed expert

The summary assessment of costs 2025

The Supreme Court decision in Oakwood -v- Menzies – Deducting costs from damages – The practical implications for solicitors and clients

What to do if the Defendant makes an early Part 36 offer 2025