‘The High Court has rejected a judicial review challenge to an assistant coroner’s decision not to hold an Article 2 inquest examining whether two public bodies had any responsibility for a woman’s death.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th April 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A coroner has criticised the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) after a woman died from an overdose in the wake of a six-month official investigation that left her with soaring universal credit debts.’
The Guardian, 10th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Coroners in England and Wales sent 109 warnings to health bodies and the government in 2023 highlighting long NHS waits, staff shortages or a lack of NHS resources, the BBC has found.’
BBC News, 8th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘As the dust settles on another year, it is (just about still) time to look back over the year gone to review some of the most dramatic, legally interesting or impactful cases of the year gone by. As ever, this is only a selection of the top cases of the year, but as a whole they reveal yet another year in which the courts have been drawn into the centre of the most important social and political debates of the society in which they find themselves.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 29th January 2024
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The Chief Coroner has published a report reflecting on the impact of the reforms to the coroner service that came into effect 10 years ago, the current state of the service and its challenges for the future.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 11th January 2024
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘The chief coroner has called for another overhaul of a service that has become a postcode lottery following deep cuts to local authority funding.’
Law Society's Gazette, 11th January 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Ofsted will be halting school inspections indefinitely to protect the wellbeing of vulnerable staff subjected to examinations after a head teacher committed suicide, the new watch dog chief has announced.’
The Independent, 2nd January 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘His Honour Judge Thomas Teague KC, the Chief Coroner of England and Wales, has published his response to the Bishop James Jones report regarding the experiences of the Hillsborough Families. The response addresses parts of the report that relate to coroners and the recommendations that are associated with the coroner service.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 6th December 2023
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘A coroner has warned “insufficient” checks by the probation service continue to put women and children at risk after a quadruple murder.’
BBC News, 29th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Stalking victims face a “postcode lottery” of support due to a lack of advocates in police forces across the UK, a coroner has said following the death of Gracie Spinks.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Lecture by the Chief Coroner: Death and Taxes – the past, present and future of the coronial service.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 23rd November 2023
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘A woman died after medical notes referring her for further tests were lost by a health board, an inquest has heard.’
BBC News, 2nd November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘British authorities failed to act on multiple official warnings about a website promoting suicide that has been connected to at least 50 UK deaths, the BBC has found.’
BBC News, 24th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Bereaved families have branded a loophole over coroners’ warnings on preventable deaths a “systemic scandal” and called for an independent body to make sure recommendations are implemented.’
The Independent, 16th October 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A coroner has voiced concerns over the lack of regulation and safety checks for cold water therapy sessions after the death of a woman in Derbyshire.’
BBC News, 11th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Healthcare and prison officers ignored “multiple warnings” about prisoner’s condition amid a “woeful” lack of understanding around his seizures, lawyers claim.’
The Independent, 3rd October 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Maguire [2023] UKSC 20 is the most recent, and highest, authority on the engagement of Article 2 ECHR in inquests. The Supreme Court’s judgment ties together the Maguire and Morahan authorities (both of which had previously reached the Court of Appeal). It runs to 77 pages, with a leading judgment from Lord Sales, and a concurrence from Lord Stephens.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 7th July 2023
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘Medical neglect and “gross failures” by a mental health trust contributed to the suicide of a 12-year-old girl in a case that has highlighted national concerns about underfunding, a coroner has ruled.’
The Guardian, 17th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This case concerned Ms Whiting, who had a history of spinal conditions, mental health problems, and suicidal ideation. In September 2016, Ms Whiting needed a reassessment for her ESA benefit allowance. She requested a home visit due to her mobility problems and anxiety. The DWP failed to action this, and required her to attend an appointment in person. Ms Whiting was unable to do so, at that time being housebound with pneumonia.’
QMLR, 18th July 2023
Source: 1corqmlr.com
‘The advent of the Human Rights Act 1998, and the incorporation into domestic law of the Article 2 right to life, has transformed coronial investigations and inquests over the last two decades. Lord Bingham’s magisterial creation of the ‘enhanced’ investigation and conclusion in R (Middleton) v West Somerset Coroner [2004] UKHL 10, [2004] 2 AC 182 (later adopted by Parliament) gave coroners greater responsibility to hold the state to account for deaths. That, in turn, has significantly improved the ways in which all inquests are conducted, not just those where Article 2 is found to be engaged. Inquests are no longer haphazard affairs. They are (ordinarily) carefully planned and structured processes; and their participants, the ‘interested persons’, are far more involved in assisting coroners with the task of identifying the proper scope of their investigations and the lawful ambit of their conclusions.’
QMLR, 18th July 2023
Source: 1corqmlr.com
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