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Nikita McNeill
Position
Nikita has a strong record of high-profile inquests and public inquiries. She acts for Coroners, Inquiries and Core Participants, including bereaved families. Nikita is also experienced at advising and representing both Coroners and individuals in related litigation, including judicial review and overturning inquests.
Nikita also enjoys a diverse and challenging practice that encompasses crime, white collar crime, professional discipline and licensing law. She is a member of the Attorney General’s Civil Panel C and undertakes public law cases, with a particular focus on judicial review and coronial law.
Career
Year of Call 2010; Inner Temple.
Memberships
- Attorney General’s Civil Panel C
- Criminal Bar Association
- Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers
- Young Fraud Lawyers Association
- South Eastern Circuit
Education
- 2010: BVC, College of Law
- 2009: BVC Exhibition Award, Inner Temple
- 2008: LLB (Hons) Law with Australian Law, University of Nottingham
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Inquests and inquiries
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Nikita McNeill – 2 Hare Court ‘Nikita has a formidable intellect. She demonstrates a forensic command of the issues and has a real gift for making the most complex points accessible.’
Alongside 2 Hare Court‘s extensive work across criminal and health and safety work, the set also has experience in complex and highly significant inquests and inquiries. Jonathan Laidlaw KC represented Harley Facades in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. Alexandra Tampakopoulos specialises in cases concerning state institutions – she represented Oxford Health Foundation NHS trust in an inquest into the death of a mother and daughter who jumped in front of the train; the trust assessed the mother’s mental health seven weeks before the incident and deemed her not to need further support. On the junior side, Nikita McNeill is representing the Welsh government in the COVID-19 Inquiry. Paul Renteurs appears in inquests concerning deaths in custody and care homes.