Coroners Inquest Solicitors

For a healthcare professional, an inquest is rarely just an inquest. What you say in the coroner’s court can shape a later regulatory referral, which means the two cannot be handled in isolation. We prepare you for your evidence, protect your position on questions such as the duty of candour, and keep one eye on the fitness to practise consequences throughout.

Why healthcare professionals need separate representation

An inquest is inquisitorial, not adversarial, but that does not make it safe to walk in unrepresented. Your interests as a witness are not the same as the trust’s, the family’s or the coroner’s, and you need someone in the room whose only concern is you.

Preparing your witness statement and evidence

The written statement you provide is often more important than the day itself. We help you give a full, candid and accurate account that meets your professional duty of candour without exposing you to unnecessary risk in a later fitness to practise process.

The inquest and its link to fitness to practise

Coroners can and do refer matters to regulators, and findings made at inquest can feed directly into misconduct or fitness to practise proceedings. Handling both together, with one strategy, protects you far better than treating them as separate events.

Speak to a coroners inquest solicitor

If you have been asked to give evidence at an inquest, contact us before you finalise your statement.