Angela Grahame QC appointed as Senior Counsel to Sheku Bayoh Public Inquiry

24th August 2020

3PB Barristers announce the appointment of one of its silks, Angela Grahame QC, as Senior Counsel to the Sheku Bayoh Public Inquiry.

Chaired by Lord Bracadale, the Inquiry will seek to examine the circumstances of the death of Sheku Bayoh who died in police custody on 3 May 2015. It will also review if and to what extent, actual or perceived race played a part in the death of Mr Bayoh.

The Inquiry is due to start later this year.

Click here for the BBC’s news background on the case.

Angela Grahame QC (Scot) was the first female QC from the Scottish Bar to practice at the Bar in England and Wales. Angela has extensive experience in many challenging and high-profile personal injury, clinical negligence and abuse cases. She has considerable experience in public inquiries and has experience in both commercial actions and contractual disputes .She is regularly instructed as lead counsel and has negotiated settlements in many multi-million pound claims.

3PB Barristers has a dedicated team specialising in representing bereaved families, individuals, statutory bodies and corporate entities at inquests. The team draws on experience gathered from many different areas, such as personal injury, health and safety, clinical negligence, public law, prisons, police and military cases and road traffic accidents. The national set of chambers has been involved in many high profile inquiries, investigations and disputes such as the Kenyan Emergency Group (Mau Mau) Litigation.

For more information, contact Angela’s clerk and Practice Group Director Dave Snook on 0330 332 2633 or by email [email protected].