Category: coroners

R (Carole Smith) v HM Assistant Coroner for North West Wales: Causation, admitted failings and what to record in the Record of Inquest – Parklane Plowden

Posted April 24th, 2020 in causation, chambers articles, coroners, hospitals, inquests, judicial review, mental health, news, suicide by sally

‘On 7 April 2020, judgment was handed down in R (Carole Smith) v HM Coroner for North West Wales [2020] EWHC 781 (Admin). The case has important repercussions as to the relevance of admitted failures to Coroners’ conclusions and the extent of what should be recorded in the Record of Inquest (‘ROI’).’

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Parklane Plowden, 21st April 2020

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DVSA told to act after Attleborough man killed by lorry – BBC News

Posted April 20th, 2020 in accidents, coroners, dangerous driving, news, road safety, standards by tracey

‘A coroner has called for changes to HGV training after an 82-year-old pedestrian was hit and killed while standing in a driver’s blind spot.’

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BBC News, 19th April 2020

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Coronial causation in a mental health context: case comment by Simon Connolly – Park Square Barristers

Posted April 17th, 2020 in causation, chambers articles, coroners, inquests, judicial review, mental health, news by sally

‘The Claimant (mother of the Deceased) applied to judicially review the Coroner’s decision and record of inquest on five grounds.’

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Park Square Barristers, 9th April 2020

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Coroners’ Investigations, Inquests and COVID-19 – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 30th, 2020 in coronavirus, coroners, delay, health, health & safety, human rights, inquests, news by sally

‘The following post was written on the morning of 26 of March 2020. Today, 27th of March, the Chief Coroner brought out Guidance 35 on hearings during the pandemic (no. 35), with the proviso that all these issues will be kept under review.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 26th March 2020

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Kaden Reddick: Topshop queue barrier death was accident – BBC News

Posted March 11th, 2020 in accidents, causing death of children or vulnerable adults, children, coroners, health & safety, inquests, news by tracey

‘A 10-year-old boy who was killed by a falling queue barrier at a Topshop store died accidentally, a coroner has said.’

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BBC News, 10th March 2020

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Case Preview: R (Maughan) v Her Majesty’s Senior Coroner for Oxfordshire – UKSC Blog

Posted February 10th, 2020 in appeals, bereavement, coroners, death in custody, inquests, judicial review, news, prisons, standard of proof, suicide, Supreme Court, unlawful killing by sally

‘This case concerns the standard of proof applicable in inquest proceedings in cases of alleged suicide. It raises important and fundamental questions concerning the conduct of inquests, and will be of particular significance to bereaved families where the deceased is alleged to have committed suicide while in the care or custody of the state. The Supreme Court may also consider the position in relation to findings of unlawful killing.’

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UKSC Blog, 7th February 2020

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Criminalising the possession of “terrorist propaganda”: a human rights analysis – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted January 22nd, 2020 in coroners, criminal justice, documents, freedom of expression, human rights, news, police, statute law revision, terrorism by sally

‘The Home Office is proposing to legislate for a new criminal offence relating to the “possession of the most serious material glorifying or encouraging terrorism”.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 21st January 2020

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Eating disorders: 12 deaths in seven years led to coroner warnings – The Guardian

Posted January 21st, 2020 in coroners, hospitals, mental health, news, suicide, young persons by sally

‘At least 12 highly vulnerable people with eating disorders have died over the last seven years after failings in care that were so severe that coroners in England and Wales issued legal warnings to hospitals to try to prevent further deaths.’

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The Guardian, 19th January 2020

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Home Office proposes offence of possessing terrorist propaganda – The Guardian

Posted January 15th, 2020 in coroners, freedom of expression, government departments, inquests, news, terrorism by sally

‘A new offence relating to possession of terrorist propaganda that glorifies or encourages extremism could be introduced to toughen up UK anti-terror laws.’

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The Guardian, 14th January 2020

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Guildford pub bomb inquest family ‘never going to get justice’ – BBC News

Posted December 18th, 2019 in bereavement, coroners, explosives, families, inquests, legal aid, legal representation, licensed premises, news, Northern Ireland, terrorism, victims by sally

‘A woman who lost her soldier sister in the Guildford pub bombings has said her family are “never going to get justice” even though the inquest has resumed.’

