2nd July 2025 | Inquests Grandstand

We are delighted to invite you to our Inquests Grandstand Event featuring guest speakers, Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner for West Yorkshire (Eastern), and Dr Georgia Richards, Epidemiologist and Author of the Preventable Death Tracker: https://preventabledeathstracker.net

This event is being held at the BPP University Law School, Leeds and provides seminars covering a range of topics and updates led by the team of Inquests specialists at Parklane Plowden Chambers. A downloadable delegate pack will be made available to attendees prior to the event. The pack will include a case law update provided by pupil barristers Lydia Reed and Georgia Banks.

Our barristers have substantial experience of representing a broad range of interested persons at inquests and public inquiries. They have a proven track record of handling complex and high-profile cases concerning deaths arising in a variety of circumstances and settings. From deaths in custody, to those arising in care homes and other institutions, the wealth of expertise available to bereaved families and corporate bodies is second to none.

This event is being delivered alongside the PLP Foundation, created to support local charities and social causes. The cost to attend the event is £25.00 + VAT payable via invoice, which will be sent to you after accepting your place.  Donations will be made to two local charities, Martin House Children’s Hospice and Leeds Mind, on behalf of the PLP Foundation.

Programme:

13:15 – Arrival and Registration
13:30 – Welcome followed by Practice and Procedure Update By Leila Benyounes
14:00 – The Preventable Deaths Tracker: Building a National Vigilance Platform to Learn From Inquests by guest speakers Oliver Longstaff and Dr Georgia Richards
Dr Georgia Richards is an epidemiologist and health research scientist who developed the Preventable Deaths Tracker during her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD/DPhil) at the University of Oxford (2017-2021). During this presentation she will share her expert insights after analysing over 5,600 coroners’ Prevention of Future Deaths reports and the new advances that the tool enables which may assist when preparing for inquests.
15:00 – Expert Evidence and Inquests By Bronia Hartley
15:40 – Tea Break
16:00 – Inquests Funding and Costs By Megan Crowther
16:40 – Unlawful Killing and Neglect By Abigail Telford and Sophie Watson
17:20 – Questions/Closing Remarks
17:30 – Social (Refreshments and Cocktail Making Class)

To register for this event please email events@parklaneplowden.co.uk