Author: Bridget Dolan QC

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This was probably suicide: the criminal standard of proof is no longer required.

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R (Maughan) v HM Senior Coroner Oxfordshire and others [2018] EWHC 1955 (Admin) In a roller-coaster judgment the High Court has revolutionised the approach to the conclusion of suicide in the coroner’s courts and has determined that whether the deceased died as a result of suicide is to be determined on the civil standard of […]

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Sean Benton ‘Deepcut’ Inquest – Coroner’s conclusions returned

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Deepcut inquest findings of fact and conclusions HH Peter Rook QC has today handed down his findings of fact and conclusions in respect of the inquest into the death of Private Sean Benton, a trainee soldier, at Deepcut Army Barracks on 9 June 1995. He has concluded that Sean died as a result of suicide […]

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Emergency Hospital Treatment & Article 2 Inquests: Fernandes applied to domestic law

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R (Parkinson) v HM Senior Coroner Kent, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust and Dr Hijazi (Interested Parties) [2018] EWHC 1501 (Admin) In a tour de force judgment, that deserves plaudits for its several pages of lucid exposition of the application of Art 2 in respect of deaths associated with medical treatment, the Divisional Court have […]

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Taking the Fiat to the end of the road: s.13 applications & challenging the Attorney General

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R (Lyttle) v (1) Attorney General (2) HM Senior Coroner for Preston [2018] EWHC, 25.5.2018 In a useful reminder of the constitutional position of the Attorney General, this Administrative Court decision has made it clear that should the Attorney General refuse to give a fiat this will be the end of the road for any […]

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How to go about challenging a PFD report: Not by Judicial Review

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R (Dr Siddiqi and Dr Paeprer-Rohricht) v Asst. Coroner for East London [2017] Admin Court CO/2892/2017 Making a report that may prevent future deaths (a ‘PFD report’) under reg. 28 of the Coroners (Investigation) Regulations 2013 is an important but often misunderstood coronial power. The issuing and receipt of a PFD report entails no more […]

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