Latest Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse report into The Roman Catholic Church Case Study published - Oct 2019
Public Inquiries
Emma is developing a broad public inquiry practice.
Selected Cases
- Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: currently instructed by Slater and Gordon to represent a large number of victims in three modules of this major inquiry. For further information on Emma’s involvement in IICSA click here and here.
- Undercover Policing Inquiry instructed for a key Core Participant and led by Peter Skelton QC on the civil litigation arising out of that Inquiry, instructed by the Metropolitan Police.
- She has undertaken significant disclosure and legal professional privilege reviews in relation to other investigations, instructed by the Metropolitan Police.
Is this too sensitive? Dealing with difficult issues in Inquests and Inquiries - Oct 2019
Welcome to an evening of debate with three teams of 1COR speakers with extensive experience in their roles in major inquests and inquiries. They will discuss the different perspectives and lessons...
Emma-Louise Fenelon and Darragh Coffey represent Yorkshire Wildlife Trust to protect Askham Bog - Oct 2019
The Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) was approached by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (YWT) regarding a threat posed to Askham Bog, a Site of Special Scientific Interest. This case ties into the wider...
Law Pod UK Ep. 94: A Rogue Prorogation? - Sep 2019
Emma-Louise Fenelon talks through the recent Supreme Court ruling that prorogation was unlawful with Jonathan Metzer, Commissioning Editor of the UK Human Rights Blog, and Jo Moore, Head of Outreach...
Law Pod UK Ep. 93: Taxation and Human Rights - Sep 2019
In Episode 93, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Isabel McArdle about the ways in which taxation and human rights overlap, with a particular focus on how this has arisen domestically in relation to the...
Read through some of the highlights of 2019 in the 1COR Bundle - Sep 2019
The 1COR bundle is our annual Magazine with news and features about people and cases. Highlights of this year’s magazine include: The launch of the new 1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review...
Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse hears evidence regarding child sexual abuse in the Anglican Church - Jul 2019
This week the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) is hearing evidence regarding child sexual abuse in the Anglican Church, as part of the Inquiry’s wider investigation into...
Law Pod UK named one of ‘Best UK Podcasts 2019’ by Player FM - Jul 2019
We are delighted to announce that Law Pod UK has been recommended on Player FM’s list of the ‘Best UK Podcasts (2019)’. It is fantastic to see Law Pod UK be included amongst other more...
Listen to Jo Moore, Laura Bruce and Emma-Louise Fenelon discuss equality and diversity at the Bar on Law Pod UK - Jun 2019
In Episode 84, Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Jo Moore, Head of Outreach at 1 Crown Office Row, and Laura Bruce, Head of Programmes and Partnerships at the Sutton Trust. They discuss improving equality...
Law Pod UK Ep 84: Widening Access at the Bar - Jun 2019
In Episode 84, Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Jo Moore, Head of Outreach at 1 Crown Office Row, and Laura Bruce, Head of Programmes and Partnerships at the Sutton Trust. They discuss improving...
Law Pod UK Ep 79: Causation in Inquests - May 2019
In Episode 79 Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Christopher Mellor about causation in inquests, and the findings of the Divisional Court in R (Chidlow) v HM Senior Coroner for Blackpool and...
Emma-Louise Fenelon succeeds in damages claim for survivor of child abuse - May 2019
In CMK v Darby (2019) Emma-Louise Fenelon was instructed by Kim Harrison and Victoria Kenworthy of Slater & Gordon for the claimant. In 2017 the defendant was convicted of a number of sexual...
Law Pod UK Ep 77: Anonymity for Claimants, Anonymity for Doctors - Apr 2019
In Episode 77, Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Rajkiran Barhey about two recent decisions on anonymity, Justyna Zeromska-Smith v United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust [2019] EWHC 552...
Philip Havers QC, Emma-Louise Fenelon & Charlotte Gilmartin discuss Darnley v Croydon Health Services at Weightmans’ Healthcare Training Seminar - Apr 2019
As part of Weightmans’ Healthcare Training Programme 2019, Philip Havers QC has been asked to speak about the significant case of Darnley v Croyden Health Services, in which he appeared as leading...
The Birmingham Pub Bombings Inquest concludes - Apr 2019
On 5th April 2019, the jury returned its determination in the Birmingham Inquests 1974, which concerned the deaths of 21 people in the Birmingham Pub Bombings on 21 November 1974. The jury...
