‘The Inquest Book’ second edition out today - Jul 2025
Inquests
Jo has significant experience in a broad range of inquests.
She is recommended as a leading junior by both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Recent editorial includes:
- “Jo is a future silk with experience beyond her year’s call.” – Chambers & Partners 2026
- “Jo is really clever and extremely hard-working.” – Chambers & Partners 2026
- “Jo is authoritative. Her advocacy is firm and very clear, and she has very good judgement.” – Chambers & Partners 2026
- “Jo’s attention to detail is fantastic, and she is personable with families and an excellent advocate.” – Chambers & Partners 2026
- “Jo is quick to respond and always gives high-quality advice.” – Chambers & Partners 2026
- “Jo is extremely bright and has excellent judgement. Her pleadings are superb.”- Legal 500 2026
- “‘Jo is highly intelligent and adds great value to every matter she is involved in. She is very practical, approachable and tenacious.” – Legal 500 2025
- “Just really robust in court. She has brilliant attention to detail and great people skills.” – Chambers & Partners 2025
- “Jo provides clear and sound advice.” – Chambers & Partners 2025
- “It’s clear she’s fully up with all the papers, making nuanced comments and providing expert advice. Her client service and approachability with families are amazing.” – Chambers & Partners 2025
- “Jo is sharp and incredibly diligent.” – Chambers & Partners 2025
Selected Cases
- Acting for the family of Chloe Every, a young woman with learning difficulties who died while awaiting cancer treatment (pro bono).
- Acting for the family of a man who was found unresponsive while held in an inpatient psychiatric ward, in a jury inquest spanning eight days.
- Representing the Ministry of Justice in a jury prison death inquest.
- Representing the family of a university student who took his own life while under the care of university and local NHS mental health teams.
9 members on the 2025 Pro Bono Recognition List of England and Wales - Apr 2025
We are delighted that 9 members of 1 Crown Office Row are featured on the 2025 Pro Bono Recognition List of England and Wales: Angus McCullough KC Laura Bayley Jo Moore Alice Kuzmenko ...
Civil Servants challenge Rwanda removals guidance - Jun 2024
The High Court will consider an application for judicial review brought by the FDA, a trade union representing senior civil servants. The union challenges guidance issued to civil servants following...
Law Pod UK Ep. 197: Negligence in football: A claim of two halves - Apr 2024
Football fans everywhere will be familiar with reckless tackles, whether from their own Sunday league experience or as followers of the professional game. But when will a tackle amount to negligence...
Jo Moore successful in recovering Employment Tribunal costs following strike out - Mar 2024
Jo Moore represented the Secretary of State for Justice in a claim brought by a prison employee, who brought a claim for unlawful detriment on health and safety grounds, after he left work allegedly...
Members of 1COR act in the Covid Inquiry - Dec 2023
Module 2 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry is drawing to a close, with evidence from the Prime Minister due to be heard on Monday 11 December, followed by closing submissions. This module considered core...
Judgment achieved in birth injury case - Dec 2023
John Whitting KC, leading Jo Moore, has secured judgment for the Claimant in a high value birth injury claim. The claimant, a young boy (A), suffered severe brain damage, after his birth and his...
1 Crown Office Row shortlisted for seven awards at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2023 - Sep 2023
We are delighted to have been shortlisted for seven awards at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2023: Clinical Negligence Set of the Year Inquests & Public Inquiries Set of the Year Clinical...
New 1COR appointments to the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel - Aug 2023
We're delighted to announce that Paul Reynolds, Emma-Louise Fenelon and Jo Moore have been promoted to the Attorney General's B Panel of Counsel. Further congratulations to Amelia Williams, who has...
Jo Moore resists application to withdraw a pre-action admission - Feb 2023
Jo represents the widower of a consultant paediatrician who suffered a cardiac arrest and died a week after undergoing elective surgery. Internal and independent investigations found a number of...
Law Pod UK Ep. 178: How to get Pupillage - Jan 2023
Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Shahram Sharghy and Jo Moore about how to become a barrister. The episode considers the kind of research that is essential to do in advance, navigating the pupillage...
1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review – Summer/Autumn 2021 – Issue 10 - Jan 2022
Welcome to the tenth issue of the QMLR, brought to you by the barristers at 1 Crown Office Row to update you on developments in Summer and Autumn 2021. Download the Summer/Autumn 2021 newsletter...
APIL Child Brain Injury Conference with The Children’s Trust - Nov 2021
We are delighted to be speaking at the first ever virtual APIL Child Brain Injury Conference held in association with The Children's Trust on 2nd November 2021. Hear Lizanne Gumbel QC at 2.55pm...
