Crown Office Chambers has ‘great strength in depth’, with a solid track record in handling complex public inquiries. The team is instructed by public bodies, families and companies, often in inquests and inquiries into deaths in custody and care homes as well as workplace accidents. Dominic Kay KC appeared in an inquest arising from the suicide of a teenage pupil at a boarding school, which involved issues concerning safeguarding and the treatment of pupils with an autism diagnosis; Kay acted for the school. In a separate matter, Jack Murphy acted for the South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust in the inquest into the 2020 Forbury Gardens Terrorist Attack.
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Jack has developed a specialist criminal regulatory law, personal injury, and inquest law practice.
He has extensive court experience. As part of his civil practice, he regularly appears in the County Court for trials and interlocutory hearings; as well as in front of Queen’s Bench Masters. He has been led in the Upper Tribunal and Court of Appeal. As part of his criminal regulatory practice, he regularly appears in both the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts. He is developing a particular expertise in inquest work, and has acted as sole counsel in several complex, multi-day inquests.
He has extensive court experience. As part of his civil practice, he regularly appears in the County Court for trials and interlocutory hearings; as well as in front of Queen’s Bench Masters. He has been led in the Upper Tribunal and Court of Appeal. As part of his criminal regulatory practice, he regularly appears in both the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts. He is developing a particular expertise in inquest work, and has acted as sole counsel in several complex, multi-day inquests.
Education
- Lincoln’s Inn Denning, Bowen & Hardwicke Scholarships
- BPTC, City Law School
- GDL, City University
- BA Hons (Oxon)
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