Director & Head of Major Inquests & Inquiries, Elkan Abrahamson, and Associate Director & Inquests & Inquiries Solicitor, Nicola Brook, are keeping you up to date with the latest news as the Covid Inquiry develops. Both Elkan & Nicola are not only dedicated to helping you seek the justice you deserve, they are determined to ensure complete transparency throughout this process. You can read all of the latest news below. 

2023

• Covid Inquiry begins first day of evidence as voices finally heard - 13th June 2023
• Covid Inquiry Chair 'could be forced to quit' if government win WhatsApp battle - 5th June 2023
• Letter from government as it brings judicial review - 1st June 2023
• Covid Inquiry Chair announces further investigations with Modules 4, 5 and 6 opening - 31st May 2023

2022

• What is the Covid Inqury and why do we need it? - 21st October 2022
• Bereaved families fear they will be excluded from the Covid Inquiry - 4th October 2022
• Covid Inquiry Chair announces Module 2 opening and scope - 31st August 2022
• Baroness Hallett outlines initial plans for Covid Inquiry Modules - 5th August 2022
• Covid Inquiry Chair announces Protocol for handling evidence - 29th July 2022
• Baroness Hallett promises ‘swift but thorough’ Covid Inquiry in opening statement - 21st July 2022
• Covid Inquiry legal team submit proposal for Chair’s ‘Listening Project’ - 1st July 2022
• Boris Johnson officially launches Covid Inquiry, 2 years after campaign began - 28th June 2022
• Covid-19 Bereaved Families consider action against PM for Covid Inquiry delay - 27th June 2022
• Damning Sue Gray report reminds us why we need the Covid Inquiry now - 27th May 2022
• Covid Inquiry Chair sends ToR recommendations to the Prime Minister - 12th May 2022
• Elkan Abrahamson reflects on the APPG on Coronavirus - 27th April 2022
• Covid Inquiry Costs Scheme approved by Baroness Hallett - 30th March 2022
• Marking the Second Anniversary of the Covid-19 Lockdown - 23rd March 2022
• Covid Inquiry Chair calls for your feedback on draft Terms of Reference - 11th March 2022
• Bereaved families urge Prime Minister not to interfere with Terms of Reference - 15th February 2022
• Covid Inquiry Terms of Reference submitted for Government Consideration - 10th January 2022

2021

• PM appoints Baroness Heather Hallett as Covid Inquiry Chair - 15th December 2021
• Covid Inquiry families release ‘Learn Lessons, Save Lives’ report - 1st December 2021
• “A step towards justice”: PM to appoint Covid-19 Inquiry Chair by Christmas - 29th September 2021
• Why the Covid-19 Public Inquiry must start now - 27th May 2021
• A Covid-19 Public Inquiry must begin now to give bereaved families the answers they deserve - 14th May 2021

2020

• Bereaved families threaten legal action against the government - 4th August 2020
• Bereaved COVID-19 families fighting for Justice are backed by Labour leader - 17th July 2020
• An open letter to Boris Johnson - 17th June 2020
• A Public Inquiry into the Government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK must be launched now - 17th June 2020

Public Inquiries can be complex and often difficult to understand, particularly when it comes to the many stages, rules and processes. It is the aim of our Covid Inquiry legal team to break down these complexities and developments as they happen so that you, the client, are able to focus on what really matters; seeking justice.

Join the fight for justice

We’d strongly advise anyone who has suffered a bereavement due to Covid-19 to join the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group if you have not already sone so, as we know that pressure of numbers will be a significant factor in causing the Government to launch the Inquiry.

Visit our Covid Inquiry FAQ page for answers to some of our commonly asked questions surrounding the Inquiry, next steps, how to instruct legal representation and more.