Current Awareness » inquests http://www.innertemplelibrary.com from the Inner Temple Library Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:54:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Why are vulnerable women still being jailed? – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/why-are-vulnerable-women-still-being-jailed-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/why-are-vulnerable-women-still-being-jailed-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:34:39 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=84416 “Suicide case highlights dangers of unsafe prisons, say campaigners.”

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The Guardian, 16th June 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/why-are-vulnerable-women-still-being-jailed-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Pregnant mother died on operating table after trainees removed ovary by mistake – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/pregnant-mother-died-on-operating-table-after-trainees-removed-ovary-by-mistake-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/pregnant-mother-died-on-operating-table-after-trainees-removed-ovary-by-mistake-daily-telegraph/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:04:16 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=84276 “A heavily pregnant mother died on the operating table after two unsupervised trainee surgeons removed one of her ovaries instead of her appendix by mistake.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/pregnant-mother-died-on-operating-table-after-trainees-removed-ovary-by-mistake-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Hillsborough inquests to be heard by jury – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/hillsborough-inquests-to-be-heard-by-jury-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/hillsborough-inquests-to-be-heard-by-jury-bbc-news/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:06:23 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=84151 “Fresh inquests into the deaths of the 96 Hillsborough victims will be held before a jury, a coroner has confirmed.”

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BBC News, 5th June 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/hillsborough-inquests-to-be-heard-by-jury-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Women guilty over party drug that killed friend – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/women-guilty-over-party-drug-that-killed-friend-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/women-guilty-over-party-drug-that-killed-friend-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 08:20:36 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=84022 “The parents of a young woman who died after taking mephedrone have issued a warning against the so-called ‘party drug’ that ‘ripped our family apart’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/women-guilty-over-party-drug-that-killed-friend-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Lucy Meadows coroner tells press: ‘shame on you’ – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/lucy-meadows-coroner-tells-press-shame-on-you-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/lucy-meadows-coroner-tells-press-shame-on-you-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 08:32:27 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83989 “A coroner told the press ‘shame on all of you’ as he ruled that a primary school teacher had killed herself after her gender reassignment became national news.”

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The Guardian, 28th May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/lucy-meadows-coroner-tells-press-shame-on-you-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Leslie Thomas: a voice for the dead – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/leslie-thomas-a-voice-for-the-dead-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/leslie-thomas-a-voice-for-the-dead-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 14:44:08 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83827 “Witnessing blatant police cruelty convinced the award-winning lawyer to make deaths in custody his life’s work.”

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The Guardian, 21st May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/leslie-thomas-a-voice-for-the-dead-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Fair inquest for Litvinenko impossible, judge warns – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/fair-inquest-for-litvinenko-impossible-judge-warns-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/fair-inquest-for-litvinenko-impossible-judge-warns-the-independent/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 08:55:38 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83766 “Hearing in danger of collapse after British Government’s accused of evidence cover-up.”

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The Independent, 17th May 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/fair-inquest-for-litvinenko-impossible-judge-warns-the-independent/feed/ 0 Litvinenko inquest close to collapse after coroner rules crucial evidence secret – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/litvinenko-inquest-close-to-collapse-after-coroner-rules-crucial-evidence-secret-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/litvinenko-inquest-close-to-collapse-after-coroner-rules-crucial-evidence-secret-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 15:04:49 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83750 “The inquest into the death of Alexander Litvinenko is close to collapse after a coroner partially upheld an application by William Hague to keep crucial evidence secret.”

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The Guardian, 17th May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/litvinenko-inquest-close-to-collapse-after-coroner-rules-crucial-evidence-secret-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Paul Ridd inquest: NHS neglect ‘contributed to death’ – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/paul-ridd-inquest-nhs-neglect-contributed-to-death-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/paul-ridd-inquest-nhs-neglect-contributed-to-death-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 09:13:04 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83440 “A man with severe learning difficulties died from natural causes contributed to by neglect at a Swansea hospital, a coroner has ruled.”

