Module 1 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry published

The report into Module 1 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on the preparedness and resilience of the United Kingdom for a Coronavirus pandemic, in which Joshua Cainer was instructed as Junior Counsel to the Inquiry, was published last week.

Chaired by Baroness Hallett, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry is a statutory public inquiry set up under the Inquiries Act 2005 to examine the UK’s response to and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and learn lessons for the future.

The report for Module 1 was published on 18 July 2024. The full report is published here and the ‘In Brief’ summary of the report can be found here. Baroness Hallett gave a live statement accompanying the publication of the report which can be viewed here.

Joshua Cainer was instructed as Junior Counsel to the Inquiry for Module 1 as part of a counsel team led by Hugo Keith KC (Lead Counsel to the Inquiry) and Kate Blackwell KC.

Further details on the report can be found here.

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Joshua Cainer has a broad civil practice which covers commercial law, pensions law and employment law. He also has significant experience in public law, regulatory and human rights matters, having previously taught undergraduate students in Administrative Law as well as having worked on a wide range of appellate cases relating to public law and human rights whilst working as the judicial assistant to Sir Terence Etherton, Master of the Rolls.

He also has particular experience in areas of public and regulatory law which cross-over with the commercial and pensions law elements of his practice, having previously been seconded to assist with regulatory investigations at the Bank of England and at The Pensions Regulator.

He is also a member of the Attorney General’s Junior Junior Scheme.

To find out more, contact Matt Sale +44 (0)20 7427 4910 or Lexie Johnson on +44 (0)207 427 0801 for a confidential discussion.

Covid-19, News 22 Jul, 2024