Hillsborough inquests – media coverage

26 April 2016

Pete Weatherby QC, Mark George QC, Kate Stone and Andy Fitzpatrick of Garden Court North Chambers, along with Henrietta Hill QC of Doughty Street, are instructed for 22 Hillsborough families – 20 represented by Elkan Abrahamson of Broudie Jackson Canter, and 1 each by Terry Wilcox of EAD Solicitors and Anthony Higham of Butcher and Barlow LLP Solicitors. Below is a round-up of articles and media coverage featuring the team:

• 27.4.16 – I represented 22 Hillsborough families this week – and this is what it was like inside the courtroom (Independent) – Mark George QC;
• 28.4.16 – A Hillsborough lawyer explains the verdict: “We will never work on a case like it again” (Vice) – Kate Stone;
• 29.4.16 – Justice for the 96 at the Hillsborough inquest-LexisPSL-MGQC-290416 – Mark George QC writes “the Hillsborough inquests underline just how important the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998 really are”;
• 29.4.16 – Hillsborough inquests: why saying “sorry” isn’t enough (Justice Gap) – this blog first appeared on Mark George QC’s blog;  
• 2.5.16 Hillsborough inquests: The struggle to find the truth in more than a million documents (Liverpool Echo) – a feature on the team, plus Elkan Abrahamson (Broudie Jackson Canter); and
• 3.5.16 Hillsborough QC – can the cops offer justice for the 96? (Socialist Worker) – Mark George QC.