About Daryl Robinson
Daryl has practised in personal injury law for over 35 years joining the Hodge Jones & Allen Partnership in 2026.
Daryl’s focus has been on major trauma and has a wide range of experience dealing with catastrophic brain injuries extending to those suffering from severe cognitive deficits including clients in a minimally conscious state, spinal cord injury including those suffering from complete paralysis and also cases involving upper and lower limb amputation. These conditions are life changing and Daryl’s focus is on rehabilitation as a priority before securing significant settlements.
Daryl delivers a high level of support to clients and their families throughout the rehabilitation journey. While ensuring long-term financial security during a stressful process. Daryl maintains a fierce determination to maximise rehabilitation, ensuring claims go far beyond simply securing compensation.
Daryl’s work includes road traffic accidents, accident at work, highway claims, product liability, class actions and cases involving the criminal injuries compensation authority.
Daryl holds a FCILEx degree in Law from Kingsway London School of Law and was a founding member of the CILEx Support group following the ‘Mazur’ judgement designed to support fellow lawyers obtaining reserved legal rights.
Daryl was ranked in the Legal Service Directory ‘Chambers UK 2023’ and listed in the Top 10 East Anglia Claimant’s Personal Injury Lawyer by ‘Business Today’.
Notable Cases
- Ms M (A Protected party) – Acted for a young female who suffered a diffuse axonal injury (DIA) in a road traffic accident caused by a driver speeding as well as being on unprescribed medication and intoxicated. Ms M suffered a total loss of mental capacity that necessitated life-long 24 care package and support from a professional deputy to manage all financial matters. This extended to providing specialist clinical case management support and moving her and her immediate family into a adapted home. Following a successful criminal prosecution the claim settled with both a lump sum and periodical payments paid annually for the rest of her life that, subject to her revised life expectancy, will result in an overall settlement of £18m.
- Ms L Dyer v Metropolitan Police Service [1998] – Acting for a former undercover policewoman working within SO9 (The Sweeny) who was awarded pounds £175,792 in damages as a result of her hearing being impaired when she was “wired up” to a hidden radio whilst on surveillance duties. The High Court was told that the receiver had no volume control to allow her to reduce the noise of messages from other officers and sounds created by interference. Liability was fully denied and proceedings were commenced in the High Court of Justice. In support of the claim, specific engineering evidence was secured to replicate the decibel readings of the equipment (which was long obsolete by this time) that result in her reduced hearing and tinnitus leaving her to be medically discharged from the force. The claim proceeded to a 5-day trial before Mr Justice garland and following a successful judgment, the force filed an appeal, but the claim settled in advance of the appeal itself. The Home Office released a statement following this over the concerns of a ‘compensation culture’ failing to appreciate the client’s career being taken from her and having to support her children as a single parent.
- Mr G – Acted for a 17-year-old male who suffered a Asia A complete paraplegic injury at the thoracic level. He was a passenger in a car which lost control and was ejected from the vehicle and in doing so, hitting the rear of the car resulting in paralysis. He was a serving solider and was admitted to the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) which is the UK Ministry of Defence’s primary specialist military rehabilitation facility. Thereafter, he was moved into a rental home as the existing family home was unsuitable. It followed that he then purchased, with the settlement funds, a large bungalow home which was adapted for all his needs with specialist equipment and transport. The case settled for in excess of £6m. The client was also represented by Barrister, Jacob Levy KC of Deka Chambers.
- Mr A – Acted for a passenger in a high-performance car which, unbeknown to him, had been stolen. He was taken on a drive whereby alongside several other cars a race took place at speeds exceeding 150mph along the A3. He did not know when he accepted a lift in the car that it was the driver’s intention to engage in a dangerous road race. He did not have any opportunity to exit the car given its speed and the driver’s refusal to stop and let him leave. Sadly, the driver lost control of the car at significant speed and collided with the central reservation. He sustained severe spinal cord injuries and became wheelchair bound. The driver escaped the scene and was never identified or prosecuted and the claim was pursing against the Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB). The MIB alleged that he knowingly entered the car knowing that it was stolen and that it was going to be used illegally in a road race. This was denied this and the legal team produced evidence to contradict the MIB’s claim. Eventually, the MIB accepted the claim and offered to pay him substantial damages on account of his lifechanging injuries.
- Mr P (A Protected party) – Acted for a 55 female who suffered a below knee amputation. She suffered from pre-existing acute paranoid Schizophrenia resulting in a very complex care package and tailor-made multi-disciplinary team. She had excellent clinical case management support throughout the process working with a very collaborative insurer willing to fund care and accommodation needs. The claim settled for in excess of £6m therefore providing life-ling care.
- Mrs A (A Protected Party) v. University of Cambridge [2020] – in which she suffered a subtle traumatic brain injury at work which gave rise to a change in personality such that the client was unable to communicate with those around her. Medical evidence was supportive on causative link between accident and impact on her. A substantial settlement was approved by the Court which allowed the claimant’s Deputy to invest her damages and plan for her life-long needs.
- Mr D v. (1) Standon (deceased) (2) Zurich Insurance Plc [2020]: In which she suffered catastrophic bilateral injuries to her lower limbs causing permanent mobility issues. She was unable to return to her role as a teacher and retired early. Claim settled for significant seven figure sum.
- Mr U (A Protected Party) – sustained a diffuse axonal brain injury and remained in a minimally conscious state requiring lifelong support in a residential care placement. Liability was agreed with a finding that there was contributory negligence (part blame) whilst crossing a traffic light-controlled crossing in which the lights were not in his favour, however he was struck by a motorcycle traveling well in excess of the speed limit. His working visa had expired during his acute phased of recovery in hospital and steps were taken to retrospectively apply for an extension and thereafter for permanent leave to remain in order to gain statutory funding for care. The claim settled for a 6-figure sum to cover his additional care needs.
- Ms C (Protected party) – Acted for a female with a severe brain injury and in order to protect their identity and safeguard their position, applied for an anonymity order in the High Court at the Approval Hearing of a seven figure settlement. The Court concluded that it was bound by the Court of Appeal decision in JX MX v Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust [2015] EWCA Civ 96, notwithstanding the powerful judgment of Nicklin J. in PMC -v- A Local Health Board [2024] EWHC 2969 (KB), which questioned the correctness of JX MX. An analysis of the PMC judgment is available in the Quarterly Medical Law Review here. Mr Marcus Pilgerstorfer KC (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court) approved an Anonymity Order in DXW (by his Litigation Friend JXR) v. (1) Lewis (2) Aviva Plc at an Approval Hearing for settlement made on behalf of a Protected Party. These facts were applied to the client’s situation and ultimately the Court approved the order. The client was also represented by Barrister, Shahram Sharghy of 1 Crown Office Row.
Membership & Appointments
- Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (Fellow)
- An Accredited Senior Litigator & EC Member with APIL (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers)
Career & Personal Interests
Career
- Hodge Jones & Allen LLP, London (October 2026 – present)
- Moore May 2021 Barlow LLP, London (May 2021 – September 2026)
- Barr Ellison LLP, Cambridge (October 2010 – May 2021)
- Lloyd Green Solicitors, Chelmsford (September 2002 – October 2010)
- Jeffrey Green Russell, London
- Lawford & Co, London
- Gilbert Gray QC Chambers, London (Barristers Clerk)
Personal Interests
Daryl enjoys music, concerts and socialising but also battling on the hockey pitch albeit accepts there is a better quality of hockey when watching his daughters.
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