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See all news"One of our go-to juniors for inquest and inquiries work. She is supremely hard-working, unflappable and cuts straight to the heart of the matter. Her advocacy is powerful yet measured." "Nikita is a really good advocate, who also offers exceptional client care and excellent judgement."
"She is so organised and so on top of everything."
Nikita has been consistently ranked as a leading individual in the Inquests and Public Inquiries section in Chambers & Partners UK and Legal 500 since 2018.
Nikita is a sought after junior for complex and high profile inquests and public inquiries, and has been instructed on behalf of a wide range of interested persons and core participants. She has acted as junior counsel to the inquest in the Hillsborough Inquest, first junior counsel to the inquiry in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and, most recently, acted for a core participant in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
Nikita has experience of the lengthy and complex procedures required for applications to the Attorney General for a fiat to overturn the findings of an inquest and has both advised upon and acted in judicial review proceedings arising from inquests.
Grenfell Tower Inquiry
Nikita is instructed to represent a core participant involved in the renovation of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry following a fire which resulted in the death of 71 people.
Rushbrooke v HM Coroner for West London
Nikita acted on behalf of the Coroner in an application to quash the inquest into the death of Sylvia Rushbrooke who was, at the time of her death, subject to a DOLS order and resident in a care home. The application was based upon procedural irregularities in the first inquest as well as insufficiency of inquiry.
R.e. Peter John Fasoli
Nikita acted on behalf of the Senior Coroner for West London in an application to the Divisional Court to quash the inquest into the death of Peter Fasoli. Mr Fasoli’s death was originally found to be accidental, following a fire at his home. Video footage subsequently discovered showed that Mr Fasoli was murdered before the fire was intentionally set.
Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
Nikita is currently instructed as junior counsel in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, which was established to examine how the country’s institutions responded to their duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse.
Cummings v HM Coroner for West London
Nikita acted for the Senior Coroner for West London in an application to quash the inquest into the death of an elderly lady who died when her home caught on fire, following receipt of a new investigation by the London Fire Brigade into the possible causes of that fire.
Inquest into the death of NA
Nikita appeared in an inquest into the suspected suicide of a Bristol University Student. 12 students at the University had or were suspected of having taken their own lives in an 18 month period. Nikita represented a GP in the student health services in a complex inquest which looked at the particular challenges faces in the treatment of young students suffering from mental health difficulties.
Inquest into the death of AR
Nikita represented the GP surgery in a week long inquest into the death of a patient with significant and complex mental health problems who took his own life after he was discharged from community mental health services into the care of his GPs.
Inquest into the death of AG
Nikita was instructed in an Article 2 Inquest following the drowning of a swimmer at a health centre. The deceased was seen on CCTV struggling for some time, before being at the bottom of the pool for 6 minutes before being retrieved by staff even though there was a lifeguard on duty at that time.
Inquest into the death of KG
Nikita is instructed by a travel company in an inquest into the death of a UK traveller in one of their European hotels.
Hillsborough Stadium Disaster
Nikita was instructed by Sir John Goldring as junior counsel to the inquest into the death of 96 football fans at the Hillsborough Stadium Disaster. Nikita was particularly involved in the consideration of the extensive and complex pathological evidence.
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