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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 22 Hare Court’s expertise in crime, health and safety, and professional regulation inform its work in major inquests and inquiries and the proceedings arising from them. Jonathan Laidlaw KC regularly acts in high profile inquiries, including representing Harley Facades in the Grenfell Tower inquiry and Showsec/LiveNation, providers of security, in the Manchester Arena Bombing inquiry. Nikita McNeill acts for the Ministry of Defence in the Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan, in addition to acting as first junior counsel for the Welsh Government in module 3 of the Covid-19 inquiry.