‘In Toogood v HM Senior Coroner for Somerset [2026] EWHC 634 (Admin), the High Court (Sweeting J) dismissed a challenge to a Coroner’s conclusion of suicide, providing a clear and practical restatement of three recurring themes in inquest law:
The post-Maughan approach to suicide determinations;
The limited role of alternative hypotheses; and
The high threshold for judicial review of evaluative findings.’
Exchange Chambers, 11th May 2026
Source: www.exchangechambers.co.uk
