R (Morahan) v HM Coroner for West London [2021] EWHC 1603 (Admin) Arguments about the application of Article 2 ECHR remain one of the most taxing legal issues in the coronial jurisdiction. That the European Convention was never intended to be applied as fixed black letter law, but to be an instrument open to judicial […]
R (Wandsworth) v HM Senior Coroner for Inner West London [2021] EWHC 801 (Admin) Most coroners won’t see any need to take extra care round a swimming pool when a Nicholas Cage film is about to be released, even given the clear relationship between one of Hollywood’s most prolific star’s film appearances and the number […]
In the matter of the Inquest into the death of Michael Richard Vaughan [2020] EWHC 3670 (Admin) Sometimes within the simplest of cases lies a wealth of useful reminders and lessons for everyone. This superficially uncomplicated and uncontested application under s.13 Coroners Act 1988 is a treasure trove of learning for anyone who may find […]
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Chief Coroner’s Law Sheet #6, 13.1.2021 The new Chief Coroner, HHJ Teague QC, has just published his first legal guidance in the form of “Law Sheet 6” addressing the impact of the case of R (on the application of Maughan) v Her Majesty’s Senior Coroner for Oxfordshire [2020] UKSC 46 on coronial practice. These Law Sheets are […]
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R (Maughan) v Senior Coroner for Oxfordshire [2020] UKSC 46 There is perhaps no better example of the judicial development of our common law than Maughan. A case which began with a family member appealing against what they believed was the incorrect application of the civil standard of proof to a suicide conclusion has ended […]
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