Landmark inquest into air pollution

The new inquest into the death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, which will examine the role of air pollution in her death and whether there was a failure to protect the public from air pollution, began on 30 November 2020. Ella’s family are represented by Doughty Street’s Adam Straw. Adam is led by Richard Hermer QC and acts alongside Ravi Mehta. They are instructed by Jocelyn Cockburn at Hodge Jones & Allen solicitors.

Media links include these: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-55133052, www.thetimes.co.uk/article/air-pollution-exceeded-legal-levels-asthma-girl-s-inquest-told-pqgsrdn02