30 Park Place Chambers boasts a range of practitioners with diverse talents and experiences in public, constitutional and human rights law to lead on some of the most prominent inquests and inquiries in Wales. Nia Gowman has represented bereaved families in the Covid-19 inquiry and is regularly instructed by the NHS Trust to lead on a complex range of inquiries following deaths in care and overdoses. Christian Howells has considerable experience facing the higher courts, and has advised on behalf of the victims in a number of prominent inquests, including those into the NHS contaminated blood scanda and the recently re-opened Glenson mining disaster, and has also assisted on the ongoing Covid-19 inquiry. Lloyd Williams KC provides counsel on an array of ongoing high-profile inquests with other barristers in the set, in addition to leading on cases concerning possible breaches of the Human Rights Act 1998.
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- 'All clerks are lovely.'
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Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Nia Gowman
'Nia never over-complicates preparation, honing in on the key issues for the client and witnesses and has a proven track record of delivering excellent inquest outcomes.'
Christian Howells
'Commercial and clear advice.'