Inquest into the death of Geoff Gray, 20.6.2019 (Findings of fact) The long running second inquest into the death of Private Geoff Gray at Deepcut Barracks ended yesterday when HH Peter Rook QC[1] returned a conclusion of suicide. Geoff was only 17 years old when he was found dead from gunshot wounds in the grounds […]
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The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care v (1) NMC (2) Anne Ndlovu [2019] EWHC 1181 (Admin) It is rare that healthcare staff are seriously dishonest in their evidence to an inquest, although sadly such conduct does at times happen. Even when criminal prosecutions are not subsequently pursued, this recent appeal is a […]
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R (Chidlow) v Senior Coroner for Blackpool and Flyde [2019] EWHC 581 (Admin) Humans’ bodies being such complex organisms it is unsurprising that medical causation is often extremely complicated and that the law regarding the legal causation of medical injuries can be particularly convoluted. Indivisible injuries, multifactorial causation, material contribution, loss of a chance etc. […]
What does the Government’s ‘Final Report: Review of Legal Aid for Inquests’ mean for Advocates? This report was published in February 2019. The section entitled ‘Making sure inquests remain inquisitorial’ at paragraphs 184 – 202 is particularly worth reading. The estimated cost of providing representation for families at inquests where the state is represented (a […]
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In the matter of Steponaviciene’s Application [2018] NIQB, 16.11.18 As coroners, lawyers and the bereaved wait to find out how the Court of Appeal will decide the Maughan case this coming April[1], a decision from across the Irish Sea has looked in detail at the English and Welsh Divisional Court’s decision in Maughan and found […]
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