‘After two weeks of evidence, the inquest into the death of Junior Medford, who died whilst in the care of Thames Valley police officers at London Valley Police Station on 2 April 2017, concluded yesterday afternoon (27 June 2019) with the jury returning a highly critical narrative conclusion identifying individual and systemic failures.’
Garden Court Chambers, 28th June 2019
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘A watchdog has said “serious failings” must be addressed after a man died from severe heatstroke after being kept in a police van and unventilated court cell on one of the hottest days in London for years.’
The Guardian, 2nd July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A company has been fined £1.3m after a woman was killed by a water tank cover which blew off from a roof.’
BBC News, 2nd July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘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.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 1st July 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A woman who died as she earned money during an online sex role-play game was unlawfully killed, an inquest has ruled. Hope Barden, 21, worked as a carer for people with learning disabilities but received extra income through webcam pornography.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The parents of a gambling addict who took his own life have launched a legal bid to hold the government liable for his death, potentially opening the floodgates to multiple compensation claims citing lax regulation by the state.’
The Guardian, 28th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who died in a role-play sex game over the internet was unlawfully killed, a coroner has ruled.’
BBC News, 26th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘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
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘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
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A coroner has criticised a troubled mental health trust for failing a teenager who took his own life.’
BBC News, 17th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘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
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘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
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘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
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘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
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