HM CORONER
His Honour Richard Foster practised as a solicitor with a leading London law firm specialising in the liabilities of public authorities and medical negligence. He was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge in 2003, and a Circuit Judge in 2004. He was the Honorary Recorder of Luton from 2011 to 2019.
SOLICITORS TO THE INQUESTS
Higgs LLP have been appointed as Solicitors to the Inquest and are the main point of contact. Their contact details are set out under “Contact Us”.
The legal team at Higgs LLP is headed by Liz Hickman and Sarah Huntbach.
COUNSEL TO THE INQUESTS
- Jonathan Jones, KC
- Briony Ballard
- Scott Matthewson
- Rebecca Livesey
- Oliver May
- Thomas Beasley
- Serena Sekhon
- Melanie Mills
- Kerry Nicholson
- Dominique Smith
- Anirudh Mandagere
- Drea Becker
- Rhiannon Sadler
- Dan Mander
- Elisabeth Evans
- Caroline Skeet
- Emma Richards
- Francesca Kolar
- Tom Clarke
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM OF MEDICAL EXPERTS
- Professor Nigel Bundred (Professor of Surgical Oncology and Consultant Surgeon at University Hospital, South Manchester)
- Professor Mike Dixon (Professor of Breast Surgery and Consultant Surgeon at Western General Hospital, Edinburgh)
- Rick Linforth (Consultant Oncoplastic Breast and Reconstructive Surgeon at the Bradford Teaching Hospitals)
- David Dodwell (Consultant Clinical Oncologist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust and Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the University of Oxford)
- Simon Russell (Clinical Oncologist at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge)
- Steve Allen (Consultant Radiologist at the Royal Marsden Hospital).
- Professor Pat Price (Consultant Clinical Oncologist)
- Douglas Macmillan (Consultant Oncoplastic & Cosmetic Breast Surgeon at the Lincoln Private Hospital)
- Professor Simon Kay (Consultant Plastic Surgeon at The Leeds Teaching Hospitals)
- Professor Kieran Walshe (Professor of Health Policy and Management at Manchester Business School)
- Dr Simon Howell (Hospital Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant Anaesthetist at the University of Lees and the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust)
- Professor Emad Rakha (Professor of Breast Pathology and Honorary Consultant Pathologist at the University of Nottingham (UoN) and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust)