David Sandiford
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 3 : Inquests & Public Inquiries
Band 3
About
Provided by David Sandiford
Practice Areas
David has enormous experience in the field of inquests and public inquiries which includes:
1. The North Wales Child Abuse inquiry
2. The Re opened Hillsborough inquests
3. The Damien Bendall quadruple murder inquests
4. The Jacob Billington murder inquest
5. The John Gogarty murder inquest
6. The Michaela Hall Inquest
He has huge experience in medical inquests, deaths in custody, deaths after police contact and deaths whilst the perpetrator was under the supervision of the probation service.
He is consistently recognised by the Legal 500 and is very much sought after for his expertise and skill in handling high profile cases and any subsequent civil claims for damages, aspects of which dovetail neatly into his substantial high value personal injury practice.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
David Sandiford of Exchange Chambers is a longstanding expert in the field of inquests and inquiries. He has earned a strong reputation for representing both bereaved families and government departments, such as the MoJ and the Probation Service. He has acted on historic leading mandates, such as the reopened Hillsborough inquests and the North Wales Child Abuse Inquiry.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"David is a very good practitioner. He's very reasonable and deals with complex cases very sensitively."
"Sandiford is a very pleasant advocate and opponent. His low-key demeanour works very well in inquest settings."
"David is a very good practitioner. He's very reasonable and deals with complex cases very sensitively."
"Sandiford is a very pleasant advocate and opponent. His low-key demeanour works very well in inquest settings."
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