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Leigh Day

Public Inquiries

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Public Inquiries - UK-wide

Band 2

What the Team is Known For
Leigh Day has a wide array of expertise in handling both inquests and public inquiries. The team has substantial expertise representing bereaved families in some of the most complex and high-profile inquest proceedings. It also handles major instructions on behalf of core participants to a public inquiry. The firm has handled matters including the Infected Blood and Undercover Policing inquiries, as well as inquests touching on deaths of prisoners, maternity and baby deaths, and food safety and allergies.
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Work Highlights

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  • Leigh Day represented families of civilians unlawfully killed by UK Special Forces in Afghanistan in the course night raids in the period 2010-13.

Strengths

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  • All of the team was excellent, quick to respond and able to convey complex information clearly.

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  • The team is incredibly dedicated, thorough and tenacious. It chases down points and arguments relentlessly and takes a robust and strategic approach. Leigh Day is a pleasure to work with.

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  • Leigh Day is one of the most client focused and committed firms we have been involved with.

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  • Leigh Day solicitors approach every aspect of inquiry participation on behalf of their clients with the utmost professionalism and a dogged determination to get the best for their clients.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Emma Jones
    Emma Jones

    Emma Jones

    Emma Jones heads the inquiry team at Leigh Day. She has acted on public inquiries such as the Infected Blood Inquiry, as well as the Undercover Policing Inquiry.

    • Emma was a really trusted resource with all of this. She was responsive and was clear in explaining complex issues in a formal and informal way which was much appreciated.

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    • Emma has a strong determination on behalf of her clients to achieve their goals, which is matched by a realism about the best strategy to achieve such aims.

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    • Public inquiries is very much Emma's arena and she brings her strategic experience to bear.

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  • Carolin Ott
    Carolin Ott

    Carolin Ott

    Carolin Ott is a senior associate specialising in Human Rights law, with experience in representing disabled people and victims of human-trafficking. She has played a key role in the Covid-19 Public Inquiry.

    • Carolin is very insightful and very quick to guide us with the best course of action.

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    • Carolin was of great benefit to the team.

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    • I can not fault her.

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