Issues that can arise with witnesses in inquests from an employers’ perspective

Inquests are highly emotive and giving evidence at an inquest can be extremely difficult for witnesses. This webinar will consider what inquests are, how giving evidence differs in the Coroner’s Court, steps Employers should take to support witnesses and issues that may arise for Employers.

Topics Covered

What is an inquest?
Witness Evidence
Supporting Witnesses
Employment related matters arising out of inquests

Date & Time

Speakers

Charlotte Greatorex, Associate, Banking, Governance and Corporate Team

Charlotte acts for Registered Providers in Article 2 and non-Article 2 inquests. She has experience of dealing with inquests relating to the provision of general needs housing as well as care homes and specialist and specialised supported housing for vulnerable categories of people. The inquests handled by Charlotte are often complex and involve Safeguarding Adult Reviews as well as engagement about/with the Regulator of Social Housing in respect of compliance with the registered providers standards.

Narin Masera, Solicitor, Banking, Governance and Corporate Team

Narin is a Solicitor in our Banking, Governance & Corporate team who specialises in Inquests.

Narin has advised a range of clients on a number of complex multi-agency inquests and has extensive experience on working on Article 2 inquests and inquests that are conducted in an Article 2 compliant fashion.

Llewellyn Turner-Perkins, Associate, Employment

Llewellyn’s areas of expertise cover both contentious and non-contentious areas of Employment law, acting for HR teams of Registered Providers of Social Housing, Charities, corporate organisations on the one hand and individual employees on the other.