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2023
Thirlwall Inquiry
Representing a number of individuals from a healthcare organisation in relation to the public inquiry examining events at the Countess of Chester hospital following the conviction of former neonatal nurse Lucy Letby of murder and attempted murder of babies at the hospital.
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2022
Covid-19 Public Inquiry
Representing a national representative organisation in relation to the Inquiry’s module on the resilience and preparedness of the United Kingdom for a Coronavirus pandemic.
Supporting a national charity across a number of modules of the Inquiry, in respect of their involvement and contribution to the pandemic response.
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2021
Sheffield Trees Inquiry
Instructed to act as independent legal advisers on a non-statutory independent inquiry into the felling of tress in Sheffield.
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2020
Fishmongers' Hall and London Bridge Inquests
Representing the interests of one of the blue light agencies involved in the response to the terrorist attack of 29 November 2019.
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2019
Manchester Arena Bombing Public Inquiry
Acting for the principal NHS Trust involved in the emergency response to the explosion at the Ariana Grande concert on 22 May 2017.
London Bridge & Borough Market Inquests
Advising one of the main blue light agencies involved in responding to the marauding terrorist attack of 3 June 2017.
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2018
Inquests into the deaths caused by the 1974 Guildford bombings
Representing one of the state agencies centrally involved in the response to the terrorist attack of 5 October 1974 and subsequent investigations.
Infected Blood Public Inquiry
Acting for one of the principal organisations at the Inquiry investigation the treatment of individuals with infected blood and blood products since 1970.
Inquests following four suspicious deaths of soldiers at Deepcut army barracks
Representing the interests of a police constabulary regarding suspicious deaths at an army barracks between 1995 and 2002.
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2017
Independent Public Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
Represented a number of organisations, including local authorities, charities and police constabularies in relation to the extensive inquiry into historic child sexual abuse.
Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry
Providing assistance to a cohort of employees whose organisation was contracted in the partial refurbishment of Grenfell Tower.
Representing one of the central corporate Core Participants in the Inquiry which was contracted during the refurbishment of the Tower, from first crisis containment response through to subsequent litigation.
Undercover Policing Public Inquiry
Representing a number of police constabularies involved in the Inquiry into the use of undercover officers between 1968 and 2008.
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2016
Croydon Tram Crash Inquest
Representing one of the police constabularies involved in the emergency response to the crash on 9 November 2016 and the criminal investigation which was conducted thereafter.
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2014
The Al Sweady Public Inquiry
Acting for a number of former translators providing evidence to the Inquiry into the unlawful treatment of Iraqi nationals during the Iraqi conflict in 2000s.
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2013
The Francis Public Inquiry
Representing the interests of an NHS agency at the inquiry into failings at the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.
Public Inquiries solicitors
We have a dedicated team of lawyers with extensive experience in advising a wide range of clients and organisations involved in assisting independent, public and statutory inquiries. We deal with matters attracting intensive international media attention, and help clients through these important and highly sensitive reviews.
Why choose our Public Inquiries solicitors?
Our range of experience and diverse client base, including a long term commitment to the public sector, has resulted in our involvement in almost every major Public Inquiry in the past ten years. Whilst we have a comprehensive understanding of the procedural and regulatory framework for all types of public inquiries, we are attuned to the needs of both public and private clients and work with them to map the organisation through the challenges of the process, encompassing crisis management, technological solutions and pastoral support.
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