Megan Cox - 7 Harrington Street Chambers

Education & Qualifications

Law LLB 1^st Class (Hons) – University of Liverpool
Lincoln’s Inn Mary MacMurray Scholarship
BTC (83% – Very Competent) – BPP Manchester
Masters of Law (LLM) in Legal Practice (Distinction) – BPP Manchester

Area of Expertise

Crime & Family

Professional Memberships

Criminal Bar Association
Family Law Bar Association
Northern Circuit
Lincoln’s Inn

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Practice Overview

Miss Cox was called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn in July 2022.

Miss Cox joined chambers in 2023 after successfully completing a common law pupillage under the supervision of Mr Nick Cockrell.

Crime

Miss Cox accepts instructions in all areas of criminal law. Miss Cox frequently acts for both the prosecution and defence in a wide range of matters in the Crown and Magistrates’ courts. Recent cases involve sexual offences, drugs and assault. Miss Cox also accepts instructions in the Youth Court for a range of matters.

Family

Public Law

Miss Cox represents parents, children and Local Authorities in public law proceedings. She has experience of cases involving physical abuse, sexual abuse, domestic violence and neglect. Miss Cox has experience in deprivation of liberty applications under the Court’s inherent jurisdiction.

Private Law

Miss Cox also regularly represents parents in private law proceedings including applications for child arrangements orders, prohibited steps orders, non-molestation orders and occupation orders.

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.