Sunyana Sharma

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 3

Inquests & Public Inquiries

The Regions (Bar)

1 Years Ranked

Band 5

Professional Discipline

London (Bar)

1 Years Ranked

About

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UK Bar

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https://www.3pb.co.uk/barristers/sunyana-sharma/

Sunyana Sharma is an inquest and professional discipline barrister with specialist knowledge in maritime and fishing law and health and safety law. She also has experience in regulatory compliance.

Sunyana Sharma has developed a strong practice in professional disciplinary regulation following secondments at the Nursing and Midwifery Council (‘NMC’) and as in-house lawyer at the General Chiropractic Council (‘GCC’). She appears regularly in most healthcare tribunals for substantive misconduct and health hearings, interim order applications and substantive order reviews. She is regularly instructed by nursing, care homes and GP Surgery’s appealing CQC decisions before the First Tier Tribunal.

As a criminal and regulatory specialist, Sunyana has developed expertise that focuses on the maritime and fisheries sector.  She regularly prosecutes, defends and advises in actions brought by the Maritime Coastguard Agency (‘MCA’). Her cases have included collisions at sea, health and safety breaches, pollution offences, illegal fishing and registration and technical failures.

Sunyana’s experience in inquest work covers medical negligence cases, deaths at sea, fatal accidents at work and deaths in care home settings and suicides of community and voluntary and involuntary patients. She provides added value to inquests as a result of her previous practice area of personal injury in which she conducted clinical negligence claims, work related illnesses and accidents and police misconduct claims.

Sunyana has appeared for both the prosecution and defence in a number of health and safety cases.

Career

Called 2006

Professional Memberships

Assistant Coroner for Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth

Deputy District Judge in Civil and Family law

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK-Bar

Inquests & Public Inquiries - The Regions (Bar)

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Sunyana Sharma of 3PB Barristers is a well-known name across the South and South West regions for her representation of healthcare units, families, police constabularies and the Maritime Coastguard Agency. She has ample experience advising on Article 2 issues, jury inquests, clinical negligence deaths and deaths in the workplace. She has additional expertise in dealing with deaths at sea, a specialist area of law. Sharma sits as an assistant coroner for Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth.

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Professional Discipline - London (Bar)

Band 5

Individual Editorial

Sunyana Sharma of 3PB Barristers maintains a strong practice in professional disciplinary regulation following secondments at the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the General Chiropractic Council. She regularly appears before healthcare tribunals acting for a range of healthcare professionals.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Sunyana is very personable and friendly, with great client care skills. Her advocacy style is very relaxed and positive, which is ideal for inquests.

Inquests & Public Inquiries respondent
UK-Bar

Sunyana is an experienced inquest barrister. She's great with clients and instructing solicitors, and adept at dealing with complex and sensitive matters.

Inquests & Public Inquiries respondent
UK-Bar

Sunyana is able to communicate in layman's terms, so family members can be fully reassured. She really pleasant and thorough. I understand why she's so popular!

Inquests & Public Inquiries respondent
UK-Bar

Sunyana Sharma is an excellent advocate, is very good with clients and provides a high-level service.

Inquests & Public Inquiries respondent
UK-Bar

She's really good at getting to grips with the nuances of cases and asking the right questions of the client. She matches her advice and approach to cases to the client.

Professional Discipline respondent
UK-Bar

Clients often appreciate her caring and empathetic nature. Her written work is to a high standard and she has excellent advocacy skills that often achieve great results.

Professional Discipline respondent
UK-Bar

Sunyana has excellent communication, attention to detail and client care skills.

Professional Discipline respondent
UK-Bar

Sunyana is very personable and friendly, with great client care skills. Her advocacy style is very relaxed and positive, which is ideal for inquests.

Inquests & Public Inquiries respondent
UK-Bar

Sunyana is an experienced inquest barrister. She's great with clients and instructing solicitors, and adept at dealing with complex and sensitive matters.

Inquests & Public Inquiries respondent
UK-Bar

Sunyana is able to communicate in layman's terms, so family members can be fully reassured. She really pleasant and thorough. I understand why she's so popular!

Inquests & Public Inquiries respondent
UK-Bar

Sunyana Sharma is an excellent advocate, is very good with clients and provides a high-level service.

Inquests & Public Inquiries respondent
UK-Bar

She's really good at getting to grips with the nuances of cases and asking the right questions of the client. She matches her advice and approach to cases to the client.

Professional Discipline respondent
UK-Bar

Clients often appreciate her caring and empathetic nature. Her written work is to a high standard and she has excellent advocacy skills that often achieve great results.

Professional Discipline respondent
UK-Bar

Sunyana has excellent communication, attention to detail and client care skills.

Professional Discipline respondent
UK-Bar

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Individual Editorial

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