Jess Elliott represents family at inquest exploring impact of Instagram on teen suicide - Feb 2019
Jessica Elliott has developed a broad practice in the main areas of Chambers’ work, particularly in clinical negligence and health law, environmental law, public law and human rights, inquests and coroners, and tax.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Jessica worked for several months as a translator and short-term stagiaire with AG Sharpston at the Court of Justice of the European Union. She has also worked as a part-time judicial assistant to a commercial judge in the Hong Kong High Court. Jessica has lived in Berlin and is fluent in German.
View full profile »Jessica Elliott represents family at inquest into meningitis death of student who missed national vaccination scheme - Oct 2018
An inquest held on 17th and 18th October heard how Sussex Downs student Tim Mason, 21, died from meningitis W and sepsis. He started exhibiting flu-like symptoms on the 8th of March, and sought...
David Hart QC and Jessica Elliott in the Court of Appeal regarding Japanese Knotweed - Jun 2018
David Hart QC and Jessica Elliott have been in the Court of Appeal, arguing that property owners have no basis for a claim in nuisance for the presence of Japanese Knotweed on Network Rail's adjoining...
David Hart QC and Jessica Elliott successful in utilities appeal - Jan 2018
In Southern Gas Networks v Thames Water [2018] EWCA Civ 33, the Court of Appeal found the defendant water company liable to SGN for the cost of customer compensation payments made after leaking water...
Jessica Elliott successful in judicial review of consultation exercise - Nov 2017
Jessica Elliott acted for one of the claimants in R (Holborn Studios Ltd) v Hackney Council [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin) where it was found that the local authority had failed to re-consult on changes to...
We send a team to annual charity beach volleyball tournament organised by our Brighton Chambers - Jul 2015