Boasting a ‘good range of very capable counsel’, the inquests and inquiries group at Ropewalk Chambers has led on a number of high-profile inquests and inquiries on the Midland Circuit. The ’well prepared and knowledgeable’ Thomas Herbert is highly experienced in inquests concerning clinical negligence and matters in medical and care contexts, and Shilpa Shah is a mental healthcare expert who has led on complex matters and jury inquests falling in scope of ECHR Article 2. Georgina Cursham leads on behalf of public bodies and healthcare providers on inquests into deaths in hospital and in custody.

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