St Pauls Chambers Inquests & Inquiries team has extensive experience of Inquests and Coronial Law.

The team provides advice and representation from initial contact with the coroner, disclosure, pre-inquest reviews and final hearings. All members of our inquest team have experience in dealing with complex and lengthy Article 2 ECHR inquests, involving representation of professionals including General Practitioners and Police Officers as well as families of the deceased.

The team comprises of six excellent silks, including Samuel Green KC, who was instructed for the Police Federation of England and Wales in the inquests arising from the Hillsborough Football Stadium Disaster.

The team also includes brilliant juniors at a variety of levels, including Sophie Mitchell and Hannah Lynch who are members of the Attorney General’s Regional B and C Panels of Junior Counsel to the Crown respectively. Panel Counsel conduct Article 2 inquest hearings on behalf of government health institutions and His Majesty’s Prison Service.

We fully understand the importance of compassion and proper representation when acting for families of the deceased or for other interested parties including care homes, hospitals and corporate entities.

All members of the team boast vast experience in complimentary areas of law, including regulatory and disciplinary, personal injury and clinical negligence. Therefore, the team are able to provide continuity in associated proceedings across a variety of jurisdictions including criminal prosecutions and professional disciplinary proceedings involving the IOPC.

In such sensitive proceedings, the team considers the continuity of excellent counsel it provides across a multitude of practice areas, distinguishes us from other chambers and enables us to build excellent levels of trust and reassurance with our clients.

“The clerking team is responsive, extremely approachable and knowledgeable”

The Legal 500

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For further information and enquiries please contact our clerks team.

"St Pauls Chambers houses Hannah Lynch, who has niche experience in appeals and judicial reviews relating to education provision for young people with disabilities."


Public Law & Inquests Barristers

Sam Green KC

Sam Green KC

Head of Chambers

Call: 1998 Silk: 2015

Simon Myerson KC

Simon Myerson KC

Call: 1986 Silk: 2003

Bryan Cox KC

Bryan Cox KC

Call: 1979 Silk: 2005

Nicholas Worsley KC

Nicholas Worsley KC

Call: 1998 Silk: 2023

Richard Barraclough KC

Richard Barraclough KC

Call: 1980 Silk: 2003

Jeremy Barnett

Jeremy Barnett

Call: 1980

Philip Standfast
Robert Smith

Robert Smith

Call: 1995

James Lake

James Lake

Call: 2005

Hannah Lynch

Hannah Lynch

Call: 2011

George Hazel-Owram
Kristina Goodwin
Frances Pencheon - barrister headshot
Ayman Khokhar - barrister headshot

Ayman Khokhar

Call: 2018

Matthew Baron - barrister headshot

Matthew Baron

Call: 2020

David Hughes

David Hughes

Call: 1997

Hannah Hinton

Hannah Hinton

Call: 2008

Contact Us

Chambers is centrally located within walking distance of the train station, secure car parks and the Courts.

Contact Us

St Pauls Chambers
Park Row House
19-20 Park Row
Leeds
LS1 5JF

For out of hours assistance please call the senior clerk on 07854170429.

The switchboard will open from 08:30 until 17:30

Phone: +44 (0)1132 455 866
Email: [email protected]
CJSM: [email protected]

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