Doughty Street Chambers

Beth specialises in health and human rights cases. She accepts instructions in clinical negligence, personal injury, Court of Protection, inquests and actions against the police matters. 

Before coming to the Bar, Beth was the Judicial Assistant to Lady Justice Whipple and Lord Justice Green in the Court of Appeal. Cases that Beth drafted bench memoranda for include:

• Young v Downey [2025] EWCA Civ 177 (secondary victim claims for psychiatric injury).

• Clarke v Poole & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 447 (consent to diagnostic testing).

• Morrow v HM Assistant Coroner for Merseyside [2025] EWHC 935 (Admin). 

Prior to this, Beth worked in the clinical negligence team at Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors, including working on inquests for families involved in the Lampard Inquiry, and in the property, family and trust team at the Law Commission. 

Awards

Lord Denning Scholarship – Lincoln’s Inn

Residential Scholarship – Lincoln’s Inn

Advocacy Scholarship – The University of Law

Highest Achievement in the Advocacy Module Prize – University of Birmingham

Undergraduate Research Scholarship – University of Birmingham

Personal Injury Bar Association 

Court of Protection Bar Association 

Court of Protection Practitioners Association 

INQUEST Lawyers Group

LLB (Hons) – University of Birmingham (First Class), 2017-2020

Bar Practice Course – The University of Law (Very Competent), 2021-2022