Professor Johanne Erica "Jo" Delahunty, KC (born 15 September 1963) is a British barrister, judge, and legal academic.
[4] Delahunty was a member of the legal team that investigated the Hillsborough disaster and her work led to the conclusions of an inquest that the fans were not to blame and that the inaction of the South Yorkshire Ambulance Service contributed to the number of fatalities.
[5] Delahunty was Gresham Professor of Law from 2016 to 2020, a role that she performed alongside her full-time silk practice at 4 Paper Buildings, Temple, London.
She was made an Emeritus Gresham Professor of Law in 2020 and awarded a Fellowship in recognition of her contribution to the reputation and reach of the college, expanding its audience to include young men and women and those from disadvantaged and underrepresented groups .
[9] Group Recipient for the Hillsborough Inquest Family Lawyers* "A master strategist who gains the trust of clients, she knows exactly what to get out of witnesses."