Huw Davies

Huw is still my preferred Barrister, his passion for the job has not subsided in any way, in fact to this day he treats every case whether it be a straightforward public liability claim or one worth a million pounds with the same dedication and determination.

Huw Davies

  • Called in 1998

Personal Injury

Huw is regularly instructed on behalf of both claimants and defendants covering all areas of personal injury including workplace accidents, industrial diseases (including respiratory, vibration and hearing loss matters), road traffic accidents, occupier liability claims, product liability and inquests.

He has experience dealing with very high value catastrophic injury cases and regularly settles multi-million pound counter-schedules on behalf of insurer clients.

He also has significant experience for both claimants and defendants in dealing with claims involving amputation and prosthetic provision.

A significant proportion of his work involves instructions on behalf of local councils and companies involved in public authority works.

Huw also has considerable experience in relation to:-

– fraudulent claims (in particular low velocity impact claims and deliberately staged accidents), credit hire and related insurance issues.

– data protection and FOI issues, in particular personal injury/injury to feeling claims following alleged data breaches.

 

Recent Cases:

Wakefield v NJS – successful defence where claimant failed to beat part 36 payment and damages falling  below the interim payments made to him.

Re M – successful compromise on behalf of claimant following traumatic above elbow amputation of arm.

Re Y – successful compromise of claim on behalf of young adult following very significant hand injuries following road traffic accident, rendering hand effectively useless

TFL v Amey PLC – successful defence in £1m indemnity in relation to a serious accident when a cyclist came of his bike due to a pothole

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If you would like to instruct Huw Davies or would like help or advice in doing so, please call and talk to our excellent clerking team, led by Chief Executive/Director of Clerking, Paul Cray. Our phone number is +44 (0)20 7583 9241. Alternatively, please email us at chambers@farrarsbuilding.co.uk

For more information about our clerking team, please click here for the clerks page.

Appointments & Memberships

  • Member Board of Appeal, Table Tennis England
  • Sits as a deputy district judge
  • Personal Injury Bar Association
  • Employment Law Bar Association
  • London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association

Education & Qualifications

  • Karmel Award, Gray’s Inn
  • Prince of Wales Scholar, Gray’s Inn
  • Viscount Sankey Award, Jesus College
  • Inns of Court School of Law (1997 – 1998)
  • Diploma in Law, City University (1996 – 1997)
  • MA in Politics, Philosophy & Economics, Jesus College, Oxford (1993 – 1996)
  • Bishop of Llandaff High School, Cardiff

Testimonials

Huw is ranked in both Chambers UK and Legal 500 as a Leading Junior for Personal Injury.

“Huw’s advocacy skills are exceptional.” Legal 500 2024

“Huw Davies is noteworthy for his representation of high-profile defendants on complex quantum cases…[He is] pragmatic and quickly cuts to the issues.” Legal 500 2023

“Huw is still my preferred Barrister, his passion for the job has not subsided in any way, in fact to this day he treats every case whether it be a straightforward public liability claim or one worth a million pounds with the same dedication and determination.”

“I have worked with Huw on a number of different cases over the last 10 years. His expert knowledge, attention to detail and great advocacy skills never cease to impress me.”

Directory Quotes

Huw is ranked as a ‘Leading Junior’ for Personal Injury in both leading, legal directories, Chambers UK and Legal 500. Testimonials include:

‘Huw has a keen eye for detail and is technically excellent. His all round experience sitting and as both a claimant and a defendant advocate allows him to give appropriate and considered advice to the client in question. Huw’s tactical advice is strong.’ Legal 500 2025

Personal Interests

Huw sadly realised at a very young age that he would never make a professional sportsman, having two left feet and no co-ordination. He is however a fanatical Welsh rugby fan and will happily talk about rugby at length with anyone who would care to listen.

Having been brought up in Hong Kong he has retained a keen interest in travel, and will gladly take instructions from anyone willing to send him to an exotic location, though will be more than happy to attend the District Registry at Hull County Court if needs must.