R (Maxine Hamilton-Jackson) v HM Assistant Coroner for Mid Kent and Medway [2016] EWHC 1796 (Admin) The absence of opening or closing speeches at inquests means that the need for clarity when summing up is all the more important. The jury must know clearly what they need to find as facts in order to justify any […]
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R (Tyrrell) v Senior Coroner for Durham & Darlington [2016] EWHC 1892 (Admin) Around two thirds of the 250 deaths in prison each year are from a naturally occurring cause. In a decision that will be warmly welcomed by Coroners, the Divisional Court has now determined that there is no obligation to hold an Art […]
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Burke-Monerville v HM Senior Coroner of Inner North London, application for urgent relief, High Court: Fri 8 July The trend of recent decisions in the High Court has been a general reluctance to hear challenges to coroners’ procedural decisions prior to the end of an inquest. Whether the proceedings have or have not been substantively […]
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The Inquest Book: The Law of Coroners and Inquests C Cross and N Garnham (Eds) (2016) Hart Publishing Ltd £150 ISBN: 978-1-84946- 649-3 Hardback How often when needing to quickly advise a client, draft a pithy skeleton argument or get on your feet fast to make submissions on a point of law have you thought […]
R (Tainton) v Senior Coroner for Preston and West Lancashire [2016] EWHC 1396 (Admin) The Court of Appeal in Lewis[1] made it clear that there is a power, but not a duty, to leave to an inquest jury findings regarding non-causative shortcomings which only may have led to or hastened death. A coroner has discretion […]
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