Books by Leslie Thomas

Leslie Thomas is a barrister at Garden Court Chambers in London, specialising in civil claims against the police and public authorities. Leslie is a well-known expert in the field of inquest law and he represents bereaved families at inquests. He specialises in deaths in police or prison custody or mental institutions. He has been counsel for the families in many high-profile inquests including those touching the deaths of Wayne Douglas, James Brady, Ibrahim Sey, Michael Fitzgerald, Nathan Delahunty, Christopher Alder, Michael Ward, Martin Green, and Kurt Howard. Some of these cases have gone to the European Court of Human Rights (Douglas, Brady and Fitzgerald). Leslie regularly speaks and provides training in the area of inquests. He is an active member of the Inquest Lawyers Group and a member of the INQUEST advisory group.Adam Straw is a barrister at Tooks Chambers in London, specialising in public, inquest, prison, mental health and discrimination law. Adam has particular experience acting for families of the bereaved at inquests, and making public law challenges to coronial decisions. Inquest cases include deaths in custody and mental health detention, police shootings and restraint deaths. He has written widely on the subject for Solicitors Journal, New Law Journal, Legal Action and the Inquest Law Journal.Danny Friedman is a barrister at Matrix Chambers in London, specialising in civil liberties within the criminal justice system, civil actions against state organisations and public law including crime, inquests and general civil liberties-related judicial review. Danny has acted for bereaved families in a number of right to life cases both in Strasbourg and in the UK, including Keenan v UK, R (Middleton) v West Yorkshire Coroner, R (Stanley) v HM Coroner for Inner North London and R (Wright and Bennett) v Secretary of State for the Home Department. He is a contributing editor to Archbold Criminal Pleading Evidence and Practice and Human Rights Practice (both Sweet and Maxwell).