Rachel is bright, knowledgeable, responsive but also extremely personable. Great at building a rapport with the witnesses involved.”

The Legal 500 2026, Inquests and Inquiries

Rachel appears in the coroner’s court on matters involving healthcare in a variety of contexts.

Recent instructions:

  • Representing the NHS Health Board following the death of a patient who suffered a fatal stroke following elective percutaneous coronary intervention.
  • Representing the NHS Health Board following the death of a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and hypertension with a haematoma secondary to a pelvic fracture while an inpatient.
  • Representing the family of a patient who suffered a fatal catastrophic bleed following suspected recurrence of throat cancer.
  • Representing the family following a neonatal death.
  • Representing the NHS Health Board following the death of a patient from a pulmonary embolism caused by a DVT following a road traffic accident.

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Directory Quotes

Rachel is bright, knowledgeable, responsive but also extremely personable. She is great at building a rapport with the witnesses involved.”

The Legal 500 2026, Inquests and Public Inquiries

Rachel’s expertise is second to none. She is a fierce advocate with exceptional attention to detail.”

Chambers UK 2026, Personal Injury

Rachel is knowledgeable, professional and very detailed. She is brilliant with our clients.”

Chambers UK 2026, Personal Injury

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  • Qualifications:

    • BPTC (Nottingham Law School) – very competent (top in year in commercial litigation and employment litigation)
    • Grad LLB (Nottingham Law School) – first class
    • GDL (University of Plymouth) – distinction
    • PhD (Newcastle University)
    • PGCertHE (Open University)
    • MA by research (University of Leeds)
    • BA (Hons) in Music with English Literature (University of Leeds)

  • Professional memberships:

    • Personal Injury Bar Association
    • Employment Law Bar Association
    • Women Lawyers’ Division
    • Member of the Western Circuit
    • Member of the Western Circuit’s Women’s Forum

  • Additional information:

    Before training for the Bar, Rachel was a full-time academic for many years, lecturing in musicology and specialising in Golden Era Hollywood film scoring and latterly working in Higher Education Policy Research. She is a recognised expert on the composer Franz Waxman (a particular focus of her PhD) on whom she has contributed a range of publications, including a Composer of the Week series for BBC Radio 3. She was until recently a professional classical cellist and singer.

  • Rachel Segal is regulated by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and holds a current practising certificate. If you are not satisfied with the service provided, please read here.