inquests – Current Awareness

2025 Protocol and Good Practice Model: Disclosure of information between Coroners and the Family Court in cases involving fatality – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted March 25th, 2025 in coroners, courts, disclosure, families, family courts, inquests, news by tracey

‘The President of the Family Division and the Chief Coroner are pleased to announce the publication of a new protocol, which takes effect today: the “2025 Protocol and Good Practice Model: Disclosure of information between Coroners and the Family Court in cases involving fatality”.’

Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 24th March 2025

Source: www.judiciary.uk

Hillsborough, Grenfell and Aberfan victims back police truth charter – BBC News

Posted March 18th, 2025 in accidents, disclosure, emergency services, fire, inquests, inquiries, news, police, sport, terrorism, victims by tracey

‘Victims of Hillsborough, Grenfell, the Manchester Arena terror attack and the Aberfan disaster have said decades of suffering could have been avoided if a new charter compelling the police to tell the truth, was introduced sooner.’

BBC News, 17th March 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Media lawyers overturn ‘secret inquest’ move – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 5th, 2025 in inquests, judicial review, news, private hearings, public interest by tracey

‘A group of media lawyers has helped overturn a coroner’s decision to hold the inquest into the death of a 38-year-old electrician in secret.’

Law Society's Gazette, 4th March 2025

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Woman could not stop husband’s suicide in London prison due to broken intercom – The Guardian

Posted February 28th, 2025 in inquests, married persons, news, prisons, suicide, telecommunications by Lily

‘A woman who drove 60 miles to Wormwood Scrubs to prevent her husband from taking his own life in prison was unable to alert staff in time because the telephone line and the intercom were both broken, a coroner has ruled.’

The Guardian, 27th February 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

UK teenager who killed herself after terror charges ‘was groomed by neo-Nazi’ – The Guardian

Posted February 28th, 2025 in children, inquests, news, suicide, terrorism by Lily

‘A teenager who killed herself after becoming the youngest person in the UK to be charged with terror offences had been groomed online by an American “neo-Nazi”, an inquest has been told.’

The Guardian, 27th February 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

UK government may have breached young soldier’s right to life, coroner concludes – The Guardian

Posted February 21st, 2025 in armed forces, complaints, coroners, disciplinary procedures, government departments, human rights, inquests, mental health, news, sexual offences, suicide by Lily

‘The UK government may have breached a young soldier’s right to life by failing to protect her from a sexual assault by a more senior colleague and from sustained unwelcome sexual attention from her line manager, a coroner has concluded.’

The Guardian, 20th February 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

Man dies at hospital after wrongly being fed jelly – BBC News

Posted February 20th, 2025 in food, hospitals, inquests, learning difficulties, news by tracey

‘An elderly man with swallowing difficulties died in hospital after he was wrongly fed jelly and choked.’

BBC News, 20th February 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Prison accused of lack of candour in probe into three self-inflicted deaths in 19 days – including ex Dreamboys boss – The Independent

Posted February 17th, 2025 in coroners, death in custody, inquests, mental health, Ministry of Justice, news, prisons, statistics, suicide by tracey

‘A coroner has accused prison bosses of “failing to act with candour” as she investigated three self-inflicted deaths in just 19 days at a scandal-hit prison, including that of the former head of the Dreamboys stripper group.’

The Independent, 14th February 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Man shot by police was lawfully killed, jury finds – BBC News

Posted February 14th, 2025 in firearms, inquests, news, offensive weapons, ombudsmen, police, professional conduct, unlawful killing by Lily

‘A man who was fatally shot by armed officers after entering a police station car park holding a knife and a bag with a cat inside was lawfully killed, an inquest has found.’

BBC News, 13th February 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

SAS soldiers used unjustified lethal force against IRA members, inquest finds – The Guardian

Posted February 7th, 2025 in armed forces, government departments, inquests, news, Northern Ireland by Lily

‘The use of lethal force by SAS soldiers who shot dead four members of the IRA in 1992 in an ambush in County Tyrone was not justified or reasonable, a judge at an inquest has ruled.’

