HM Senior Coroner for Cornwall And the Scilly Isles [2024] EWHC 2673 (Admin). 22 October 2024. Judgment here Where a Coroner has conducted an inquest and, through no fault of their own, done so on the basis of an incomplete picture of the circumstances surrounding the death, both the interests of the bereaved and the […]
The website of the Voicing Loss project: A research and policy project on the role of bereaved people in coroners’ investigations and inquests. is now live here . The Voicing Loss project has examined the role of bereaved people in coroners’ investigations and inquests. The researchers conducted interviews with bereaved people, coronial professionals and witnesses, in addition […]
HM Senior Coroner Sarah Ormond-Walshe v Sherren [2024] EWHC 2332. Judgment (here) 30 July 2024 Language matters, particularly in public life. It is now well accepted that no coroner or inquest lawyer should ever say (or invite a jury to find) that someone has ‘committed suicide’. That archaic term connoting criminal conduct not only carries […]
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Commencing 26th September 2024 The Centre for Contemporary Coronial Law at the University of Bolton is pleased to announce that the highly successful Coronial Law short course will be offered again, starting on Thursday, 26th September 2024. This course is designed for those involved with or aspiring to work within the coronial service. It provides […]
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Senior Coroner for Northamptonshire v Lovell and Teague [2024] EWHC 2331 (Admin) 30 July 2024. Judgment here It is rare for the High Court to refuse an application by a Senior Coroner to overturn their own inquest. However in this case the judges were not persuaded that it was either necessary or desirable to make the […]