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30 Park Place
30 Park Place Chambers hosts several practitioners with considerable experience acting in high-profile inquests and inquiries. Christian Howells and Lloyd Williams KC continue to represent hundreds of Welsh and Northern Irish victims in the Infected Blood Inquiry, concerning the infection of thousands with Hepatitis C and HIV through blood and blood products supplied by the NHS in the 1970s and 1980s. Howells is also active for the Welsh Government in connection with the Covid-19 Public Inquiry. Williams KC has broad experience, including in relation to workplace fatalities, deaths in custody, and road traffic accidents, and is also involved in the Covid-19 Public Inquiry, having been instructed on behalf of Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice Cymru. Nia Gowman has an excellent reputation for handling inquiries into deaths in custody, care homes, and hospitals.
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Silks
Leading Silks
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Juniors
Leading Juniors
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30 Park Place
‘She is particularly sympathetic and relates well to clients. She sets out clearly what the obligations of the inquest are and what clients can expect from it and is clear during hearings and ensures that all questions are answered.'
30 Park Place
'His advice is clear, pragmatic and commercially sensitive. He is an excellent advocate.'
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.
30 Park Place
‘She is particularly sympathetic and relates well to clients. She sets out clearly what the obligations of the inquest are and what clients can expect from it and is clear during hearings and ensures that all questions are answered.'
30 Park Place
'His advice is clear, pragmatic and commercially sensitive. He is an excellent advocate.'