SOPHIE CARTWRIGHT

Call 1998     Inner Temple

cartwright@deanscourt.co.uk



Crime 


Business Crime and Regulatory

Inquests


Court of Protection and Community Care Law

 

'Highly recommended for complex inquest instructions.'

- Legal 500, 2010
'is recommended for complex inquests and Court of Protection matters'
- Legal 500, 2011

 

Legal 500

 

 

 

 

 

Education/Qualifications

Blackburn College
Warwick University (LLB)
Inns of Court School of Law
Salford University (MA: Health and Safety and Environmental Law)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)

Scholarships

Winner of the Blackstone Prize (University of Warwick)

Society of Inner Temple - Bursary


Areas of Practice

General Crime (Prosecution and Defence)

Regulatory Crime (including in particular Environmental and Health and Safety Offences)

Inquests - representing insured, public sector bodies (Local Authorities, HealthCare Trusts) and private limited companies. Extensive experience of inquests conducted with a jury and inquests in which Article 2 has been found to be engaged (including death in custody).  Has also received instructions to advise HM Coroner on disclosure.

On the GMC Panel of Advocates.

Court of Protection and Community Care Law. (Please see separate entry on the Court of Protection and Community Care Law page of the website)
 

Professional Associations

Criminal Bar Association

Health and Safety Lawyers Association

Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers



Recent Cases

R (on the application of C) v A Local Authority,        [2011] All ER (D) 171 (Jun) Neutral Citation:   [2011] EWHC 1539 (Admin).

 

Reported Inquest: Re Andrea Adams, Inquest Law, Issue 19, June 2010, pg 19-20

Reported Inquest: Re Barry Stone Inquest Law, Issue 20 2010 pp 36-37

Inquest touching the death of Samuel Linton

Re a Construction Company (HSE Prosecution regarding death at work - Defence)

Re a Retail Outlet (HSE Prosecution in respect of an injury sustained in a well known Retail Chain and resultant death arising from medical complications - Defence)

Re a Local Authority (HSE Prosecution concerning injury sustained on local authority premises, resulting in death - Defence

Re a Farmer (Prosecution conducted on behalf of United Utilities in connection with pollution of local watercourses)

Re a Company (Defence of a company prosecuted by the Environment Agency for pollution of a watercourse)

Re a Water company Representing a water company in respect of obtaining a warrant of entry

R v Wilcock (Murder - Defence Junior)

 

Other

I regularly present seminars and lectures to the local legal and related professional communities and public sector clients.  I have also participated in presentations to and facilitated upon the Health and Safety and Environmental Law Masters Programme (LLM/MA) conducted by the Law Faculty of Salford University.

May 2010 Training day for Local Authorities on Inquests

July 2011 Inquests and Mental Health