Rachel Segal
St John’s Chambers 'Rachel explains the issues clearly and sympathetically and is very supportive of the family at an emotional time.'
St John’s Chambers covers a range of inquests and inquiries, concerning deaths involving medical treatment, police custody, and residential and nursing care homes. Louise Asprey is instructed by the Ministry of Justice in an inquiry investigating a death of a prisoner who hanged himself in his cell. Rachel Segal ‘s recent workload includes acting for a family of a man who died while he was under the care of the cardiology care department of a hospital. Rhodri Jones, who has almost two decades of experience of medical practice, regularly acts for health care organisations in complex inquests.
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- 'The clerks' room is always helpful. Hugh Maguire and Adam Marston move things around to ensure their barristers can assist with the cases.'
- 'The clerks are helpful, efficient, and prepared to think out of the box to find a suitable solution for your enquiry. Adam Marston, in particular, is a class act.'
- 'St John’s Chambers is the best in the region.'
Silks
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.
Louise Asprey
St John’s Chambers 'Louise has a calm and collected manner with focused cross-examination skills.'
Rhodri Jones
St John’s Chambers ‘Rhodri has an excellent knowledge of inquests and the coronial process.’
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.
Lauren Karmel
St John’s Chambers 'Lauren has an eye for detail and can be relied upon as an advocate to ensure the family’s questions and concerns are central in the process.'