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BBC News, 2nd May 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/paul-ridd-inquest-nhs-neglect-contributed-to-death-bbc-news/feed/ 0 New Hillsborough inquest will be held in north-west, coroner rules – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/new-hillsborough-inquest-will-be-held-in-north-west-coroner-rules-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/new-hillsborough-inquest-will-be-held-in-north-west-coroner-rules-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 08:59:38 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83435 “Lord Justice Goldring says hearing should be held near where bereaved families live, but not too close to Liverpool.”

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The Guardian, 2nd May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/new-hillsborough-inquest-will-be-held-in-north-west-coroner-rules-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Hillsborough disaster police officers to refuse to give evidence to inquest – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/hillsborough-disaster-police-officers-to-refuse-to-give-evidence-to-inquest-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/hillsborough-disaster-police-officers-to-refuse-to-give-evidence-to-inquest-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:57:08 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83253 “Police officers on duty at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough football ground when 96 Liverpool supporters died in 1989 will refuse to give evidence to the new inquest into the disaster, their barristers have said at a pre-inquest hearing.”

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The Guardian, 25th April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/hillsborough-disaster-police-officers-to-refuse-to-give-evidence-to-inquest-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Sapper Mark Smith death: Coroner calls for inquiry – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/sapper-mark-smith-death-coroner-calls-for-inquiry-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/sapper-mark-smith-death-coroner-calls-for-inquiry-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:16:29 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82980 “A coroner has called for an inquiry to look at ‘systemic failures’ in an investigation into the death of a Kent soldier in Afghanistan.”

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BBC News, 11th April 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/sapper-mark-smith-death-coroner-calls-for-inquiry-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Teenager killed on Greek island by single punch was ‘unlawfully killed’ – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/teenager-killed-on-greek-island-by-single-punch-was-unlawfully-killed-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/teenager-killed-on-greek-island-by-single-punch-was-unlawfully-killed-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:56:35 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82857 “A teenager who was killed on holiday after falling from a stage following a single punch was unlawfully killed, a coroner ruled.”

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The Guardian, 4th April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/teenager-killed-on-greek-island-by-single-punch-was-unlawfully-killed-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Anonymity granted for nurse due to give evidence at inquest into death of Royal hoax call victim Jacintha Saldanha – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/anonymity-granted-for-nurse-due-to-give-evidence-at-inquest-into-death-of-royal-hoax-call-victim-jacintha-saldanha-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/anonymity-granted-for-nurse-due-to-give-evidence-at-inquest-into-death-of-royal-hoax-call-victim-jacintha-saldanha-the-independent/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:39:38 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82693 “A nurse due to give evidence at the inquest into the death of Royal hoax call victim Jacintha Saldanha has been granted anonymity to offer protection against similar media interest.”

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The Independent, 26th March 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/anonymity-granted-for-nurse-due-to-give-evidence-at-inquest-into-death-of-royal-hoax-call-victim-jacintha-saldanha-the-independent/feed/ 0 Wandsworth jail criticised over prisoner death – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/wandsworth-jail-criticised-over-prisoner-death-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/wandsworth-jail-criticised-over-prisoner-death-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:44:41 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82638 “An inquest jury has criticised procedures and practice at the UK’s biggest jail following the death of a prisoner, jailed for stealing a gingerbread man in the 2011 riots.”

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The Guardian, 26th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/wandsworth-jail-criticised-over-prisoner-death-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Hillsborough inquest hearing date set – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/hillsborough-inquest-hearing-date-set-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/hillsborough-inquest-hearing-date-set-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:18:50 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82615 “A hearing to decide the date and location of a fresh inquest into the deaths of the 96 Hillsborough victims will take place next month.”

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BBC News, 22nd March 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/hillsborough-inquest-hearing-date-set-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Inquest to open into death of prisoner convicted of stealing gingerbread man – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/inquest-to-open-into-death-of-prisoner-convicted-of-stealing-gingerbread-man-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/inquest-to-open-into-death-of-prisoner-convicted-of-stealing-gingerbread-man-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:12:59 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82467 “The inquest into the death in prison of a man convicted of stealing a gingerbread man during the riots in 2011 opens in London on Monday. James Best, 37, had a history of mental illness and physical problems, which his foster family say were not addressed by the prison.”

