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Inquests and inquiries

Matrix Chambers

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Matrix Chambers boasts a ‘strong team with strength in depth’ and an excellent track record in appearing in high-profile inquests and inquiries. Danny Friedman KC continues to be involved in the Grenfell Tower and COVID-19 inquiries, leading Raj Desai in the former. Jonathan Glasson KC has expertise in cases involving national security and has been instructed in the Bloody Sunday and Mark Duggan inquests, while Phillippa Kaufmann KC represented the family of Jermaine Baker into the public inquiry into his death – Baker was shot dead by armed police while engaged in a plot to free two prisoners being transported to Wood Green Crown Court. At junior level, Ifeanyi Odogwu often acts for families in controversial cases involving the police, and has recently been instructed by the family of a woman who was killed in a crush outside the Brixton Academy prior to a concert by Afrobeats act Asake. Adam Straw KC and Nick Armstrong KC both took silk in 2023.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Matrix is a top chambers for inquests and public inquiry work.'
  • 'A strong team with strength in depth, availability of counsel and training programmes.'
  • 'Matrix has some significant practitioners in the area of public inquiries, acting for a mixture of state and non-state core participants.'

Silks

Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
2023 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh KC
Matrix Chambers
'Blinne is an outstanding barrister. Her technical knowledge is exceptional, which is reflected in her comprehensive and compelling drafting. She always goes the extra mile for her clients.' 

Juniors

Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
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Jesse Nicholls
Matrix Chambers
‘Jesse is an exceptional advocate. He is incredibly intelligent with an encyclopedic knowledge of the law, and exercises brilliant judgement even when under immense pressure.’
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Ifeanyi Odogwu
Matrix Chambers
‘Ifeanyi is brilliantly tactical and perceptive. He has the ability to captivate a jury and he often has the court in the palm of his hand.'
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James Robottom
Matrix Chambers
‘James is incredibly intelligent and has fantastic tactical nous. He leaves no stone unturned in his case preparation. As an advocate he is calm, considered and highly effective.'
Leading Juniors
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
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Jesse Nicholls
Matrix Chambers
‘Jesse is an exceptional advocate. He is incredibly intelligent with an encyclopedic knowledge of the law, and exercises brilliant judgement even when under immense pressure.’
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Ifeanyi Odogwu
Matrix Chambers
‘Ifeanyi is brilliantly tactical and perceptive. He has the ability to captivate a jury and he often has the court in the palm of his hand.'
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James Robottom
Matrix Chambers
‘James is incredibly intelligent and has fantastic tactical nous. He leaves no stone unturned in his case preparation. As an advocate he is calm, considered and highly effective.'

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