Jo Moore, Rajkiran Barhey and Thomas Beamont cover Witness Evidence at APIL Procedure Special Interest Group - Feb 2021
Looking forward to the special live event run exclusively for APIL members, by APIL Procedure Special Interest Group group coordinator Nicola Wainwright and group secretary Matthew Tuff at 5.30pm on...
Shaheen Rahman QC, Gideon Barth and Jo Moore take part in Pathways to Law mock trial - Feb 2021
Today Sutton Trust Pathways to Law students hosted by the University of Roehampton will participate in a virtual mock trial with Gideon Barth and Shaheen Rahman QC coaching prosecution and defence...
Jo Moore successful in Court of Appeal - Jan 2021
Jo Moore has been successful in a case before the Court of Appeal concerning the relationship between EU law and Article 8 of the ECHR in international protection determinations. The Respondents...
Jo Moore discusses access to the Bar at the Diversity Network Inclusion Festival 2020 - Dec 2020
Head of Outreach Jo Moore discusses social mobility, equality, diversity and inclusion as well as practical ways to widen access to the Bar as part of the Diversity Network flagship Inclusion Festival...
John Whitting QC and Jo Moore secure eight-figure settlement in birth injury case - Nov 2020
In ABC v York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the Claimant suffered a severe hypoxic ischaemic brain injury owing to the negligent management of a home birth leaving her with profound and...
Inner Temple’s Discovery Day for Schools with Jo Moore and Michael Spencer - Oct 2020
On 30th October, Inner Temple are holding a virtual Becoming a Barrister Discovery Day for Schools. Head of Outreach Jo Moore and Michael Spencer will speak at the ‘plea in mitigation and case...
Jo Moore speaks at first ELSA Durham Research Symposium Public Law Webinar - Sep 2020
Jo Moore joins a stellar line up of speakers at the first virtual Research Symposium hosted by the European Law Students Association (ELSA) with Durham University Bar Society. Jo spoke to the students...
Jo Moore named as finalist for Rising Star – Barrister/Advocate of the Year by Women In Law Awards - Sep 2020
Congratulations to Jo Moore on being a 2020 finalist for the Rising Star - Barrister/Advocate of the Year by Women In Law Awards. We're proud to have her hard work recognised and well done to all the...
Sutton Trust Pathways to Law Annual Virtual Conference with 1COR barristers - Jul 2020
This week 21 1COR barristers from London and Brighton have come together to speak at live stream events or for pre-recorded talks for the Sutton Trust's Pathways to Law annual conference, now being...
Jo Moore instructed as junior counsel to the Brook House Inquiry - Apr 2020
The Brook House Inquiry has been set up to investigate the decisions, actions and circumstances surrounding the mistreatment of detainees at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) shown in the...
(Remote) Life at the Bar with the Sutton Trust - Apr 2020
Barristers from 1 Crown Office Row (London and Brighton) have been working with the Sutton Trust to run remote outreach sessions after the students’ planned Easter work experience placements were...
1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review – Winter 2019/20 – Issue 4 - Mar 2020
Welcome to the fourth issue of the Quarterly Medical Law Review, brought to you by barristers at 1 Crown Office Row. This quarterly publication aims to provide summaries and comment on recent cases...
Widening Participation with the Inner Temple and Warwick University - Feb 2020
On 12th February, four members of 1COR volunteered their time to participate in Inner Temple’s School's Day event with Warwick University's Pathways to Law students. Michael Deacon and Alice...
Jo Moore discusses ‘Overcoming barriers: succeeding in the world while staying true to yourself’ at Sutton Trust Alumni Event - Jan 2020
On Thursday 23rd January, 1COR’s Head of Outreach Jo Moore participated in a panel to discuss ‘overcoming barriers: succeeding in the world while staying true to yourself’ at the Sutton Trust...
David Manknell and Jo Moore successful in JR challenging Home Office decision-making - Jan 2020
R (MK) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWHC 3573 David Manknell and Jo Moore (led by Lisa Giovannetti QC), instructed by the Government Legal Department, acted on behalf of the...
Delighted to be awarded ‘Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year’ at the UK Diversity Legal Awards 2019 - Nov 2019
1COR were pleased to be nominated for two awards; 'Managing Diverse Talent' and 'Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year' at the UK Diversity Legal Awards 2019 held last night. The...
Members of chambers participate in Inner Temple outreach day - Nov 2019
This week, three members of 1 Crown Office Row volunteered their time to participate in Inner Temple’s Schools Day events. These events, run in collaboration with the Sutton Trust and other...
