Craig Knightley

Solicitor and Professional Deputy specialising in Court of Protection matters. Enjoys modern art, design and tea. All views are my own.

[Craig Knightley @KnightleyCraig]

Thrilled to be featured in @ChambersGuides 2020. Very proud moment. Cannot thank my wonderful client enough for the testimonial, makes all the hard work worth it!! #Chambers @Attwaters

[Craig Knightley @KnightleyCraig]

@RWWCaseManagers @Tees_Law @AvMAuk Thank you so much. They made it home safely and have been shared with the Chelmsford office! Was great to meet you all!

[Craig Knightley @KnightleyCraig]

The Coroner advised that following the evidence heard during the inquest he had ongoing concerns, at a national level, regarding the communication of the restricted items regime to family and friends of patients before they visit the ward.

https://t.co/LnUzw5AzbZ

[Craig Knightley @KnightleyCraig]

With 40+ questions & 2 days of deliberations the jury in the inquest of Josh Sahota, who died at Wedgewood House, Bury St Edmunds, undertook their role diligently, returning a considered & concise conclusion noting a number of failings by the Trust that led to Josh’s tragic death

[Craig Knightley @KnightleyCraig]

The circumstances of Josh’s death also raised wider concerns in respect of restricted items on mental health wards, leading the Coroner to raise a Prevention of Future Deaths report with the Trust and the Minister for Mental Health and Patient Safety

[Craig Knightley @KnightleyCraig]

Good to hear through the inquest process that changes have been made at the Trust which hopefully will ensure that similar events do not happen again.

West Suffolk Hospital 'sorry' after Thurston postmaster died from heart attack following hip operation https://t.co/G2HFXhpEEv

[Craig Knightley @KnightleyCraig]

Hopefully the inquest will provide the family with much needed answers and lead to improvements in patient care and safety.

Father’s questions over death of 'intelligent' Joshua, 25, at mental health unit https://t.co/OutSFJpg7X

[John Hyde @JohnHyde1982]

There you go @telegraph, fixed it for you. #clinicalnegligence #NHS

[INQUEST @INQUEST_ORG]

Cristian Vallejo, 31, was a Colombian national resident in the UK. He was found unresponsive in London’s Green Park on 9 July 2019.

An inquest opening on Wednesday will explore the care he recieved from Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.
https://t.co/uionuRnxdh

[Craig Knightley @KnightleyCraig]

@jimrobottom @Matthia5Mueller Jim this is fantastic, congratulations to all involved!

[Craig Knightley @KnightleyCraig]

Inquest into the death of Corrie McKeague has been opened and the Pre Inquest Review Hearing listed for 5 Feb 2021.

[Craig Knightley @KnightleyCraig]

Missed chances to treat grandmother were ‘neglect’ after she died of heart attack, coroner says https://t.co/qE0n2nNPPJ

[INQUEST @INQUEST_ORG]

“Men, women and children died in the most shocking circumstances and we owe it to them and their families to have the most searching scrutiny of these deaths in the hope that changes will be made to help in preventing similar future deaths.” @DebatINQUEST https://t.co/GetxDmH94Z

[INQUEST @INQUEST_ORG]

"I ask anyone who suggests families don’t need legal representation to stop think for a minute how you would feel being in a court room, untrained, with the people you believe are responsible for your loved one’s death" @merryvarney #LegalAidforInquests https://t.co/iRrZpyAyWf

[Craig Knightley @KnightleyCraig]

What a sad and shocking disparity. Goodness knows what the figure would have been, had all the Trusts responded. Huge amounts of grieving families are simply left to get on with it and face a wall of legal representation at the time they need supporting the most! Disgusting

[Julie's Mental Health Foundation @J_MentalHealth]

We FOI'd every mental health trusts in England - just under half responded, we found together they spent over £4m on legal representation at inquests in a year, compared to just under £118,000 given to families in legal aid for MH inquests #legalaidforinquests @INQUEST_ORG

[Craig Knightley @KnightleyCraig]

@peeles7br @7BedfordRow @RichardBaker7br @thelegal500 Cheers Paul, much appreciated.

[Craig Knightley @KnightleyCraig]

@7BedfordRow @RichardBaker7br @thelegal500 Fantastic, congratulations all!

[Attwaters Solicitors @Attwaters]

We are delighted to announce another excellent set of results from @thelegal500, with some wonderful comments from clients about our outstanding solicitors! Read more:
https://t.co/Xs9HCwv5YH

[Craig Knightley @KnightleyCraig]

Nothing is more striking or distressing than when Hospital Trusts/Public bodies are represented by teams of Counsel, Solicitors and assistants and the bereaved family are simply meant to turn up and be able to engage in the inquest process against the wall of a legal team.

[INQUEST @INQUEST_ORG]

There is an urgent need for funding reform for bereaved families at inquests. The inequality of arms between families and the state is the most significant injustice in the coronial system.

Listen to @BBCfileon4 8pm tonight #LegalAidforInquests https://t.co/niaxSYtv79