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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

An Introduction to the Law Coroner's Court

APIL damages series - Accommodation and appliance claims - The Cases since Swift -v- Carpenter

APIL damages series - Avoiding problems with claims for loss of earnings - A checklist!

APIL damages series - Avoiding undersettlement - Protecting the client and protecting yourself

APIL damages series - Damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenity: Recent cases and lessons to learn from them

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

APIL damages series - Drafting Schedules of Damages - Effective drafting and avoiding the pitfalls

APIL damages series - Periodical payments and Provisional Damages 2025

APIL damages series - Proving damages – the claimant lawyer’s basic task

APIL damages series - Recent cases on loss of earnings: What can we learn from them

APIL damages series - What to do if the Defendant makes an early Part 36 offer 2025

APIL damages webinar series 2025 (Special offer for booking all ten sessions)

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 expert witnesses

Avoiding procedural errors in civil litigation

Avoiding the pitfalls of serving the claim form

Children and fatal accident litigation 2025

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

Cost effective delegation in civil litigation

Damages in anticipation of death and damages for losses prior to death 2025

Does every dog deserve one bite? Liability for animals: Recent cases considered

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

Experts in the courts in 2024

Fatal accident claims: Ensuring everything goes right 2025

Fatal claims and the victims of crime

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

Preparing a Schedule and providing evidence in a fatal claim 2025

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

Recent cases on damages in personal injury and negligence cases

Service and claim form issues in 2024

Social media and the personal injury lawyer 2025

Sporting Injuries In The Courts

Statements of case, drafting, dangers and pitfalls in 2025

The APIL fatal accidents webinar series 2025

The child claimant and loss of earnings claims

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 key cases in fatal accident damages 2025

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

Understanding the Law as to Fatal Accidents 2025

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

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