7a (insurance): Inquests

11am – 11.45am GMT, 25 February 2025 ‐ 45 mins

Session

Jonathan will cover what an inquest is, what a Coroner has to determine, and the fundamental role of the Coroner in helping society prevent future deaths.

Jonathan will also discuss:

• Interested parties,
• Disclosure rules,
• How the Inquest can inform HSE investigations,
• Criminal prosecutions and civil claims,
• Prevention of future death reports (including how to evidence lesson learning to minimise organisational risk and how a Reg 28 can impact your organisation),
• Potential impacts of Hillsborough and 'Awaab's Laws.

Speakers

Jonathan Robinshaw

Head of Specialist Advocacy Services, 8 DAC Beachcroft Buildings (8DB), DAC Beachcroft

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Jonathan Robinshaw

Head of Specialist Advocacy Services, 8 DAC Beachcroft Buildings (8DB), DAC Beachcroft

Jonathan is the head of our specialist advocacy service, 8 DAC Beachcroft Buildings (8DB).

Jonathan specialises in personal injury, inquests and costs litigation. Having undertaken pupillage at Chambers in Manchester he practised as a self-employed barrister until joining an international law firm in May 2013 as an employed barrister to create and head up an in-house advocacy team. He successfully built and grew a national team of barristers, advocates and clerks in the first model of its size and scale in England & Wales.