1 Crown Office Row is ‘an excellent set’ with ’a strong inquest team’ which draws upon the chambers’ wider expertise in clinical negligence, personal injury, and human rights law. Peter Skelton KC continues to represent the Metropolitan Police in the Undercover Policing Inquiry. Matthew Hill is currently acting as leading junior counsel in the Infected Blood Inquiry. Turning to inquests, Shaheen Rahman KC acts for families and healthcare providers in death in hospital inquests, while David Manknell KC has of late been active in a number of inquests relating to air crashes.
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Testimonials
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- 'Chloe Turvill is friendly, helpful and great at liaising with Counsel to accommodate requests.'
- 'The clerks at 1 Crown Office Row are organised and brilliant at their jobs.'
- '1 Crown Office Row is a brilliant set for Clinical Negligence work and Inquest work.'
- '1 Crown Office Row have a strong inquest team, with good advocates who are well appraised in recent coronial developments.'
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.
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‘Neil is a clear, concise and polished advocate. He is empathic with bereaved families and a real team worker.'
2024 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.
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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'A junior who instills confidence, and demonstrates very good judgement.'
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‘Leanne has an excellent grasp of coronial law, and a considered and thorough approach to her cases.'
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'A junior with a reassuring demeanour, who is superb when questioning witnesses.'
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'Rachel takes the time to think things through when handling a difficult inquest.'
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‘Amy is an outstanding advocate – concise, measured, and delivers difficult points well. She is a delight to work with and fights her client’s corner.’
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'Hannah Noyce is exceptional. Her cross examination is faultless and she works tirelessly for clients to get the best possible outcome.'
Rising stars
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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‘Gideon is a calm, charming and thorough junior who has the ear of coroners and juries in difficult cases.'
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‘Jonathan has a real eye for detail. He is robust, thorough, persuasive, and great with clients, putting them at ease during the very difficult inquest process.'
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‘Emma-Louise is exceptionally skilled. She is a fearless advocate who demonstrates incredible strength in court, and has the ability to assimilate information quickly and use it to powerful effect.’