Category: bereavement

High Court calls for change in bereavement law to benefit cohabitees – The Guardian

Posted September 22nd, 2016 in accidents, bereavement, cohabitation, damages, news by sally

‘Under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 those who live together but are not married are not entitled to damages for bereavement. The High Court has found that though this did not directly engage the right to family life and privacy under Article 8, the difference in treatment between cohabitees and those who were married or in a civil partnership could not be justified and consideration should be given to reforming the law.’

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The Guardian, 21st September 2016

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Family of man who died after police Tasering receive payout – The Guardian

Posted August 19th, 2016 in bereavement, compensation, news, police, weapons by tracey

‘The family of a man who died after being Tasered by police while soaked in petrol have agreed to an out-of-court financial settlement.’

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The Guardian, 18th August 2016

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Housing needs and household members – Nearly Legal

Posted August 8th, 2016 in appeals, bereavement, homelessness, housing, judicial review, landlord & tenant, local government, news by sally

‘This was a judicial review of a decision by Luton Council Housing Appeals and Review Panel not to offer Mr Jones a tenancy of the property of which Mr J’s late father was the tenant, but instead offer a one bed property.’

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Nearly Legal, 7th August 2016

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Chief coroner calls for legal aid provision in state-involved inquests – The Guardian

Posted July 25th, 2016 in bereavement, codes of practice, coroners, doctors, equality, families, inquests, legal aid, news, police, prisons, remuneration, statistics, suicide by sally

‘Legal aid should be provided for families at inquests in which the government pays for lawyers to represent police officers or other state employees, the chief coroner has recommended.’

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The Guardian, 25th July 2016

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Grieving parents told to ‘not pick fight with the NHS’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 20th, 2016 in bereavement, children, doctors, families, hospitals, news, standards by tracey

‘The parents of a toddler who died after doctors missed signs of sepsis were told not to “pick a fight with the NHS, you will lose” when they questioned the quality of his care. The revelation emerged following publication of a damning report that accused the organisations responsible of being incapable of accepting their shortcomings in the case.’

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Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2016

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Baby ashes scandal prompts new crematoria laws – BBC News

Posted July 7th, 2016 in bereavement, bills, burials and cremation, children, families, inquiries, news by sally

‘New crematoria rules are being drafted after families were denied their baby’s ashes, the government has said.’

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BBC News, 7th July 2016

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Families hope for answers in Bristol review of hospital child deaths – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2016 in bereavement, child neglect, children, complaints, families, hospitals, inquiries, news, ombudsmen, professional conduct by sally

‘The parents of young children who died on a controversial cardiac ward have spoken of their fears that they might not get the answers they crave ahead of the publication of an independent inquiry into their sons’ care.’

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The Guardian, 26th June 2016

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Widow to take fight to save frozen embryos to court – The Guardian

Posted June 22nd, 2016 in bereavement, consent, embryology, families, news, pregnancy by sally

‘The widow of a Falklands war combat medic will go to the high court on Wednesday in an effort to prevent the couple’s frozen embryos from being destroyed.’

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The Guardian, 21st June 2016

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Hillsborough: the key lessons for our justice system – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 9th, 2016 in Administrative Court, barristers, bereavement, coroners, disclosure, documents, families, human rights, inquests, news, police, professional conduct, solicitors, sport, time limits, unlawful killing by sally

‘What can lawyers learn from the tortuous 27-year struggle for justice?

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Law Society’s Gazette, 8th June 2016

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Relatives campaign for ‘Robin’s law’ to oblige care homes to inform family if a loved one is ill – The Guardian

Posted June 1st, 2016 in bereavement, care homes, care workers, codes of practice, criminal justice, disabled persons, disclosure, families, inquests, learning difficulties, news, quality assurance, standards, statistics by sally

‘As a new inquest approaches into the death of their autistic sister, family continues to fight for a law to boost the rights of relatives.’

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The Guardian, 1st June 2016

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Bereavement damages: Unmarried Chorley woman’s legal fight – BBC News

Posted May 23rd, 2016 in bereavement, cohabitation, compensation, damages, equality, human rights, interpretation, negligence, news, widows by sally

‘A woman is taking the government to court for breaching her human rights in denying her bereavement damages after her partner died.’

