Following the death of 86 year old Sarlotta Rotsztein who died on September 29th 2014 at the Royal Free Hospital, her relatives sought an ex -
parte injunction to prevent a full post mortem after Mary Hassell, the Inner London Coroner refused a body scan for which they were willing to pay.Her decision was taken
against a background of differing medical opinions on the cause of death.Mr Justice Leggatt had granted an
injunction prohibiting an invasive post mortem until attempts were made to determine the cause of death by a non or minimally invasive post mortem - and a CT scan was performed at the John Radcliffe Hospital, where Professor Roberts, in his opinion, identified a clear cause of death.
Recent work includes obtaining an ex
parte privacy
injunction on behalf of a prominent businessman, advising the Attorney General regarding a contra mundum
injunction for lifelong anonymity in the case of A&B (arising from the 2009 Edlington attacks) and advising on the enforceability of s. 40 Crime & Courts Act 2014 concerning costs awards
against media organisations post-Leveson.