Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Inquests and Inquiries
Helena is a highly sought-after junior barrister practising in inquests and public inquiries, and medical law.
Helena has acted as counsel to the inquiry and for various government core participants in many of the most high-profile public inquiries in recent years. She acted as counsel to the inquiry in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and was instructed by prominent core participants in the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry, the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry, and the Independent Inquiry Relating to Afghanistan.
Helena is regularly instructed by families, the NHS, local authorities, prisons, and government departments in complex inquests. She specialises in cases involving institutional failings, deaths of vulnerable people in custody and care, and matters involving various sensitivities including matters of confidentiality and national security.
Helena acts for both claimants and defendants in personal injury and clinical negligence litigation, instructed by respected leading firms on both sides. She specialises in catastrophic orthopaedic injuries and traumatic brain injuries. She has significant experience with claims under the Fatal Accidents and Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Acts, as well as in aspects of the Civil Procedural Rules. Helena has a wealth of trial experience in the County Court in fast and multi-track cases and has advocacy experience in the High Court.
Helena’s medical law and inquests practices are complimentary . She is able to advise in related litigation, including claims involving the Human Rights Act and Judicial Review proceedings. Helena also has experience advising on personal injury litigation arising from evidence heard at public inquiries.
Helena is a member of the Attorney General’s C Panel of Counsel.
Before coming to the Bar, Helena was a Visiting Researcher at the Centre for the Humanities and Health at King’s College London. Her research and teaching centred on bioethics and global health justice. She has spoken on these topics at the University of California, Berkeley and Columbia University, New York. Call: 2015
BA(Hons). First Class. Philosophy. King’s College London. 2009
MPhil Philosophy. King’s College London. 2012.
GDL. University of Law. Commendation. 2014.
BPTC. University of Law. Very Competent. 2015.
Scholarships Levitt Scholarship (Lincoln’s Inn Award for Academic Excellence (University of Law Lord Denning Scholarship (Lincoln’s Inn) Lord Bowen Scholarship (Lincoln’s Inn) Gatehouse Chamber's Entrance Award (Lincoln’s Inn) Excellence in Teaching Award (King’s College London Research Preparation Masters Award (Arts and Humanities Research Council)