R (Lee) v HM Assistant Coroner for Sunderland [2019] EWHC 3227 (Admin) Regular readers of our blog will recall this case dealing with the tricky issue of whether Art 2 obligations are engaged when a person dies whilst receiving psychiatric care in the community (see the earlier blog here). In Lee v HM Assistant Coroner […]
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Jordan v The Chief Constable of the PSNI [2019] NICA 61 The latest instalment of the long running Pearse Jordan inquest saga provides an important warning to all coroners and other public bodies involved in Article 2 investigations where there is delay in coming to inquest because of shortcomings on the part of a public body […]
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Dyer v Assistant Coroner for West Yorkshire [2019] EWHC 2897 (Admin) If the tribunal, the lawyers and the jury who will be making the decision can watch a witness as they give live evidence one might ask why should it matter if the rest of the public and press might not see the witness’ face? […]
Frost v HM Coroner for West Yorkshire (Eastern District) [2019] EWHC 1100 (Admin) Where new evidence becomes available which renders an inquest’s factual basis inaccurate the interests of justice remain the touchstone for applications under section 13: even the passage of over half a century does not remove the necessity and desirability of ordering a fresh inquest. Here a bereaved […]
Re AB (Application for reporting restrictions: Inquest) [2019] EWHC 1668 (QB) When seeking any order it always helps to make the right application, to the right court, following the right procedure. Although when it does go horribly wrong it at least provides valuable learning for the rest of us. So make sure you are sitting […]