St Paul’s Chambers Inquests & Inquiries team has extensive experience in Inquests and Coronial Law.

Our barristers offer comprehensive support, guiding you from initial contact with the coroner through 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 the representation of professionals, including General Practitioners and Police Officers as well as families of the deceased.

Expertise in Inquests and Coronial Law

The team comprises of five excellent silks, including  Sam 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, Hannah Lynch and Charlie Greenwood, 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.

Handling Complex Inquests

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 complementary areas of law, including:

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.

Get in touch with our clerking team today to discuss working with our experienced inquest law barristers.

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

The Legal 500

Get in touch

For further information and enquiries please contact our clerks team.

Inquests & Inquiries Barristers

Sam Green KC

Sam Green KC

Joint 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

John Harrison KC

John Harrison KC

Call: 1994 Silk: 2016

Nicholas Worsley KC

Nicholas Worsley KC

Call: 1998 Silk: 2023

James Bourne-Arton

James Bourne-Arton KC

Call: 2001 Silk: 2024

Jeremy Barnett

Jeremy Barnett

Call: 1980

Robert Smith

Robert Smith

Call: 1995

David Hughes

David Hughes

Call: 1997

Hannah Hinton

Hannah Hinton

Call: 2008

Sophie Mitchell

Call: 2010

George Hazel-Owram

George Hazel-Owram

Call: 2012

Kristina Goodwin

Kristina Goodwin

Call: 2013

Frances Pencheon

Call: 2015

Ayman Khokhar

Call: 2018

Ellie Guildford

Eleanor Guildford

Call: 2021

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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