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BBC News, 22nd May 2016

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Hillsborough verdict sparks call to rebalance police and criminal justice system – The Guardian

Posted May 11th, 2016 in bereavement, bills, codes of practice, complaints, criminal justice, inquests, legal aid, legal representation, media, misfeasance in public office, news, ombudsmen, police, professional conduct, sport, time limits, unlawful killing, victims by sally

‘A cross-party campaign for radical reform of the police and criminal justice system in light of the Hillsborough inquests verdict has been launched by the shadow home secretary, Andy Burnham.’

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The Guardian, 11th May 2016

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Undercover police denied automatic anonymity at inquiry – BBC News

Posted May 4th, 2016 in anonymity, bereavement, children, disclosure, identification, inquiries, news, police, public interest, victims by tracey

‘Undercover police officers facing claims of wrongdoing will not automatically get anonymity at a forthcoming major public inquiry.’

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BBC News, 3rd May 2016

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Hillsborough: Families want ‘remedial measures’ for South Yorkshire Police – BBC News

Posted April 29th, 2016 in bereavement, inquiries, ministers' powers and duties, news, police, sport by tracey

‘Lawyers for 20 families of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster have asked the home secretary to apply remedial measures to South Yorkshire Police. Broudie Jackson Canter (BJC) Solicitors said Theresa May should send a team in to examine the force “root and branch”.’

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BBC News, 29th April 2016

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Hillsborough inquests: Michael Mansfield on ‘far-reaching consequences’ – BBC News

Posted April 29th, 2016 in advocacy, bereavement, health & safety, inquests, news, sport by tracey

‘Leading barrister Michael Mansfield QC, who represented most of the victims’ families at the Hillsborough Inquests, has called for the creation of a permanent commission scrutinising how the police and other agencies handle crime scenes. Here he writes how the precedent of the inquests could have far-reaching consequences for the investigation of future disasters.’

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BBC News, 29th April 2016

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Hillsborough inquest timeline: the long wait for justice – The Guardian

Posted April 27th, 2016 in accidents, bereavement, civil justice, coroners, criminal justice, Crown Prosecution Service, disciplinary procedures, disclosure, documents, duty of care, evidence, families, inquests, inquiries, judicial review, juries, media, negligence, news, police, private prosecutions, professional conduct, prosecutions, sport, unlawful killing by sally

‘The families of the 96 people fatally injured at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final have been fighting for the truth for 27 years.’

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The Guardian, 26th April 2016

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Hillsborough verdict: victims’ families’ 27-year struggle for truth vindicated – The Guardian

Posted April 27th, 2016 in bereavement, coroners, families, inquests, juries, negligence, news, police, professional conduct, sport, unlawful killing by sally

‘A 27-year struggle for truth by the families of the 96 people killed at the Hillsborough football stadium has been vindicated after new inquests into the disaster determined that they had been unlawfully killed.’

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The Guardian, 27th April 2016

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Woman who died after ‘losing sparkle’ cannot be named, court rules – The Guardian

Posted April 25th, 2016 in anonymity, bereavement, consent, Court of Protection, inquests, media, medical treatment, news, public interest, reporting restrictions by sally

‘The court of protection has declined to name a 50-year-old woman who died after refusing life-saving kidney treatment because she said life had lost its “sparkle”.’

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The Guardian, 25th April 2016

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Kate Stanton-Davies death: Trust ‘failed to establish facts’ around death – BBC News

Posted April 4th, 2016 in bereavement, children, delay, hospitals, midwives, news, professional conduct by sally

‘A hospital trust “abdicated its responsibility” in finding out why a baby died six hours after her birth, an independent review has found.’

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BBC News, 1st April 2016

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Grandmother who lived with partner until his death wins High Court battle after his estranged wife inherited half their home – Independent

Posted February 17th, 2016 in bereavement, cohabitation, costs, financial provision, married persons, matrimonial home, news, wills by michael

‘A grandmother who lived with her partner for almost two decades until his death has won a High Court battle after his estranged wife inherited half their home.’

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Independent, 16 February 2016

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