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The Guardian, 17th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/inquest-to-open-into-death-of-prisoner-convicted-of-stealing-gingerbread-man-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Alexander Litvinenko inquest delayed for five months – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/alexander-litvinenko-inquest-delayed-for-five-months-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/alexander-litvinenko-inquest-delayed-for-five-months-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:56:25 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82421 “The inquest into the death of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London has been delayed until 2 October. The poisoned KGB agent’s inquest was due to start on 1 May, but at a pre-inquest review coroner Sir Robert Owen said he was postponing it ‘with great reluctance.’ The UK government and Russia had been slow to release material, he said at a Royal Courts of Justice hearing.”

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BBCNews, 14th March 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/alexander-litvinenko-inquest-delayed-for-five-months-bbc-news/feed/ 0 British soldier Michael Maguire was unlawfully killed, inquest rules – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/british-soldier-michael-maguire-was-unlawfully-killed-inquest-rules-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/british-soldier-michael-maguire-was-unlawfully-killed-inquest-rules-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:52:40 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82378 “A soldier was unlawfully killed when he was hit in the head by a machine-gun bullet as he rested in a supposedly safe area next to a firing range, an inquest jury has ruled.”

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The Guardian, 13th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/british-soldier-michael-maguire-was-unlawfully-killed-inquest-rules-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Family of royal hoax suicide nurse denied legal aid for inquest – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/family-of-royal-hoax-suicide-nurse-denied-legal-aid-for-inquest-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/family-of-royal-hoax-suicide-nurse-denied-legal-aid-for-inquest-the-independent/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:12:55 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82281 “The family of the nurse who apparently took her own life after answering the Duchess of Cambridge hoax call has been denied legal aid for her inquest, The Independent can disclose.”

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The Independent, 7th March 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/family-of-royal-hoax-suicide-nurse-denied-legal-aid-for-inquest-the-independent/feed/ 0 Ending the postcode lottery for inquests – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/ending-the-postcode-lottery-for-inquests-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/ending-the-postcode-lottery-for-inquests-ministry-of-justice/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:50:56 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82211 “Supporting bereaved families during an inquest will be at the heart of the new coroner system in England and Wales, Justice Minister Helen Grant said today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 1st March 2013

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/ending-the-postcode-lottery-for-inquests-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Improving inquests – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/improving-inquests-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/improving-inquests-ministry-of-justice/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:20:32 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82209 “Supporting bereaved families during an inquest will be at the heart of the new coroner system.”

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Ministry of Justice, 1st March 2013

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/improving-inquests-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 1 Doctor criticised after baby dies while in care of privatised GP service – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/doctor-criticised-after-baby-dies-while-in-care-of-privatised-gp-service-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/doctor-criticised-after-baby-dies-while-in-care-of-privatised-gp-service-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:41:42 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82171 “Coroner says doctor made ‘wholly inadequate entries on the records that were clearly at odds with the evidence.’ ”

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The Guardian, 28th February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/doctor-criticised-after-baby-dies-while-in-care-of-privatised-gp-service-the-guardian/feed/ 1 UK files on murdered spy Litvinenko must stay secret, rules coroner – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/uk-files-on-murdered-spy-litvinenko-must-stay-secret-rules-coroner-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/uk-files-on-murdered-spy-litvinenko-must-stay-secret-rules-coroner-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:56:34 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82137 “Media groups have expressed disappointment after a coroner ruled that secret government files on the murdered Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko would be examined in private.”

