Nicholas Jones

Inquests

Nicholas has quickly acquired extensive experience advising on and appearing in inquests, acting as sole counsel on behalf of families, healthcare organisations/companies, NHS Trusts, GPs, and state bodies. These have included several multi-week inquests involving numerous IPs, those heard before a jury, and those engaging Article 2 ECHR. He regularly advises ahead of and appears at PIRHs.

The inquests in which Nicholas has acted have covered subject matter ranging from suicide and substance misuse in prison and police contexts, to accidents at work, death following falls in hospital, and delays in the delivery of medical treatment.

Selected Cases

• Inquest into the death of EH (2025): Represented an NHS Trust in a six-day Article 2 jury inquest into the death of prisoner from an overdose of unprescribed methadone. As well as the Family, two NHS Trusts (with separate contractual responsibilities) and the MoJ were involved as IPs.
• Inquest into the death of PB (2025): Represented a healthcare organisation in a 3-week Article 2 jury inquest. Nicholas’ client provided nursing care within a police custody setting, and part of the focus of the inquest was the quality of care provided by a nurse formerly employed by them, shortly prior to the Deceased’s release and subsequent death by suicide. The inquest heard extensive evidence from over 25 witnesses.
• Inquest into the death of MH (2025): Acted for the family of a man with severe learning difficulties who died after suffering an aortic dissection, following a decision not to convey him to hospital by paramedics. This case involved several PIRHs, with a final hearing heard over three days.
• Inquest into the death of FE (2025): Acted under legal aid for the family of a woman who died by choking whilst detained under the MHA. This inquest was heard in Winchester before a jury over 5 days (following 3 PIRHs). The jury returned a conclusion of misadventure.
• Inquest into the death of GF (2025): Acted for a GP in his own right following the death of a man from neutrophilic sepsis.
• Inquest into the death of KH (2024): Represented an NHS trust in a week-long Article 2 inquest into the death of a woman who died shortly after release from prison. There were six IPs involved.
• Inquest into the death of RN (2024): Acted pro bono for the family of a woman who died following a c. 1-hour delay in the arrival of an ambulance.
• Inquest into the death of JP (2024): Acted for a GP practice in a 2-day inquest into the death of another GP from suicide.
• Inquest into the death of RF (2024): Represented a healthcare organisation in a two-week, Article 2, jury inquest following the death of an inmate at HMP Chelmsford.
• Inquest into the death of MB (2024): Acted pro bono for the family of a man who died following a c. 4-hour delay in the arrival of an ambulance.
• Inquest into the death of SA (2023): Represented an NHS trust in a two-day jury inquest into the death of a woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury as a result of a fall at work.