Ben is a Partner and Solicitor at Serious Injury Law. He has been responsible for many of the firm’s most complex and high-value cases over the last 20 years.
He has represented numerous adults and children in cases involving brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, polytrauma and fatal accidents.
Ben’s focus is always rehabilitation and practical support for his clients, together with ensuring they achieve the best possible outcome in their claim. Many of his clients have suffered a major trauma and have received treatment at an NHS Major Trauma Centre.
He regularly concludes multi-million-pound settlements on behalf of his clients, often involving a lump sum of damages combined with an annual payment, for life.
Accreditations:
- Legal 500 2025 ‘Hall of Fame’
- Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) panel solicitor
- Headway panel solicitor
- BASIC (Brain and Spinal Injury Centre) panel solicitor
- Legal 500 “Leading Individual”
Legal 500 Feedback:
‘Ben Priestley stands apart due to his compassion, diligence, knowledge, and teamwork within the firm and ourselves which all works well towards obtaining justice and maximum compensation for those who have suffered serious injury due to road accidents. These qualities make Ben a distinguished advocate for seriously injured clients’.
‘Ben Priestley is a star individual. He is easily the best solicitor I work for. He has a fantastic, easy manner with clients, but is a very tough litigator with a great eye for detail. He regularly deals with cases of the utmost severity’
‘Ben Priestley is the stand-out solicitor in this field in the North West. The solicitor who you would ensure was representing a close family who had been involved in a serious accident’
You can contact Ben at enquiry@seriouslaw.co.uk
Alternatively you can call on 0330 058 0377