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The Guardian, 27th February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/uk-files-on-murdered-spy-litvinenko-must-stay-secret-rules-coroner-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Lord Justice Goldring to act as coroner for Hillsborough inquests – Judiciary of England and Wales http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/lord-justice-goldring-to-act-as-coroner-for-hillsborough-inquests-judiciary-of-england-and-wales/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/lord-justice-goldring-to-act-as-coroner-for-hillsborough-inquests-judiciary-of-england-and-wales/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:46:08 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81867 “Lord Justice Goldring has been appointed by the Coroners for the South Yorkshire (East) and the West Yorkshire (West) Districts as an Assistant Deputy Coroner for the purpose of conducting the inquests into the deaths of the 96 people in the Hillsborough disaster.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 13th February 2013

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/lord-justice-goldring-to-act-as-coroner-for-hillsborough-inquests-judiciary-of-england-and-wales/feed/ 0 Bereaved families to benefit from inquest reforms – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/bereaved-families-to-benefit-from-inquest-reforms-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/bereaved-families-to-benefit-from-inquest-reforms-ministry-of-justice/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:23:58 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81840 “Coroners will be able to hold inquests at different locations in England and Wales following a law change put in place today by Justice Minister Helen Grant.”

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Ministry of Justice, 12th February 2013

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/bereaved-families-to-benefit-from-inquest-reforms-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Doctors call for Dr David Kelly inquest to resume – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/doctors-call-for-dr-david-kelly-inquest-to-resume-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/doctors-call-for-dr-david-kelly-inquest-to-resume-daily-telegraph/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:23:19 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81828 “A group of doctors which has been investigating the death of government
scientist Dr David Kelly wrote to the Chief Coroner today calling for his
inquest to be resumed and the suicide verdict re-examined.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th February 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/doctors-call-for-dr-david-kelly-inquest-to-resume-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Mark Duggan inquest could be shown live over the internet – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/mark-duggan-inquest-could-be-shown-live-over-the-internet-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/mark-duggan-inquest-could-be-shown-live-over-the-internet-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:23:05 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81502 “Judicial officials are considering plans to stream the inquest into the police shooting of Mark Duggan live over the internet.”

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The Guardian, 28th January 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/mark-duggan-inquest-could-be-shown-live-over-the-internet-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Submarine shooting: coroner calls on navy to introduce breath-testing – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/submarine-shooting-coroner-calls-on-navy-to-introduce-breath-testing-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/submarine-shooting-coroner-calls-on-navy-to-introduce-breath-testing-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:09:28 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81247 “A coroner has said he would recommend random breath-testing for navy personnel following the shooting dead of an officer by a drunk submariner on a nuclear-powered submarine.”

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The Guardian, 14th January 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/submarine-shooting-coroner-calls-on-navy-to-introduce-breath-testing-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Government to pay legal fees for families of Hillsborough victims – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/government-to-pay-legal-fees-for-families-of-hillsborough-victims-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/government-to-pay-legal-fees-for-families-of-hillsborough-victims-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:58:27 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81047 “The Government will fund legal representation for the families of the 96 Liverpool fans killed in the Hillsborough disaster at the new inquest ordered into their deaths.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th December 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/government-to-pay-legal-fees-for-families-of-hillsborough-victims-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 High court quashes Hillsborough inquest verdicts – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/high-court-quashes-hillsborough-inquest-verdicts-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/high-court-quashes-hillsborough-inquest-verdicts-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:39:30 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81002 “Twenty-two years after the original contentious inquest into the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster, the verdict of accidental death has been quashed in the high court.”

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The Guardian, 19th December 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/high-court-quashes-hillsborough-inquest-verdicts-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Hillsborough inquest verdicts set to be quashed – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/hillsborough-inquest-verdicts-set-to-be-quashed-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/hillsborough-inquest-verdicts-set-to-be-quashed-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:24:16 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80986 “The high court is being asked to quash the original accidental death inquest verdicts returned after 96 Liverpool football fans died in the crush at Hillsborough 23 years ago.”

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The Guardian, 19th December 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/hillsborough-inquest-verdicts-set-to-be-quashed-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Alexander Litvinenko inquest: what are the issues at stake? – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/alexander-litvinenko-inquest-what-are-the-issues-at-stake-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/alexander-litvinenko-inquest-what-are-the-issues-at-stake-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:29:11 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80866 “Sir Robert Owen will have to decide the scope of the inquiry and whether to sit with a jury.”

