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Alexandra Pountney was appointed as an Assistant Coroner for South Yorkshire (West) in 2023, and since then she has been involved in hearing complex medical and jury inquests. Her appointment in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire will see her continue this management of complex cases, with her primary role set as hearing jury cases.
Alexandra’s expertise in coronial law is extensive. Both at the bench and the bar, Alexandra deals with the most sensitive and challenging cases. She has a well-established practice in death at work, police and medical cases, with a particular expertise in surgical and obstetric issues.
We would like to wish our congratulations to Alexandra.
In the case of Shabana Chowdhury v Haven Insurance Co Ltd (County Court at Birmingham, 25 July 2025) Dominic was successful for the defendant in its cross application to strike out the claim as an abuse of process in the post-Cable v Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co Ltd [2020] EWCA Civ 1015 arena. The case concerns…
It is with great delight that we announce that Ropewalk Chambers has been nominated for the ‘Set Outside London of the Year’ award, and Rochelle Rong has been nominated for the ‘Junior of the Year’ for her work in Clinical Negligence. To view the full shortlist, please click here. The Legal 500 Awards are widely…
We are delighted to announce that Sam Shelton and Jack McCracken have contributed to the recently published 18th Edition of Munkman on Employer’s Liability (LexisNexis). Samuel and Jack have co-authored chapter 17, which addresses the occupational condition of Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). Their work brings the chapter up to date with developments on this topic since the last edition was published in…
