Fiona Canby

Inquests, health and safety, personal injury. Cases include the Sean Cunningham inquest (death of red arrows pilot); the Lakanal House inquest; the inquests into the London bombings of 7 July 2005 and R v Balfour Beatty (and others) – the manslaughter prosecution arising out of the Hatfield train crash (Central Criminal Court and Court of Appeal). Fiona Canby has been recommended for her work in health and safety in the legal directories since 2007, she has particular expertise in long and complex inquests, she is well versed in the conduct of jury and article 2 inquests, she is regularly instructed in inquests arising out of road traffic accidents; accidents at work; prison/custody/detention deaths; military deaths and suicides. She is on the British Legion pro bono panel of counsel, acting for families in inquests into military deaths.

Hull High School; Manchester University (1999 first class Hons Law).