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BBC News, 18th December 2019

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Coroner criticises NHS after death of patient with broken neck who was shunted between hospitals three times – The Independent

Posted December 17th, 2019 in coroners, elderly, hospitals, inquests, news by tracey

‘The death of Jean Waghorn, who died after contracting pneumonia in hospital, sparked criticism from a coroner who said the NHS trust had ignored earlier warnings over moving patients between hospitals. Senior coroner Veronica Deeley had issued two official alerts to Brighton and Sussex Hospitals Trust last year after the deaths of frail elderly patients who were wrongly shuttled between hospitals.’

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The Independent, 16th December 2019

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Coroner warns theme parks to act on ride danger after girl’s death – The Guardian

Posted December 11th, 2019 in accidents, causing death of children or vulnerable adults, children, coroners, health & safety, inquests, news by tracey

‘A coroner has warned theme park operators about the risk of future deaths unless they address safety concerns over water rides, after an inquest into the drowning of an 11-year-old girl.’

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The Guardian, 10th December 2019

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Family of murdered autistic man attack coroner’s refusal to hold ‘full and fearless’ inquest – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 5th, 2019 in autism, bereavement, coroners, families, inquests, murder, news, police, professional conduct, recidivists, violent offenders by sally

‘A coroner has been criticised for refusing to hold a “full and fearless” inquest into murder of autistic man killed by a dangerous criminal just out of prison on licence.’

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Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2019

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High court quash coroner’s anonymity ruling and allows family of Andrew Hall to see inquest evidence of police officers – Garden Court Chambers

Posted November 20th, 2019 in anonymity, coroners, inquests, judicial review, news, police by sally

‘On 30 October 2019 the High Court ordered that seven family members be entitled to see 16 West Yorkshire police offers and a custody nurse give evidence at the inquest into the death of Andrew Hall, quashing the coroner’s ruling on anonymity.’

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Garden Court Chambers, 8th November 2019

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Prescription drugs review call after Bedford man’s death – BBC News

Posted November 13th, 2019 in coroners, inquests, medicines, news, prescription by sally

‘Prescription guidelines should be changed after a man died from using two medicines together, a coroner warned.’

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BBC News, 13th November 2019

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Army’s ‘failure to learn’ from training heat deaths of ‘grave concern’, coroner rules – The Independent

Posted October 28th, 2019 in armed forces, coroners, health & safety, inquests, news by tracey

‘A coroner has pledged to write to the defence secretary after an inquest into the death of a soldier on a training exercise raised “grave concerns” over the army’s “ability to learn from previous mistakes”.’

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The Independent, 26th October 2019

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Public inquiry to be held into Manchester terror attack to allow security services to give evidence – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 23rd, 2019 in closed material, coroners, evidence, inquiries, intelligence services, news, police, public interest immunity, terrorism by tracey

‘A public inquiry will be held into the Manchester Arena terror attack so that evidence from the security services and counter-terrorism police can be heard in camera.’

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2019

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Coroner urges Home Secretary to review domestic abuse laws after man bludgeons wife to death – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 23rd, 2019 in coroners, domestic violence, families, inquests, news, police, restraining orders, statute law revision, suicide, victims by sally

‘A man has been cleared of a criminal offence over a video that showed a model of a building marked “Grenfell Tower” being burned, while a group of friends laughed and joked.’

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2019

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Coroners link eleven deaths to glitches in NHS 111 and 999 systems – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 16th, 2019 in bereavement, children, coroners, hospitals, inquests, news, telecommunications by tracey

‘The deaths of eleven patients, including two young children, have been linked to glitches in the algorithms used by the NHS 111 and 999 services.’

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Daily Telegraph, 15th July 2019

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Seeking a secret inquest? A lesson in how NOT to go about asking for reporting restrictions – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted July 2nd, 2019 in anonymity, children, civil procedure rules, closed material, coroners, courts, death in custody, inquests, jurisdiction, limitations, local government, media, news, reporting restrictions, statutory duty, suicide by sally

‘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.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 1st July 2019

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