Paige Jones

Paige has a growing inquest practice and has represented Interested Persons including:

• Various police forces across the United Kingdom.
• NHS Trusts; and
• The Independent Office for Police Conduct.

Paige has acted as sole counsel in a range of inquests including non-Article 2 (Jamieson inquests), Article 2 (Middleton inquests) and those heard with a jury. Some of Paige’s cases include:

• Representing a police force in a two-week inquest into a death in custody as a result of cocaine toxicity which culminated in a misadventure conclusion;
• Representing a police force in a 7-day double inquest into deaths that took place following a police pursuit in which the jury came to the overall conclusion of “Road Traffic Collision” and that the police actions did not directly cause the deaths;
• Representing the IOPC in the inquest into the death of Sean Fitzgerald, a 6 week inquest that took place following a police shooting;
• Representing an NHS Trust in the inquest into a death following complications of surgery.

Paige is also lead in an inquest into the death of a British soldier who died during a live fire training exercise, acting on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Prior to qualification, Paige worked at a law firm in the Northwest of England, and has experience working with bereaved families in inquests, often concerning self-inflicted deaths in prison and mental health settings.