Simon Murray
St John's BuildingsSt John’s Buildings is home to Rebecca Titus-Cobb, who frequently handles cases arising from the death of children and self-inflicted deaths. Of recent note, she represented the daughter of a voluntary psychiatric patient in a jury Article 2 inquest arising from self-inflicted death by suffocation with a plastic bag.
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- 'Martin Craggs has been at SJB for many years. He is friendly, approachable, and always willing to help where he can.'
- 'Mark Heald is a shining example of a senior clerk. Nothing is ever too much trouble.'
- 'The clerks are always happy to assist and are great with fitting conferences and hearings around the diaries. Martin Craggs is a star and the rest of the team are always able to assist.'
- 'Both Mark Heald and Chris Shaw will always go the extra mile for any queries or matters to be covered.'
- 'St John's Buildings have a very strong set of inquest practitioners.'
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Rebecca Titus-Cobb
St John’s Buildings 'Rebecca has great interpersonal skills when speaking with clients, which is helpful as this can be a difficult area, and she has a compassionate approach. She is always well prepared for conferences and hearings and can talk the clients through difficult evidence and complex legal concepts, her advocacy is to the point and she is able to draw out the key issues in a case, and she is a safe pair of hands.'