2 Hare Court | London Barristers Chambers - One of the UK's leading sets

Members of 2 Hare Court are regularly instructed as both counsel to the inquiry and to represent core participants, leading in this field by offering exceptional advocacy coupled with astute tactical and strategic advice.

The last decade has seen a proliferation of Public Inquiries and this trend shows no sign of abating. Members have acted in most of the major Public Inquiries conducted over the last 10 years, including the Thirlwall Inquiry, the Undercover Policing Inquiry, UK Covid-19 Inquiry, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, the Jermaine Baker Inquiry, the Independent Inquiry into Afghanistan, the Manchester Arena Inquiry, the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry and the Infected Blood Inquiry.

Public Inquiries plainly pose significant legal, financial and reputational risks to individuals, organisations (both large and small) and government bodies or departments. Successful representation at any Public Inquiry involves not only closely monitoring the Inquiry’s proceedings but also understanding and planning for what might follow. Drawing on our training and skills from throughout Chambers’ practice areas, 2 Hare Court’s Public Inquiries team are ideally placed to provide the necessary advice, representation and support through these challenging cases.

"2 Hare Court have quality running right through the set."

Legal 500 UK 2025

"Always helpful clerking team and excellent counsel available."

Legal 500 UK 2025

"Clearly very good for inquests and inquiries."

Legal 500 UK 2023

Key Contact

Julian Campbell, Director of Clerking

For more information please contact Julian Campbell on 020 7869 7806 or email juliancampbell@2harecourt.com.

We will guide you through our simple and transparent process and ensure you obtain the best representation.

Public Inquiries Barristers

King's Counsel

Jonathan Laidlaw KC

Call 1982 | Silk 2008

Jonathan Rees KC

Call 1987 | Silk 2010

Kate Blackwell KC

Call 1992 | Silk 2012

Michael Hayton KC

Call 1993 | Silk 2013

Christopher Coltart KC

Call 1998 | Silk 2014

Oliver Glasgow KC

Call 1995 | Silk 2016

David Whittaker KC

Call 1986 | Silk 2019

Marios Lambis KC

Call 1989 | Silk 2022

Gudrun Young KC

Call 2001 | Silk 2022

Junior Counsel

Andrew Colman

Call 1980

Peter Gray KC (Scotland)

Call 1992 | Silk 2002 (Scotland)

Craig Ferguson

Call 1992

Iain Daniels

Call 1992

Gavin Irwin

Call 1996

Scott Ivill

Call 1997

Michael Rawlinson

Call 2002

Julia Faure Walker

Call 2004

Vivienne Tanchel

Call 2005

Sarah Przybylska

Call 2006

Emily Dummett

Call 2006

Tom Day

Call 2008

Ben Rich

Call 2010

Will Martin

Call 2010

Nikita McNeill

Call 2010

Laura Stephenson

Call 2012

Sophia Dower

Call 2013

Paul Renteurs

Call 2013

Lewis MacDonald

Call 2014

Grace Forbes

Call 2015

Hannah Thomas

Call 2016

Neelam Gomersall

Call 2017

Max Mills

Call 2018

Harry Laidlaw

Call 2018

Eleanor Lucas

Call 2018

Jack Gilliland

Call 2019

Ralph Pickering

Call 2021

Thomas Beardsworth

Call 2021

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