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Helen McAteer

hmcateer@4-5.co.uk

Position

Helen specialises in inquest work and civil litigation, with a particular focus on multi-agency Article 2 jury inquests and those where complex medical issues arise.

Helen regularly provides advice and representation to organisations and individuals throughout the inquest process, from the pre-inquest stage through to the consideration of Prevention of Further Death issues.

Her broad civil litigation experience includes employer’s and public liability claims for personal injury, clinical negligence, unlawful detention, data protection, and Human Rights Act claims, including those brought on behalf of the estate of deceased prisoners, detainees and patients for alleged breaches of the right to life and the right to respect for private and family life.

Helen was appointed to the Attorney General’s civil ‘B’ panel in 2022, having previously been appointed to the ‘C’ panel in 2018 and undertaking government work as a ‘Junior Junior’ barrister in the early years of her practice.  She has significant experience in representing government departments, agencies, and institutions, both as an advocate and in an advisory capacity.

Education

BA (Hons) in Jurisprudence, the University of Oxford

LLM in Public Law (Merit), UCL