Serjeants' Inn Chambers's members are go-to practitioners for complex Article 2 inquests and major public inquiries. Practice head Bridget Dolan KC acted for the senior coroner in the Inquest into the death of Leonard Farruku, an asylum seeker who appeared to have taken his own life onboard the Bibby Stockholm, a barge used as asylum accommodation. John Beggs KC is another key silk at the set, and of recent note, he represented the Metropolitan Police in the inquest into the death of Sabina Rizvi, who was murdered by Paul Asbury and others on the 20th March 2003; the inquest is exploring newfound allegations of police corruption and collusion. On the junior side, Edward Pleeth acted for the Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in inquests after a triple stabbing by a refugee in Reading. Cecily White represented Kent County Council in the Manston Inquiry, which is examining the conditions at the Manston Short-Term Holding Facility where migrants were detained between June and November 2022.
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