Law Pod UK Ep 75: The Prevent Guidance in Universities - Apr 2019
In Episode 75, Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Marina Wheeler QC about the recent Court of Appeal decision in Butt v Secretary of State for the Home Department and the operation of the Prevent...
The Birmingham Pub Bombings Inquest opens - Feb 2019
On 25th February 2019 the Birmingham Inquests 1974, also known as the Birmingham Pub Bombings Inquest, officially commenced. The inquest is looking into the deaths of 21 people who died in or near the...
Five members volunteer at Inner Temple’s ‘Becoming a Barrister’ day - Feb 2019
Clodagh Bradley QC, Amy Mannion, Emma-Louise Fenelon, Head of Outreach Jo Moore and Charlotte Gilmartin this week volunteered at a ‘Becoming a Barrister Day’ for 16-18 year olds. The event,...
Iain O’Donnell, Matthew Donmall and Emma-Louise Fenelon act in important recent Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) hearing - Feb 2019
This week the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse is hearing evidence regarding child abuse at Ealing Abbey and St Benedict’s School, as part of the Inquiry’s investigation into...
Law Pod UK Ep. 61: Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Jan 2019
At the age of 85, United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed an extraordinary legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. With the documentary ‘RBG’, and...
Law Pod UK Ep. 59: The cases that defined 2018 - Dec 2018
And so we come to the end of another whirlwind year. It has gone by with worryingly rapid speed. As I write this it is hard to remember that scorching hot summer, with a Royal Wedding in bright...
Law Pod UK Ep. 58: 2018 Inquest law update - Dec 2018
2018 provided much food for thought for those practising in inquest law, with significant judgments on the burden on proof in suicide, on scope in relation to the Birmingham pub bombings, on causation...
Law Pod UK Ep. 56: Psychiatric harm and childbirth - Dec 2018
In Episode No 56, Suzanne Lambert and Emma-Louise Fenelon discuss the recent judgment of Whipple J in YAH v Medway NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 2964 (QB) In her analysis of the decision...
Law Pod UK Ep. 49: The Importance of Informed Consent in Clinical Negligence - Nov 2018
Emma-Louise Fenelon talks with Suzanne White, Head of Clinical Negligence at Leigh Day Solicitors, about recent developments with regards to women’s rights in healthcare and informed consent in the...
Law Pod UK Ep. 48: Clinical Guidelines in Clinical Negligence Cases - Nov 2018
Emma-Louise Fenelon talks with Pritesh Rathod about the significance of clinical guidelines in his clinical negligence practice and recent controversy involving maternal choice caesareans,...
Emma-Louise Fenelon in inquest into death in prison - Sep 2018
Emma-Louise Fenelon recently represented The Forward Trust, a charity providing substance misuse and psychosocial services, at an inquest into the death of a man in HMP Lewes in February 2017. The...
Law Pod UK Ep. 39: Employment/Disciplinary injunction success for psychiatrist - Jul 2018
Richard Booth QC joins Emma-Louise Fenelon to discuss a successful employment injunction to prevent a gross misconduct disciplinary hearing. Listen to this episode on Audioboom here. All episodes...
Law Pod UK Ep. 33: The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse - May 2018
Richard Scorer joins Emma-Louise Fenelon to discuss the progress of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA). Listen to this episode on Audioboom here. All episodes are available on...
Emma-Louise Fenelon acted in a recent inquest into death of a young man on a mental health ward - Apr 2018
Emma-Louise Fenelon represented the family of a 28 year old man found unconscious in a bath on a mental health ward following a suicide attempt two days previously. The Coroner delivered a narrative...
Jo Moore and Emma-Louise Fenelon instructed in a recent inquest in Winchester - Nov 2017
Jo Moore and Emma Fenelon were recently involved in a 6 day inquest into the death of Owen Widlake a baby born on 30 May 2016 at St Mary's Hospital, on the Isle of Wight. Jo Moore was instructed on...
Emma-Louise Fenelon successfully represents NHS Trust in NAI case - Aug 2017
Emma successfully represented an NHS Trust at a fact-finding hearing to determine the cause of multiple fractures to a minor, M. The case, M (Care Proceedings: Finding of Fact Hearing: Fractures)...
1COR Annual Professional Discipline Seminar - Jun 2017