Join us at the Bar Council Pupillage Fair 2019 - Oct 2019
1COR are excited to exhibit at the Bar Council Pupillage Fair on 26th October 2019. Learn about life at the bar by chatting with our barristers, ask questions about the life as a pupil and get clarity...
1COR hosts Sutton Trust students for an insight into life at the Bar - Oct 2019
What is a barrister? 1COR hosts Sutton Trust Pathways to Law students to give them a glimpse into life at the Bar. 1COR, led by Head of Outreach Jo Moore, welcomes Sutton Trust students to learn...
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...
Use of banned substance ‘not intentional‘: Jo Moore represents rugby player before the National Anti-Doping Panel - Jul 2019
A decision in the case of the UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) v Miles Normandale was published last week (here). Jo represented Mr Normandale, a semi-professional rugby player and former Cardiff Blues lock....
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...
Jo Moore, Michael Spencer and Thomas Beamont volunteer at Roehampton University Mock Trial - May 2019
On the morning of Thursday 30th May 2019, 40 Pathways to Law Year 10 Summer School students learnt about how a trial works before bravely facing each other to be judged in a Mock Trial. 1COR’s Head...
Sarabjit Singh QC and Jo Moore successfully defend British Nationality judicial review claims - May 2019
In R (Hassan & others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department 2019 EWHC 1288 (Admin), Sarabjit Singh QC and Jo Moore successfully represented the Secretary of State for the Home Department...
Six members of chambers participate in Inner Temple outreach events - Apr 2019
Members of 1 Crown Office Row have been volunteering their time to participate in Inner Temple’s Schools Day events. These events, run in collaboration with the Sutton Trust and other organisations,...
Richard Booth QC to chair AvMA’s Medico-Legal Issues in Accident & Emergency Care Conference - Mar 2019
In what promises to be a comprehensive conference including topics ranging from Sepsis, Emergency Care and who provides it and Common Orthopaedic Injuries, we are delighted that Richard Booth QC has...
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,...
Jo Moore & Judith Rogerson enjoy an evening of networking with Pathways to Law students - Feb 2019
On 6th February, head of outreach Jo Moore and Judith Rogerson spent an evening speaking with pupils enrolled in The Sutton Trust's Pathways to Law programme. supported by The London School of...
Jim Duffy and Jo Moore appointed to the Attorney General’s C Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown - Jan 2019
1 Crown Office Row is delighted to announce that Jim Duffy and Jo Moore have been appointed as Junior Counsel to the Crown (C Panel). Their appointment will be effective from 1st March 2019. ...
Jo Moore and Amy Mannion speak on panel about Pathways to Law at the London School of Economics - Jan 2019
Last night Amy Mannion and Jo Moore, Head of Outreach, spoke on a panel with three solicitors about being a barrister at the London School of Economics (LSE) to explain the differences between the...
The Kenyan Emergency Group Litigation is at an end - Nov 2018
All claims against the UK Government (the Foreign & Commonwealth Office) in the massive Kenya Emergency Group Litigation litigation have been dismissed. The action is at an end. On 21 November...
Proud to partner with The Sutton Trust to positively impact social mobility through their extensive programmes - Oct 2018
Each year it is great to read The Sutton Trust's 'Student Destination' report, which highlights the positive impact and examples of people who benefited from their social mobility programmes. We...
Guy Mansfield QC upholds Kenya Emergency Group Litigation judgment in Court of Appeal - Oct 2018
Following an expedited oral hearing, the Court of Appeal on Tuesday, 9 October, in a reserved judgment, [2018] EWCA Civ 2213, refused the Claimant permission to appeal the decision of Stewart J in the...
Congratulate Jo Moore as the new head of Outreach at 1COR - Jul 2018
Jo is taking over from Sarabjit Singh QC as head of Outreach at 1 Crown Office Row. 1COR continues to lead the Bar with social mobility initiatives and 2018 has seen us involved in an impressive...
1COR members featured in the latest AvMA Newsletter - Apr 2018
Rachel Marcus, Leanne Woods, Dominic Ruck-Keene and Jo Moore all contributed articles in the recently released AvMA newsletter, which you can download here : AvMA March 2018 Newsletter Leanne Woods...
Law Pod UK Ep. 28: No More Full Disclosure for Women Forced into Sex Work - Mar 2018
Jo Moore tells Rosalind English about a recent ruling which means that women who were forced into the sex trade at a younger age don't need to disclose their convictions when applying for jobs which...
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...
Jo Moore joins Sport Resolutions pro bono panel - Aug 2017
