Chief Coroner's view on the inquest landscape and tips for practitioners

Please note this webinar has now taken place.

Chief Coroner's view on the inquest landscape and tips for practitioners

Kennedys' healthcare team are delighted to be hosting the first session of our annual healthcare seminar programme 2024, which will be held virtually on Thursday 18 January.

Guest speaker: HHJ Thomas Teague KC, Chief Coroner for England and Wales

HHJ Thomas Teague KC was called to the Bar in 1977. He practised as a junior barrister on the Wales and Chester Circuit from chambers in Chester. For the first ten years or so, he had a mixed common law practice, but later specialised in criminal work.

After taking silk in 2000, he joined London chambers (3 Paper Buildings in the Temple) from where he continued to practise criminal law, mainly on the Northern Circuit, the Western Circuit and the Wales and Chester Circuit. On appointment to the circuit bench in July 2006 he was assigned to the Crown Court first at Chester, then Warrington. After short stints in Manchester, he was assigned to Liverpool Crown Court in 2012.

Three years later, he was appointed as judge coroner to handle the inquest into the death of Anthony Grainger, a member of the public who had been fatally shot by an armed police officer. The Home Secretary eventually converted that inquest into a public inquiry and appointed Judge Teague as Chairman. He published his report at the conclusion of the inquiry in July 2019.

He was appointed as the third Chief Coroner for England and Wales on the 24th December 2020.

This session will be chaired by Kennedys' Partner Daniel Freeman.