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UID:22@staging.hsla.org.uk
DTSTART:20190424T173000Z
DTEND:20190424T200000Z
DTSTAMP:20190331T175546Z
URL:https://staging.hsla.org.uk/events/the-shoreham-air-disaster-prosecuti
 on-its-aftermath/
SUMMARY:The Shoreham air disaster prosecution & its aftermath
DESCRIPTION:This presentation is given by Tom Kark QC and Kerry Broome who 
 were instructed by the CPS in the prosecution of Andrew Hill\, the pilot i
 nvolved in the Shoreham air show disaster. It will include the following:\
 n\n 	The charging and the legal issues pre indictment\n 	Counsels’ deali
 ngs with the bereaved\n 	The way the prosecution put the case\n 	The ‘ba
 d character’ evidence\n 	The defence case\n 	The legal challenges on sec
 uring the evidence\n 	The expert evidence on each side\n 	The wider effect
  of the verdicts\n\nTom Kark QC. Tom’s work originated in criminal law a
 nd he developed a practice prosecuting and defending white collar criminal
  cases and serious crime. In 2002 Tom was appointed Standing Counsel to HM
  Revenue and Customs and undertook their most serious and complex prosecut
 ions and for the Serious and Organised Crime Agency. In the early 2000s he
  began acting for a number of regulatory bodies and their registrants. In 
 2010 he was appointed counsel to the Public Inquiry into Mid Staffordshire
  NHS Foundation Trust Chaired by Robert Francis QC (later Sir Robert Franc
 is).\n\nTom continues to practise criminal law and has undertaken a number
  of health and safety prosecutions including offences involving allegation
 s of gross negligence manslaughter. In 2018-2019 Tom was appointed by the 
 Health Secretary to undertake a review of the Fit and Proper person test u
 nder regulation 5 of the Health and Social Care Regulations. In 2018 he wa
 s instructed to prosecute Mr Andrew Hill\, the pilot of the Hawker Hunter 
 jet involved in the Shoreham air show disaster.\n\nKerry Broome. Kerry has
  experience of the most serious criminal offences as both a prosecution an
 d a defence advocate.  She is instructed as leading junior\, led junior a
 nd sole counsel. Her cases often involve complex and sensitive evidence. 
  She has knowledge of every stage of proceedings and is recognised in part
 icular for her excellent advocacy.  Kerry is a Treasury Counsel Monitoree
  and as such deals with the most complex\, media sensitive and grave matte
 rs.\n\nKerry has an abundance of experience acting on behalf of profession
 als and for regulators across a variety of industries\, including educatio
 n\, law enforcement\, finance and healthcare.  She has experience of a wi
 de range of hearing category and of various stages in the process.  She h
 as great understanding of the industries she operates in\, applies excelle
 nt judgement\, is phenomenally hard-working and gets fantastic results.\n\
 nThis event is free to HSLA members. Non members can join HSLA and attend 
 the event free\n\n&nbsp\;
CATEGORIES:Lecture
LOCATION:QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers\, 1-2 Laurence Pountney Hill\, London
 \, EC4R 0EU\, United Kingdom
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