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The inquests into two deaths following an outbreak of a waterborne pathogen at a world-leading cardiothoracic transplant centre. The deaths, at the newly-opened Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, followed infection by a form of bacteria – M.abscessus – previously unknown…
Daniel Walker, instructed by Caroline Hayward, represented the Security Industry Authority (‘SIA’) in a 20-day Article 2 Jury Inquest before HMC Graeme Irvine at Walthamstow Coroner’s Court. JL, suffering from a psychotic episode, chased a man to the ExCel Centre,…
Ellen, led by Ali Naseem Bajwa QC and instructed by Faradays Solicitors, represented the family of Mrs S, a 78-year-old woman, in the inquest into her death following an elective revision total hip replacement operation in September 2018 at the…
Kathryn Howarth represented the London Borough of Merton in an inquest concerning the death of 17 years old Katrina Makunvoa, who was killed by a knife wound in an altercation with her ex-boyfriend at a block of flats in London….
Keith Morton KC, leading Fiona Canby, represented Transport for London at the inquests into the deaths of seven people killed in the Croydon Tram crash at Sandilands on 9 November 2016. The inquests were held over 10 weeks. The jury…
Inquest into the death of Janet Scott, a woman who was murdered by her ex-partner Simon Mellors (SM). William Irwin represented the National Probation Service (NPS), part of the Ministry of Justice. At the time he killed Mrs Scott, SM…
Ellen is acting for the family of Nargis Begum in the inquest into her death arising out of a fatal collision on a smart motorway. The inquest is currently suspended to allow the CPS to consider whether Highways England will…
Ellen acted for the family of Patrick Bolster, who died at the age of 27 in an accident on the railway on 21 March 2019. As a result of the inquest, the Senior Coroner for Inner North London, Mary Hassell,…
Ellen was led by Simon Browne QC on behalf of the family of Harry Byatt at the inquest into his death, which occurred at the Peligoni Club sailing resort in Zakynthos, Greece in August 2017. Harry, 19, was working as…
Fiona Canby represented the Mayor of London and TfL on this inquest which was the first to record air pollution as a medical cause of death. Ella, who suffered from asthma, died in February 2013 at the age of 9…
