R (Metropolitan Police Commissioner) v Police Conduct Panel [2025] EWHC 1462 (Admin) 17 June 2025, judgment here Skeleton arguments and written submissions are often emailed to coroners in advance of an inquest or PIRH. The document is rarely read out in court in full, and so any press or public sitting in court may find […]
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Tindall and another v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police [2024] UKSC 33, (judgment here) It is not coronial law under the microscope here, but rather a decision from the Supreme Court at the end of last year in a police civil action. Nevertheless it provides helpful insight into the potential responsibility of police forces […]
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Thompson’s Application for Judicial Review [2025] NICA 25 (Judgment 13 May 2025, here) Whilst the context of this case concerns the grant of anonymity, it has much wider relevance as it addresses the legal issue of identifying the precise point at which a coroner will become functus officio, such that they can no longer take […]
The Centre for Contemporary Coronial Law – International Conference On Wednesday, 11th June 2025 the Centre for Contemporary Coronial Law conference will have three international speakers on Assisted Dying, from Canada, Holland and Victoria in Australia. Professor Udo Schuklenk (Queen’s University, Canada) Nicola Farray (Department of Health & Human Services, Victoria, Australia) Dr Cécile Woudenberg-van […]
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Morrow v HM Assistant Coroner for Merseyside [2025] EWHC 935 (Admin) 15 April 2025 judgment here What the bereaved hope might be investigated at an inquest and what the inquest actually explores are often very different things. In this recent case the Assistant Coroner’s decision to draw a very tight investigatory scope was upheld by the […]
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