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Beatrice Collier
Work Department
Police law; public and administrative; mental health and capacity; inquests; information law.
Position
Beatrice’s practice is a mixture of civil actions, judicial reviews, inquests and public inquiries as well as work in the FTT and UT, and in the Court of Protection. Her clients include the police, various central government departments and local authorities, NHS Trusts, the IOPC, the CPS and the NPCC.
Notable recent work includes: Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse, R. (on the application of Sargeant) v First Minister of Wales [2019] EWHC 739 (Admin); R (Ghuman) v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police [2018] EWHC 2059; R. (on the application of Brook) v Preston Crown Court [2018] EWHC 2024; R. (Parkinson) v HM Senior Coroner for Kent [2018] EWHC 2173; Mouncher & Ors v Chief Constable of South Wales Police [2016] EWCH 1367 (QB) (claims brought by 15 officers prosecuted for investigation into murder of Lynette White in 1998). Inquests into the deaths of Ashley Forde (police pursuit); Kirsty Walker (mental health suicide); Lisa Skidmore (murdered); Jacqueline Oakes (murdered).
Beatrice has a particular interest in judicial review claims and inquests involving mental health issues and has expertise in policing and mental health.
Career
Beatrice was called to the Bar 2004. She was promoted to the Attorney General’s ‘A’ Panel in 2022. She co-hosts the Pupillage Podcast.
Please visit the 5 Essex Chambers website for Beatrice’s profile, which sets out full details of her practice including relevant work of note.
Memberships
Middle Temple; ALBA
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Inquests and inquiries
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 45 Essex Chambers houses a team of ‘clear leaders in the field of inquests and public inquiries‘. The group is well-known for acting for local authorities, the government and the emergency services in proceedings. Fiona Barton KC handles cases crossing over with her police law practice, having represented Devon and Cornwall Police in the inquests in relation to the 2021 Plymouth shootings, carried out by a man who had his shotgun returned to him after an assault allegation earlier that year. Jason Beer KC‘s recent track record includes instructing as counsel to the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry and representing the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. Anne Studd KC works on cases with law enforcement elements. At a junior level, Alison Hewitt handles cases concerning deaths in custody, among others, while Beatrice Collier was one of several members of chambers instructed in the inquest into the death of Gaia Pope, who went missing in November 2016 after making an allegation of rape, which Dorset Police did not action. Francesca Whitelaw KC took silk in 2023.
London Bar > Police law (forces and constables)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Beatrice Collier –5 Essex Chambers ‘Beatrice is a strong advocate, with excellent judgement.’