Full inquest into death of Sally Clark – Daily Telegraph
“Fresh doubt was cast over how tragic mother Sally Clark died yesterday after a coroner called for a full inquest into her death.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Category: inquests
30 lawyers, 11 jurors and one angry billionaire – Diana inquest begins – The Guardian
“Slightly more than 10 years, or more precisely 3,685 days, since the road crash that killed her, the inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales and her companion Dodi Fayed finally opened yesterday in a rather nondescript courtroom off an obscure corridor high up towards the back of the high court in London.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Diana inquest to open but legal bid looms – Daily Telegraph
“The long-awaited inquests into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed will finally begin today, but they now seem certain to be interrupted by a legal challenge over the coroner’s decision not to call the Queen and other members of the Royal Family as witnesses.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Diana inquest process begins at High Court – The Times
“The process of selecting the jury for the Diana, Princess of Wales, inquest got under way today as up to 200 potential jurors filed into the High Court.”
The Times, 27th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Addict’s family blame police as heroin death inquest draws blank – The Guardian
“The family of heroin addict Rachel Whitear said yesterday they would never be able to prove the truth about their daughter’s death because of the ‘incompetence’ and ‘negligence’ of the initial investigation.”
The Guardian, 15th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Chatroom users “goaded man in web suicide” – Daily Telegraph
“A coroner yesterday called for ‘insult chatrooms’ to be regulated after members of one site encouraged a man to commit suicide while dozens watched live over the internet.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Depressed judge leapt to his death from flat – The Times
“A judge killed himself by jumping 50ft from his third-floor apartment because he was suffering from depression and anxiety – induced partly by drugs that were prescribed for his high blood pressure, an inquest was told yesterday.”
The Times, 6th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
US troops ‘won’t attend inquests’ – BBC News
“The US will continue to refuse requests for its personnel to appear at inquests into the ‘friendly fire’ deaths of British troops, a report says.”
BBC News, 29th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
War widows face four-year wait for inquests – Daily Telegraph
“Widows of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan are calling on the Government to clear the vast backlog of inquests.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
In re LM (Reporting restrictions: Coroner’s inquest) – WLR Daily
In re LM (Reporting restrictions: Coroner’s inquest) [2007] EWHC 1902 (Fam)
“The press would be permitted to report details of a surviving child’s parents and deceased siblings at an inquest into the death of one of the siblings.”
WLR Daily, 1st August 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Coroner tells Straw to act now on restraint in child prisons – The Guardian
“The coroner who presided over the inquest into the death of a 15-year-old who died after being restrained in a child jail has warned the justice secretary, Jack Straw, that it would be ‘wholly unforgivable’ if the lessons were delayed by a general review of the use of restraint announced yesterday.”
The Guardian, 19th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Military inquests to get more funds as Iraq death toll rises – The Times
“Ministers bowed to pressure yesterday and promised to provide extra funding for hard-pressed coroners’ courts holding inquests into military deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan.”
The Times, 13th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Soldier’s widow urges trial of friendly fire commander – The Guardian
“The widow of a British soldier killed by ‘friendly fire’ in Iraq yesterday demanded the prosecution of an officer after a coroner questioned whether he was fit to command troops and described the incident as a ‘completely avoidable tragedy’.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Queen spared grilling over Diana’s death – Daily Telegraph
“The Queen and Prince Philip will not have to answer questions from Mohamed Fayed about Diana, Princess of Wales, ‘at this stage’, a coroner decided yesterday.”
The Daily Telegraph, 10th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Diana coroner rejects Queen call – BBC News
“The coroner for Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed’s inquests has said he will not involve the Queen or the Duke of Edinburgh in the case at this stage.”
BBC News, 9th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Use of restraint blamed for prison death of boy, 15 – The Guardian
“The death of Gareth Myatt, a teenager who choked and died while being restrained by three guards at a privately-run youth prison, could have been prevented, an inquest jury found yesterday.”
The Guardian, 29th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
CPS to react to cycle deaths call – BBC News
“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is expected to give its reaction later to criticisms made at an inquest into the deaths of four cyclists. ”
BBC News, 28th June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Iraq deaths ‘unlawful killings’ – BBC News
“Five British armed forces personnel were unlawfully killed when their helicopter was shot down in Iraq, a coroner has ruled.”
BBC News, 22nd June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Inquests into the deaths of servicemen in operations and exercises overseas – Ministry of Justice
“Ministerial statement about the inquests into the deaths of servicemen and women overseas under the jurisdiction of the Oxfordshire coroner, Nicholas Gardiner and the Wiltshire and Swindon coroner, David Masters.”
Ministry of Justice, 20th June 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
R (Pereira) v. HM Coroner for Inner South London and others – WLR Daily
R (Pereira) v. HM Coroner for Inner South London and others
“A coroner’s power to adjourn an inquest under s 16(1)(b) of the Coroner’s Act 1988 was discretionary. Where a reason not to adjourn had been established, a decision to do so made in the exercise of that discretion could not be impugned by way of judicial review provided that the decision had been made rationally, taking into account all relevant matters and in the light of the state’s duty to investigate a death under art 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
WLR Daily, 14th June 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