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The Guardian, 12th December 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/alexander-litvinenko-inquest-what-are-the-issues-at-stake-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Hillsborough inquests: attorney general moves to quash original verdicts – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/hillsborough-inquests-attorney-general-moves-to-quash-original-verdicts-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/hillsborough-inquests-attorney-general-moves-to-quash-original-verdicts-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:29:19 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80820 “The families of 96 Liverpool fans who died at Hillsborough in 1989 hailed the announcement yesterday that an application has been lodged by the attorney general to have the original inquests into the disaster quashed in the high court.”

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The Guardian, 10th December 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/hillsborough-inquests-attorney-general-moves-to-quash-original-verdicts-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Application to quash the original Hillsborough inquest verdicts could be made today – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/application-to-quash-the-original-hillsborough-inquest-verdicts-could-be-made-today-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/application-to-quash-the-original-hillsborough-inquest-verdicts-could-be-made-today-the-independent/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:47:06 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80806 “An application to quash the original Hillsborough inquest verdicts could be made today, the Attorney General’s office said.”

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The Independent, 10th December 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/application-to-quash-the-original-hillsborough-inquest-verdicts-could-be-made-today-the-independent/feed/ 0 Elderly driving laws must be changed, says coroner, after 89-year-old dies on M40 – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/elderly-driving-laws-must-be-changed-says-coroner-after-89-year-old-dies-on-m40-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/elderly-driving-laws-must-be-changed-says-coroner-after-89-year-old-dies-on-m40-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:10:14 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80790 “A coroner has condemned driving licence laws for older drivers as ‘puny’ after an 89-year-old died following a head-on-crash as she drove the wrong way down the M40 motorway for more than ten miles.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/elderly-driving-laws-must-be-changed-says-coroner-after-89-year-old-dies-on-m40-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 16-year-old schoolboy’s hockey ball death ruled ‘tragic accident’ – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/16-year-old-schoolboys-hockey-ball-death-ruled-tragic-accident-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/16-year-old-schoolboys-hockey-ball-death-ruled-tragic-accident-the-independent/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:35:46 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80617 “The death of a 16-year-old Dorset schoolboy after being hit by a hockey ball thrown by another pupil was a tragic accident, an inquest jury has found.”

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The Independent, 29th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/16-year-old-schoolboys-hockey-ball-death-ruled-tragic-accident-the-independent/feed/ 0 Hillsborough: Application to quash inquests next month – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/hillsborough-application-to-quash-inquests-next-month-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/hillsborough-application-to-quash-inquests-next-month-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:15:09 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80377 “An application to quash the Hillsborough inquest verdicts will be made next month, the Attorney General has announced.”

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BBC News, 20th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/hillsborough-application-to-quash-inquests-next-month-bbc-news/feed/ 0 No article 2 inquest over 14-year-old overdose death, despite failings – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/no-article-2-inquest-over-14-year-old-overdose-death-despite-failings-uk-human-rights/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/no-article-2-inquest-over-14-year-old-overdose-death-despite-failings-uk-human-rights/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:17:42 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80262 “The High Court – including the new Chief Coroner – has held that the enhanced investigative duty under Article 2, the right to life, is not engaged in an inquest into the death of a 14 year old boy, despite ‘many missed opportunities’ for intervention by social services being identified.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 14th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/no-article-2-inquest-over-14-year-old-overdose-death-despite-failings-uk-human-rights/feed/ 0 Hillsborough: Attorney general replies to Anne Williams plea – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/hillsborough-attorney-general-replies-to-anne-williams-plea-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/hillsborough-attorney-general-replies-to-anne-williams-plea-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:02:43 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80056 “The attorney general has vowed to urgently apply for a new inquest for Hillsborough victim Kevin Williams after learning his mother has cancer.”

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BBC News, 5th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/hillsborough-attorney-general-replies-to-anne-williams-plea-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Mother of man with cerebral palsy sues hospital over son’s DNR order – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/mother-of-man-with-cerebral-palsy-sues-hospital-over-sons-dnr-order-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/mother-of-man-with-cerebral-palsy-sues-hospital-over-sons-dnr-order-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:31:20 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80041 “The mother of a 28-year-old man with cerebral palsy is suing the hospital where he died, alleging its staff failed to consult her on a decision not to attempt resuscitation and did not administer his medication appropriately.”

