‘The death of a teenage recruit shot dead at Deepcut barracks 18 years ago was a suicide, a coroner has ruled after a new inquest.’
BBC News, 20th June 2019
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‘An 11-year-old boy died in a head-on crash after his mother veered on to the wrong side of the road when a spider fell on her hand, an inquest has heard.’
The Independent, 20th June 2019
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‘A coroner has criticised a troubled mental health trust for failing a teenager who took his own life.’
BBC News, 17th June 2019
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‘An electrical company has been fined £25,000 after a woman was pulled into the shutter door machinery and crushed to death.’
The Independent, 11th June 2019
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‘Failings by police and the probation service “possibly contributed” to the death of a woman murdered by two convicted killers, a coroner has ruled.’
BBC News, 5th June 2019
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‘A coroner has highlighted concerns over the care given to a young woman with severe obsessive compulsive disorder who killed herself while on leave from a mental health hospital.’
The Guardian, 23rd May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘R (Maguire) v HM’s Senior Coroner for Blackpool and Fylde [2019] EWHC 1232 (Admin). A three-judge panel of the Divisional Court has re-affirmed that, in general, medical inquests do not engage the State’s positive obligations under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st May 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘In R (Maughan) v Her Majesty’s Senior Coroner for Oxfordshire v The Chief Coroner for England Wales [2019] EWCA Civ 809, the Court of Appeal conclusively held that the standard for proof for both short form and narrative conclusions concerning suicide was the civil balance of probabilities test, rather than the criminal beyond reasonable doubt.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th May 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Christopher Mellor about causation in inquests and the findings in R(Chidlow) v HMS Coroner for Blackpool and Fylde [2019] EWHC 581 (Admin).’
Law Pod UK, 20th May 2019
Source: audioboom.com
‘The parents of a student who took her own life because she was too anxious to make a public presentation are taking legal action against her university.’
The Independent, 19th May 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A university student took her own life partly as a result of neglect, an inquest has ruled.’
BBC News, 16th May 2019
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‘The former Welsh first minister, Carwyn Jones, has lost a high court attempt to have text messages relating to the behaviour of a minister he sacked heard at his inquest.’
The Guardian, 9th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An 81-year-old woman killed herself after running out of money when her pension was frozen due to an administrative error.’
The Guardian, 9th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A 79-year-old man who killed an armed burglar with a kitchen knife acted lawfully, an inquest has decided.’
BBC News, 2nd May 2019
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‘The High Court has ordered Cardiff-based Hugh James to pay six-figure damages to the family of an asbestos victim for professional negligence in abandoning their personal injury claim.’
Legal Futures, 1st May 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Priory healthcare group has been fined £300,000 over the death of a child at one of its hospitals.’
BBC News, 17th April 2019
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‘The Ministry of Justice spent £4.2m representing prison officers at inquests, while paying out only £92,000 in legal aid for bereaved families at hearings that examine deaths in prison, according to newly released figures.’
The Guardian, 10th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The family of a man who died after being restrained face down by officers has accused police of being “arrogant and evasive”, after an inquest jury found that Sussex police’s neglect contributed to his death.’
The Guardian, 9th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A pregnant woman whose baby died was told she was not in labour and was sent home from hospital with painkillers and laxatives, an inquest has heard.’
BBC News, 4th Apil 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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