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Appendix 8. Core Participants and legal representation

Families of babies named on the indictment – Family Group 1

Counsel

Peter Skelton KC

Shahram Sharghy

Leanne Woods

Solicitors

Tamlin Bolton, Switalskis then Irwin Mitchell

Tim Annett, Irwin Mitchell

Families of babies named on the indictment – Family Group 2 & 3

Counsel

Richard Baker KC

Alex Jamieson

Sara Sutherland

Rochelle Rong

Solicitors

Richard Scorer, Slater & Gordon

Linda Schermer-Jones then Kerry Goulden, Oliver & Co

Sara Stanger then Carla Duprey, Bond Turner

Elen Roberts, Mackenzie Jones

Emma Scourfield, Harding Evans then Slater & Gordon

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Counsel

Fiona Scolding KC

Solicitor

Stuart Merchant, Bevan Brittan

Department of Health and Social Care

Counsel

Neil Sheldon KC

Jonathan Dixey

Robert Cohen

Jennifer Wright

Solicitors

James McArthur and Georgia Bain, Government Legal Department

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Counsel

Andrew Kennedy KC

Thomas Hayes

Solicitor

Emma Stockwell, Hill Dickinson

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

Counsel

Victoria Butler-Cole KC

Samantha Jones

Solicitor

Zahra Anderson Nanji, NMC

Care Quality Commission (CQC)

Counsel

Jenni Richards KC

Andrew Deakin

Solicitor

Ross Clark, CQC

NHS England

Counsel

Jason Beer KC

Solicitor

Charlotte Harpin, Browne Jacobson then DAC Beachcroft

Tony Chambers, Ian Harvey, Sue Hodkinson, Alison Kelly

Counsel

Kate Blackwell KC

Alex Tampakopoulos

Solicitor

Anna Naylor, Weightmans

Correct as at August 2026