Lincoln House Chambers is one of the leading barristers’ chambers nationally for public inquiry and inquest work. Over the last two decades, Chambers members have had significant, top to bottom, involvement in the most notable and significant inquests and inquires across the UK and Ireland. Chambers as a whole, and members specialising in this area, are recommended in the highest tiers of the leading legal directories, year after year.

Our clients regularly include bereaved families, public authorities, government departments, corporate clients, health organisations and professionals, care homes, the emergency services and prisons. We are able to draw on our experience and expertise in Chambers’ other core areas of practice to ensure that clients receive the very highest standard of representation, advocacy and advice at every stage of the process.

The service provided to our clients is delivered by a well-established and highly experienced team whose strength in depth enables them to undertake a wide range of roles. Our more senior members are regularly instructed to undertake roles such as Counsel to the Inquiry and Counsel to the Inquest. They also lead large teams in the representation of key core participants and interested parties. Our more junior members form teams to manage the huge administrative and documentary tasks that are frequently present in cases of such magnitude. The service is supported by a dedicated clerking team with an expert knowledge of the practice area.

We provide a quality of service which is second to none.

The vast majority of our work in this practice area comes from specialist solicitors firms and Government Departments. We have a very detailed knowledge of, and superb working relationship with, the leading specialist solicitors covering all inquest and inquiry areas. We are able to advise and assist clients in relation to identifying and instructing the very best legal team for their case.

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“A shining example of how to get things right in the North of England for public inquiries and inquests.” Legal 500, 2024

“Lincoln House Chambers offers an impressive depth of expertise in the field of inquiries and inquests.” Chambers and Partners, 2024