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The Guardian, 4th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/mother-of-man-with-cerebral-palsy-sues-hospital-over-sons-dnr-order-the-guardian/feed/ 0 The 21st Century Coroner – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/the-21st-century-coroner-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/the-21st-century-coroner-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:07:59 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79981 “The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 has created the office of Chief Coroner, plucked at the very last minute from the Coalition’s ‘bonfire of the quangos’. On Friday, the first Chief Coroner, His Honour Judge Peter Thornton QC, delivered The Howard League for Penal Reform’s 2012 Parmoor Lecture.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 31st October 2012

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Garden Court Chambers Blog, 30th October 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/inquests-garden-court-chambers-blog/feed/ 0 Hillsborough: new chief coroner hints at inquest role – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/hillsborough-new-chief-coroner-hints-at-inquest-role-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/hillsborough-new-chief-coroner-hints-at-inquest-role-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 08:21:57 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79783 “For more than 700 years, coroners have investigated sudden and unexpected deaths in their own areas of England and Wales without the sort of hierarchy that governs other judicial officers. But last month the first chief coroner started work, with a brief to ensure that coroners are better trained and organised.”

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BBC News, 23rd October 2012

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BBC Law in Action, 16th October 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/where-next-for-the-hillsborough-families-bbc-law-in-action/feed/ 0 New inquest to be held into the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans killed in the Hillsborough disaster – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/new-inquest-to-be-held-into-the-deaths-of-96-liverpool-fans-killed-in-the-hillsborough-disaster-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/new-inquest-to-be-held-into-the-deaths-of-96-liverpool-fans-killed-in-the-hillsborough-disaster-the-independent/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:01:07 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79637 “Attorney General announced that he would apply to the High Court to have the original verdicts overturned in order that new inquests can be held.”

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The Independent, 16th October 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/new-inquest-to-be-held-into-the-deaths-of-96-liverpool-fans-killed-in-the-hillsborough-disaster-the-independent/feed/ 0 Regina (Wilkinson) v HM Coroner for the Greater Manchester South District – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/regina-wilkinson-v-hm-coroner-for-the-greater-manchester-south-district-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/regina-wilkinson-v-hm-coroner-for-the-greater-manchester-south-district-wlr-daily/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:04:35 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79598 Regina (Wilkinson) v HM Coroner for the Greater Manchester South District: [2012] EWHC 2755 (Admin);   [2012] WLR (D)  273

“Causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving contrary to section 2B of the Road Traffic Act 1988 should not be treated as ‘unlawful killing’ for the purposes of the conclusion of an inquest whatever conclusion might be reached in other contexts.”

WLR Daily, 11th October 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/regina-wilkinson-v-hm-coroner-for-the-greater-manchester-south-district-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Vet who killed driver wins landmark case to get unlawful killing verdict overturned – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/vet-who-killed-driver-wins-landmark-case-to-get-unlawful-killing-verdict-overturned-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/vet-who-killed-driver-wins-landmark-case-to-get-unlawful-killing-verdict-overturned-daily-telegraph/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:46:35 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79550 “A trainee vet whose car fatally struck a tow truck driver by the side of a motorway has triumphed in a ground-breaking legal fight to overturn an inquest verdict that he was ‘unlawfully killed’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th October 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/vet-who-killed-driver-wins-landmark-case-to-get-unlawful-killing-verdict-overturned-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Jury rules that falling masonry death at restaurant was accidental – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/jury-rules-that-falling-masonry-death-at-restaurant-was-accidental-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/jury-rules-that-falling-masonry-death-at-restaurant-was-accidental-the-independent/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:22:49 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79489 “The death of a man killed by a piece of falling masonry as he sat at a restaurant was an accident, an inquest jury has ruled.”

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The Independent, 9th October 2012

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The Guardian, 1st October 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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