The Guardian, 6th February 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

NHS 111 firm admits fault for not sending ambulance to baby who later died – The Guardian

Posted February 4th, 2025 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, children, health, hospitals, inquests, news by tracey

‘A private call handling firm operating the NHS 111 non-emergency service has admitted it was at fault for failing to send an ambulance to a baby boy who died shortly after falling ill, an inquest has heard.’

The Guardian, 3rd February 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

Judge rejects attempt to overturn inquest verdict on Stockport scout’s death – The Guardian

Posted January 31st, 2025 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, children, inquests, judicial review, negligence, news, unlawful killing by Lily

‘A high court judge has rejected an attempt by a scout leader and an assistant to overturn the findings of an inquest jury that concluded they were responsible for the unlawful killing of a 16-year-old boy who fell from a cliff during an expedition.’

The Guardian, 30th January 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

Leicester City helicopter crash ruled an accident – BBC News

Posted January 29th, 2025 in accidents, aircraft, bereavement, damages, inquests, news, sport by tracey

‘A helicopter crash in which five people were killed at Leicester City’s King Power Stadium was an accident, an inquest jury has concluded.’

BBC News, 28th January 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

A review on causation in the Coroner’s Court – St John’s Chambers

Posted January 16th, 2025 in causation, chambers articles, coroners, inquests, news by sally

‘At the recent inquest touching the death of Steve Dymond, HM Area Coroner Jason Pegg concluded there was no clear and reliable causal connection between Mr Dymond’s unfortunate death and his recent appearance on the ITV Jeremy Kyle Show. It was concluded that whilst “possible” the experience added to his distress it was not “probable”, reiterating the often-nuanced complexities of causation in the Coroner’s court.’

St John's Chambers, 2nd December 2024

Source: www.stjohnschambers.co.uk

Coroner issues warning about antidepressants after suicide of royal’s husband – The Guardian

Posted January 13th, 2025 in coroners, inquests, media, mental health, news, royal family, suicide by sally

‘A coroner has issued a warning about the effects of antidepressants prescribed by a Buckingham Palace doctor to the son-in-law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent before his suicide.’

The Guardian, 10th January 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

A review on causation in the Coroner’s Court – St John’s Chambers

Posted January 10th, 2025 in causation, chambers articles, coroners, inquests, media, news, suicide by sally

‘At the recent inquest touching the death of Steve Dymond, HM Area Coroner Jason Pegg concluded there was no clear and reliable causal connection between Mr Dymond’s unfortunate death and his recent appearance on the ITV Jeremy Kyle Show. It was concluded that whilst “possible” the experience added to his distress it was not “probable”, reiterating the often-nuanced complexities of causation in the Coroner’s court.’

St John's Chambers, 2nd December 2024

Source: www.stjohnschambers.co.uk

Coroner urges action after e-scooter rider’s death – BBC News

Posted January 7th, 2025 in accidents, inquests, motorcycles, news, road safety by tracey

‘E-scooter riders should be made to wear helmets, a coroner has ruled following the death of a man in Nottingham.’

BBC News, 7th January 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Article 2 Inquests: An Overview and Update – Landmark Chambers

Posted December 19th, 2024 in chambers articles, coroners, human rights, inquests, news by sally

‘In a recent Landmark Chambers Inquest Law webinar, Harriet Wakeman and Katharine Elliot reviewed the core principles of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“the Convention”) and how it is applied in the area of inquest law, including reflecting on lessons to be learned from the latest case law. This blog builds on the content of that webinar with the aim of providing practitioners and members of the public with a more detailed overview of the topic.’

Landmark Chambers, 29th November 2024

Source: www.landmarkchambers.co.uk

Police given misconduct notices over girl’s M5 death – BBC News

Posted November 29th, 2024 in death in custody, disciplinary procedures, inquests, news, police, professional conduct, young persons by michael

‘Two police officers have been served with misconduct notices after a 17-year-old girl died after fleeing a police vehicle, the watchdog has announced.’

BBC News, 28th November 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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