Rebekah Hummerstone

Inquests & Public Inquiries

Rebekah is currently instructed as part of the senior counsel team for the Inquiry for the Undercover Policing Inquiry which began hearing evidence in November 2020.  Rebekah is at present preparing for live hearings which will resume in April 2021.

Rebekah was instructed as junior on behalf of the Metropolitan Police in the inquest arising from the 7/7 bombing. She also appeared in the inquest following the repatriation of those who died in the 9/11 attack in the USA. Rebekah’s other inquest experience includes appearing on behalf of the police in an inquest involving the death of a mentally ill patient who died whilst in secure accommodation.