Clerk Details
- Clerk Name: Dave Snook
- Clerk Telephone: 01865 797700/020 7583 8055
- Clerk Email: [email protected]
Inquests
Rhiannon is developing a strong practice in coronial law and has experience acting for families, medical professionals, and public bodies. She brings a calm, thorough, and sensitive approach to inquests and is adept at navigating complex issues of causation, procedure, and evidence.
Her experience includes:
- Attending a two‑week inquest concerning a death arising from dangerous driving and joint enterprise, maintaining a detailed verbatim note to support subsequent insurance litigation.
- Representing the family in a three‑day inquest into a suicide where concerns were raised about prescribed medication and dosage as potential causative factors.
- Acting for a GP practice in an inquest examining whether two general practitioners failed to diagnose and refer an irregular heart rhythm, with causation forming a central issue.
- Representing a local council in an inquest concerning the death of an epileptic patient in supported accommodation, including advising on Interested Person status.
- Delivering training to paramedics on preparing witness statements and giving evidence in coronial proceedings.
- Represented the family in a two-week Article 2 jury inquest into the death of a patient detained under section 3 of the Mental Health Act 1983, involving issues of neglect and systemic failures in care and observation.