Paul Renteurs > Chambers of Jonathan Laidlaw KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

Chambers of Jonathan Laidlaw KC
2 Hare Court
TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 7BH
England

Position

Paul Renteurs joined chambers in 2014. Whilst specialising in criminal defence and prosecution, professional discipline, and coroners’ inquests, Paul’s practice encompasses work in the fields of occupational disease and general civil litigation.

Paul has gained a wealth of experience in the Crown Court, Disciplinary Tribunals and Coroners’ Courts, and has acted for a wide range of individual and corporate clients in a variety of litigious and regulatory settings.

Career

Year of Call 2013

Memberships

  • Criminal Bar Association
  • Young Fraud Lawyers’ Association
  • South Eastern Circuit

Education

University of Oxford (2009 BA Hons); London School of Economics (2012 LLM); College of Law (2013 BPTC).

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Inquests and inquiries

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5

Paul Renteurs – 2 Hare Court ‘Paul is confident, efficient, erudite and extremely personable. He is great with clients and has an excellent eye for detail.

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.