‘The Inquest Book’ second edition out today - Jul 2025
Rachel Marcus has developed a specialised healthcare practice. She acts in high-value clinical negligence matters, including birth injury and spinal injury claims.
She is a highly experienced inquest advocate, appearing on behalf of both families and healthcare providers in inquests involving hospital and mental health settings, prisons and the community. Rachel is experienced in front of juries and in Article 2 inquests.
View full profile »Inquest concludes Kyra Hill’s death was an unlawful killing - May 2025
The inquest into the tragic death of 11-year-old Kyra Hill concluded yesterday, with the Coroner concluding that she was unlawfully killed due to gross breaches in health and safety measures at a...
Law Pod UK Ep.214 Trauma-Informed Lawyering with Dr Anna Colton - Feb 2025
In Episode 214 of Law Pod UK, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Rachel Marcus of 1 Crown Office Row and Dr Anna Colton, an experienced Clinical Psychologist, about vicarious trauma and trauma-informed...
Law Pod UK Ep. 192: Scope of duty since Khan v Meadows - Jan 2024
Rachel Marcus and Marcus Coates-Walker of 1 Crown Office Row join Lucy McCann to explore the principle of the scope of duty in the context of clinical negligence claims. First by analysing the...
Surgery to remove object from child’s ear causes hearing loss - Aug 2023
Rachel Marcus, instructed by Rebecca Drew of Fieldfisher, successfully represented a child who suffered hearing loss following surgery to remove an object stuck in his ear. OXR inserted an unknown...
Law Pod UK Ep. 136: Essential Inquest Law Updates - Feb 2021
The last 12 months have provided fertile ground for many significant judgments concerning inquest law. In Episode 136, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Rachel Marcus and Jim Duffy about the developments...
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...
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...
Rachel Marcus represents family at inquest into death of Oliver Hall - Jun 2019
The inquest has now closed with the coroner concluding that gross failure to provide medical treatment contributed to Oliver Hall's death. The coroner will write a Prevention of Future Deaths report...
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. 15: Inquests and Article 2 - Oct 2017
Caroline Cross and Rachel Marcus look at the link between inquests and Article Two of the European Convention on Human Rights. Recorded at the 2017 Public Law event at King’s College London. Listen...
1COR Public Law Seminar – Life, Liberty & Security - Sep 2017
Date: 11th September 2017 We will be tweeting using the hash tag: #1CORpublic Registration: 16:30pm onwards Programme: 17:00 - 17:50 Panel Discussion chaired by Mrs Justice Whipple. ...
Profits from the sale of the Inquest Book given to the Bar Pro Bono Unit - Nov 2016
The Inquest Book: The Law on Coroners and Inquests edited by Caroline Cross was published earlier this year. This week, profits raised of £954.41 have been donated to the Bar Pro Bono Unit by the...
Philip Havers QC, Rachel Marcus and Kate Beattie contribute to 5th edition of Clinical Negligence - Sep 2015
Philip Havers QC, Rachel Marcus and Kate Beattie have written the chapter on clinical negligence and human rights for the 5th edition of 'Clinical Negligence' (editors Dr Michael Powers QC and Dr...
Rachel Marcus acting in clinical negligence claim against an out-of-hours GP - Jan 2015
Rachel Marcus is acting for a mother who is claiming negligence against an out-of-hours GP who failed to diagnose that her seven week old son was critically ill. Papers were lodged at the High...
Rachel Marcus has returned to full time practice following her maternity leave - Feb 2014
Rachel Marcus has returned to full time practice at One Crown Office Row following her maternity leave. Rachel was called to the Bar in 2005 and practices in all the main areas of Chambers' work with...
Ten 1COR members and our Chambers Academic have contributed to the 3rd Edition of “Burnett-Hall on Environmental Law” - Feb 2013
