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Megan Gilchrist

Year called: 2015

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Area of Expertise

Crime

Miss Gilchrist acts for both the Prosection and Defence in a number of areas criminal law both in the Magistrates and the Crown Court.

Family

Miss Gilchrist has acted for the Local Authority in a number of interim case management hearing and interim removal cases. She also has undertaken a number of private law children applications.

Directories

‘Megan is a very efficient, calming, and measured barrister. She is very organised and supportive to work alongside, and she gets orders to you in record speed.’
Ranked: Tier 3
(Legal 500 2025) (Leading Juniors: Family Children and Domestic Abuse) 
 
Megan is able to provide reassurance to clients and fill them with confidence that she understands both them and their case. Megan, despite being junior, approaches her cases with a level of calmness and sensibility that is rarely seen. She has a busy and thriving practice because she is recognized by solicitors as being thorough in the preparation of her cases.’
Ranked: Tier 1
(Legal 500 2023) (Rising Stars: Child Law Public and Private) 
 
 ‘Her strengths are: attention to detail, analytical, ability to remain calm under pressure, and approachability.’
Ranked: Tier 1
(Legal 500 2021) (Rising Stars: Child Law Public and Private)

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Practice Overview

Miss Gilchrist was called to the bar by the Honourable Society of Inner Temple in July 2015 and successfully completed pupillage in October 2017.

Notable/Recent Cases

  • Acted for the applicant in judicially reviewing the decision of a coroner where, at an inquest, the employer was found to have exposed the deceased to chemicals which caused his death. Led by leading counsel. 
  • Advised an interested person in relation to its response and position to an application for judicial review arising from a death in a care home.
  • Acted for a hospital in relation to the death of a newborn baby in its maternity ward.
  • Acted for the insurers of a driver in relation to a road traffic collision. The case was a rare instance where the coroner had to consider a conclusion of unlawful killing, because of the standard of driving of one of the vehicles.
  • Acted for the healthcare provider in relation to the death of an inmate in prison. The prisoner had committed suicide, and issues included addressing the mental health risk assessments and treatment provided to the prisoner. 
  • Acted for the employee of a specialist children’s cot supply company in an inquest arising from the death of a disabled toddler. Issues around gross negligence manslaughter and tampering with evidence were addressed at the inquest. 
  • Acted for the owner of a farm at an inquest arising from a death on the farmyard.
  • Acted for the owners of a care home in relation to the death of a resident following a fall at the care home. Issues in relation to neglect, risk assessments and adequate care aids being in place were addressed. 
  • In module one, acted as part of the team advising one of the Core Participants at the Covid Inquiry.
  • Was part of the team assisting on a discovery and disclosure exercise in a billion pound High Court action concerning a foreign tax law claim.