Alexander Litvinenko inquest: what are the issues at stake? – The Guardian
“Sir Robert Owen will have to decide the scope of the inquiry and whether to sit with a jury.”
The Guardian, 12th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: inquests
Hillsborough inquests: attorney general moves to quash original verdicts – The Guardian
“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.”
The Guardian, 10th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Application to quash the original Hillsborough inquest verdicts could be made today – The Independent
“An application to quash the original Hillsborough inquest verdicts could be made today, the Attorney General’s office said.”
The Independent, 10th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Elderly driving laws must be changed, says coroner, after 89-year-old dies on M40 – Daily Telegraph
“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.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
16-year-old schoolboy’s hockey ball death ruled ‘tragic accident’ – The Independent
“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.”
The Independent, 29th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Hillsborough: Application to quash inquests next month – BBC News
“An application to quash the Hillsborough inquest verdicts will be made next month, the Attorney General has announced.”
BBC News, 20th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
No article 2 inquest over 14-year-old overdose death, despite failings – UK Human Rights Blog
“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.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th November 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Hillsborough: Attorney general replies to Anne Williams plea – BBC News
“The attorney general has vowed to urgently apply for a new inquest for Hillsborough victim Kevin Williams after learning his mother has cancer.”
BBC News, 5th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother of man with cerebral palsy sues hospital over son’s DNR order – The Guardian
“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.”
The Guardian, 4th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The 21st Century Coroner – UK Human Rights Blog
“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.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 31st October 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Inquests – Garden Court Chambers Blog
“Deirdre Malone on an inquest into the tragic deaths of family members killed in a house fire, and the lessons to be learned.”
Garden Court Chambers Blog, 30th October 2012
Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com
Hillsborough: new chief coroner hints at inquest role – BBC News
“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.”
BBC News, 23rd October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Where next for the Hillsborough families? – BBC Law in Action
“Joshua Rozenberg asks where next for the families of those who died at Hillsborough.”
BBC Law in Action, 16th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New inquest to be held into the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans killed in the Hillsborough disaster – The Independent
“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.”
The Independent, 16th October 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Regina (Wilkinson) v HM Coroner for the Greater Manchester South District – WLR Daily
“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
Vet who killed driver wins landmark case to get unlawful killing verdict overturned – Daily Telegraph
“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’.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jury rules that falling masonry death at restaurant was accidental – The Independent
“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.”
The Independent, 9th October 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Deaths in custody lessons are being ignored, says charity – The Guardian
“Lessons learned from deaths in police and prison custody are being repeatedly ignored or lost because there is no official body to enforce them, according to a charity that supports bereaved families at inquests.”
The Guardian, 1st October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Annual Conference: The Coroners’ Society of England and Wales – Speech by His Honour Judge Peter Thornton QC, Chief Coroner
Annual Conference: The Coroners’ Society of England and Wales (PDF)
Speech by His Honour Judge Peter Thornton QC, Chief Coroner
The Coroners’ Society of England and Wales, 21st September 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Chief coroner plans specialist groups to investigate complex cases – The Guardian
“The first chief coroner of England and Wales has promised to establish a cadre of specialists to examine deaths in custody and military fatalities.”
The Guardian, 21st September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
