Paula Kelly

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Inquests

Paula accepts instructions in all areas of coronial law. Her experience includes drafting submissions to Coroners on behalf of a clinician and assisting in an Article 2 jury inquest into a death in prison. She also represented a bereaved family in a successful judicial review challenge to a Coroner’s decision not to open an inquest into the death of a young person (led by Richard Booth KC).

She is currently representing the Chief Constable of the PSNI in a forthcoming appeal to the Supreme Court by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in respect of a claim for Public Interest Immunity in a Troubles-related legacy inquest (led by Oliver Sanders KC and Suzanne Lambert).

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Appointments

Attorney General’s ‘Junior Junior’ Panel
Board Member, The John and Pat Hume Foundation

Awards

Sir John and Lady Sophie Laws Scholarship (Bar European Group)
Dean’s Scholar Prize in Public International Law (Harvard Law School)
Kennedy Scholar (Kennedy Memorial Trust)
Opinion Writing Award for best performance in module (ICCA)
Winner of the Michael Corkery QC Criminal Law Moot 2021
Lord Justice Holker Scholarship (Gray’s Inn)
Residential Scholarship (Gray’s Inn)
Henderson Prize for best GDL coursework (City Law School)
William Charnley Scholarship (Gray’s Inn)
Academic Excellence Scholarship (City Law School)
Richard Titmuss Prize for graduating first in year (London School of Economics)
Clare College Prize for performance in Tripos

Education

LL.M., Harvard Law School (Kennedy Scholar)
PGDip in Bar Practice, Inns of Court College of Advocacy (Third in year)
GDL, City Law School
MSc Social Policy, London School of Economics (First in year)
BA (Hons) English, University of Cambridge

Memberships

ALBA
HRLA
PIBA

Publications

Either not Neither: further consideration of non-binary identity by the High Court – UK Human Rights Blog

Paterson v UK: Parliament and Human Rights in Strasbourg – UK Human Rights Blog

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Inquests

Richard Booth KC, instructed on a pro bono basis by Debra King of Harding Evans, who also acts pro bono, represented Steve and Jane James, the parents of Bethan James Deceased, at the inquest into...

The Supreme Court will hear an appeal today and tomorrow arising out of the death of Liam Paul Thompson who was murdered by loyalist terrorists in Belfast in 1994. In 2024, the coroner hearing the...

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 ...

In Episode 209, Jim Duffy is joined by Alasdair Henderson and Paula Kelly to examine recent judicial attempts to grapple with questions of gender in the workplace. How do the UK courts and tribunals...

We are delighted to welcome Paula Kelly and Rebekah Lee as full tenants today. Rebekah and Paula are joining 1COR after successfully completing their pupillages with us and are both building strong...

Today we welcome our two new pupils, Paula Kelly and Rebekah Lee. Over the course of their pupillage they will gain experience in all areas of chambers expertise through their pupil supervisors. ...