R v Foster [2026] EWCA Crim 1088, 7 August 2026 (judgment here) This appeal case, considering the length of sentence for perverting the course of justice, should operate as a stern warning of how seriously criminal courts will view giving false accounts in anticipation of coronial investigations. The Facts Mrs Froggett, an elderly care home resident […]
Protocol for Legal Professionals Wishing to Raise Concerns Informally About Judicial Behaviour. 8 July 2026 Protocol for Legal Professionals Wishing to Raise Concerns Informally About Coroner Behaviour 22 July 2026 Following on from the Harman Review, the Lady Chief Justice and the Senior President of Tribunals last week issued a new Protocol for Legal […]
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R (Roome) v Senior Coroner for Gloucestershire & TikTok Info Tech UK Ltd. [2026] EWHC 1808 (Admin) 16 July 2026 – judgment here. Social media is not just an important aspect of many people’s lives, but may also provide an important insight into how they came by their death. This latest High Court judgment provides an […]
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UCPI Designated Lawyer Officers Core Participant Group v Sir John Mitting (Chairman of the Undercover Policing Inquiry) [2026] EWHC 1394 (Admin) (judgment here) 9 June 2026 Anyone who thought that disappearing abroad would provide a procedural invisibility cloak if an Inquiry chair or Coroner wanted to hear their evidence is now going to have to […]
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Chief Coroners Guidance for Coroners on the Bench – Updated 10 May 2026 here A series of updates to the Chief Coroners ‘Bench Book’ have just been published. As the Chief Coroner made clear at its initial publication her Guidance for Coroners on the Bench is intended to be an internet based resource. Printing a […]