Nicholas Griffin KC
QEB Hollis Whiteman ‘Incisiveness combined with empathy, experience and sensitivity to court dynamics make him an exceptional choice for any inquest or public inquiry.'
QEB Hollis Whiteman is ‘rising to the top of the field in inquests and public inquiries’, the practice group headed by Nicholas Griffin KC, counsel to the Lampard inquiry into a number of unexplained mental health inpatient deaths in Essex over two decades, and also instructed for Steve Dymond’s General Practitioner in the Inquest arising from the patient's suicide, following his filming of an episode of The Jeremy Kyle Show in May 2019 after being branded a "love cheat" after failing a polygraph test. Susannah Stevens is often sought after on inquests dealing with deaths in the workplace, experienced in representing families and professionals; she is instructed for four police officers in the inquest into the death of Thomas Orchard, who died in police custody having been restrained with a belt designed to prevent spitting and biting.
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- 'Sam Window is great - very friendly to all levels of staff, highly responsive and helpful in dealing with requests.'
- 'Rising to the top of the field in inquests and public inquiries.'
- 'Great clerks - super responsive and very clear with fee information.'
- 'The chambers is a strong one in the inquiries field with many of the silks and juniors skilled in the field.'
- 'The clerks are first-rate. In particular Faye Stimpson, who could not be more helpful!'
- 'They have a number of barristers who have the skills and motivation and this is coupled with an excellent attitude.'
- 'Outstanding clerks.'
- 'Their public law group is rapidly strengthening.'
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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Anne Whyte KC
QEB Hollis Whiteman
Selva Ramasamy KC
QEB Hollis Whiteman
Tom Kark KC
QEB Hollis Whiteman 'Tom is exceptionally diligent in his approach to every case. He is analytical and has real flair as an advocate - calm, measured and yet incisive.'
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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Charlotte Godber
QEB Hollis Whiteman ‘Charlotte is brimming with insights into the practice and procedure of inquests and inquiries, confident in front of a jury and a determined and refined advocate.'
Thomas Coke-Smyth
QEB Hollis Whiteman