Albion Chambers‘ inquests and inquiries team has an established reputation leading for NHS trusts and has recently led on cases for bereaved families and local authorities and are often instructed in high-profile inquests. ‘Remaining composed even in the most challenging of cases’, David Sapiecha  has a specialised practice that covers representing county councils in inquests into accidental deaths and deaths at work, while also sitting as an assistant coroner. ‘A composed and reassuring presence’, Alexander West led on a number of highly public and contentious inquests concerning deaths in care and custody, a number of which engaged provisions under EHCR Article 2. Kate Brunner KC, as was, is now a High Court judge.

A ‘very strong regional set with a growing national reputation’, St John’s Chambers have led on a number of prominent inquests and inquiries across the Western Circuit, with a particular strength in those crossing over with personal injury and clinical negligence. Rachel Segal specialises in inquests concerning deaths in healthcare, with one prominent recent case representing the Health Board in a jury inquest concerning a death of a patient detained under the Mental Health Act and a possible engagement of right to life under ECHR Article 2. Praised for being ‘Calm under pressure’ and for her ‘incisive questioning‘ Louise Asprey has led on a number of long-term and complex inquests on behalf of the Ministry of Justice, with three recent matters concerning suicides in custody, and the ‘incredibly pro-active, thorough and very well-prepared’ Lauren Karmel represents bereaved families in a range of postmortem inquests. Beatrice Baskett has an increasingly established practice representing claimants in fatal accident and deaths in care.