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Inquests & Public Inquiries

London (Bar)

7 Years Ranked

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Band 1

Police Law: Mainly Defendant

All Circuits

19 Years Ranked

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Provided by Samantha Leek KC

UK Bar

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Sam specialises in inquests and public inquiries, and practises in all areas of police and government law (including civil actions, judicial review, and advice on policy. She has represented Coroners, schools, police forces (including individual officers), government departments, university colleges, private companies and the NCA in relation to numerous recent high-profile inquests and public inquiries including: Grenfell Tower Inquiry; Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse; Westminster Bridge Inquests; London Bridge Inquests; Fishmongers’ Hall Inquests; Undercover Policing Inquiry; Tunisia Inquests; Bataclan Theatre Inquest and Inquests into the Sri Lanka bombings. Counsel to the Chief Coroner in the Inquest into the death of Dr Abbas Khan while in prison in Syria. Counsel to HMG in the fresh inquest into the Birmingham Pub Bombings. Hillsborough Inquests, Mark Duggan Inquest (representing the NCA), Public Inquiry into the death of Azelle Rodney (representing forearms officer), Inquest into the death of Jean-Charles De Menezes.

Sam was called to the Bar in 1993, Silk 2012. Treasury C Panel 1999, Treasury B Panel 2003, Treasury A Panel 2009.

Please visit the 5 Essex Chambers website for Sam’s profile, which sets out full details of her practice including relevant work of note.

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