Coroners' Investigations and Inquests 2nd Edition

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Coroners' Investigations and Inquests 2nd Edition

Edited by James Weston · Richard Baker KC · Rose Harvey-Sullivan · Jasmine Leng
LexisNexis U.K. May 2025

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781474333269
Publisher
LexisNexis U.K.
Publication
May 2025
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Coroners' Investigations and Inquests, now in its second edition, is an accessible and authoritative guide to all aspects of the law of inquests and coroners. This text presents a comprehensive overview of the various stages of a coroner's investigation and the inquest procedure itself, offering in-depth analysis of the latest developments in the field, alongside practical advice on conducting inquest hearings.

The new edition has been substantially updated throughout, including:

  • New chapter on maternity and neonatal deaths;
  • New chapter on social care;
  • New chapter on deaths involving the police;
  • Expansion health and safety-related deaths;
  • More detailed analysis around mental health deaths
  • Examples of the various forms and precedents used in inquests.

Coroners' Investigations and Inquests is an essential legal guide for all professionals working, or hoping to work, in the field of coronial law.

Table of Contents

Prefaces
Table of Statues
Table of Statutory Instruments
Table of Cases
1.
The Role of the Coroner
2.
The Investigation
3.
Scope and Article 2 ECHR
4.
Preliminary Issues and the Pre-Inquest Review Hearing (PIR)
5.
The Inquest Hearing
6.
Conclusions and Records of Inquests
7.
Reports to Prevent Future Deaths
8.
Challenging Coronial Decisions: Judicial Review and Statutory Review
9.
Clincal Inquests
10.
Deaths in Custody
11.
Mental Health and Mental Capacity
12.
Workplace Deaths
13.
Road Traffic Collision Deaths
14.
Product-related Deaths
15.
Military Inquests
16.
Maternity and Neonatal Deaths
17.
Police Inquests
18.
Inquests and Social Care
19.
Inquests and Criminal Proceedings
20.
Inquests and Family Proceedings
21.
Inquests and Civil Proceedings
22.
Inquests and Inquiries
23.
Representing Families at Inquests
24.
Representing Organisations at Inquests
25.
Press and Publicity at Inquests
26.
Funding and Costs
Appendix
Index
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