Catherine Cundy

Who Catherine Cundy is

Catherine Cundy is a barrister who was admitted to the roll in 2001 and called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 2011. She was appointed as an Assistant Coroner in 2019, a Fee-paid First-tier Tribunal Judge in 2020, and as Area Coroner for North Yorkshire and York in August 2022. In that coroner role, listed on North Yorkshire Council's public pages, she conducted inquests and issued Regulation 28 Prevention of Future Deaths reports directed at NHS trusts including Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust and York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, raising concerns about failures in community mental health care. With effect from 2 March 2026, she was appointed a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal assigned to the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber. She has also given professional training on disclosure duties and Prevention of Future Death reports, including on ECHR Article 2 obligations in mental health care settings.

References for this biography

1. 1.Judge of the First-tier Tribunal Appointment: Cundy – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary — Confirms appointment to First-tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) from 2 March 2026; background on Bar admission (2011), Assistant Coroner (2019), Fee-paid Tribunal Judge (2020), Area Coroner (2022)
2. 2.Coroners and sudden death investigations – North Yorkshire Council — Lists Ms C Cundy as HM Area Coroner for North Yorkshire and York; gives coroner office address as The Old Courthouse, Racecourse Lane, Northallerton; provides organisational contact email
3. 3.Coroner says there's 'risk of future deaths' at NHS trust – YorkMix — Press coverage of Cundy's Prevention of Future Deaths report to TEWV NHS Trust following inquest into Victoria Taylor; her public comments on mental health service failures
4. 4.Family of woman who drowned in river say mental health services failed her – Denbighshire Free Press — Press reporting of Cundy's inquest findings and public statements on community mental health service failures regarding Victoria Taylor
5. 5.Catherine Cundy appointed as Area Coroner for North Yorkshire and York – Nine Chambers — Confirms appointment as Area Coroner from 1 August 2022; confirms prior membership of 9 St John Street Chambers from 2011
6. 6.Former member Cath Cundy gives talk on disclosure in the coroners court – Nine Chambers — Documents her professional training activity on Prevention of Future Death reports and ECHR Article 2 and mental health care
7. 7.Pamela Honeybone: Prevention of future deaths report – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary — Official judiciary record of a Prevention of Future Deaths report issued by Cundy as Area Coroner for North Yorkshire and York (September 2025)

Notable achievements

• Issued a Prevention of Future Deaths report to Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust following the inquest into the death of Victoria Taylor, citing failures in community mental health assessment and multi-agency working. Source ↗
• Appointed as a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) with effect from 2 March 2026. Source ↗
• Issued a Prevention of Future Deaths report following the inquest into the death of Stephen Dulling, directed to Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust and York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Source ↗
• Gave a professional training talk to barristers on disclosure duties in the Coroner's Court and provided an update on Prevention of Future Death reports and ECHR Article 2 case law in mental health care. Source ↗

Where Catherine Cundy has been quoted

1. Family of nurse found dead in river say she was failed by ‘systemic neglect’theguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026

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Contact & links

• Staff pagehttps://www.judiciary.uk/appointments-and-retirements/judge-of-the-first-tier-tribunal-appointment-cundy/
• Staff pagehttps://www.northyorks.gov.uk/births-deaths-marriages/death/coroners-and-sudden-death-investigation
• Press office emailcoronersadmin@northyorks.gov.ukpublished here ↗

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