Topic
Inquests
24 published works
A Lawyer Writes
Right to life
Two new reports on bills currently before parliament take very different approaches to human rights. One report commends article 2 of the human rights convention for offering a measure of…
The Justice Gap
Inquest finds ‘missed opportunities’ to prevent death at HMP Eastwood Park
A jury has concluded that a series of systemic failings and missed opportunities contributed to the death of 47-year-old Clare Dupree, who died following a cell fire at HMP Eastwood…
The Justice Gap
Systemic prison failures led to fifth death at HMP Lowdham Grange
By Jack Horwood
An inquest into the death of 39-year-old Matthew Osborne has revealed that multiple systemic failures at HMP Lowdham Grange were contributory to his self-inflicted death in November 2023. Osborne, was…
UK Constitutional Law Association | The Blog
Anurag Deb, Colin Murray and Gabriel Tan: Legacy Issues: In re Secretary of State for Northern Ireland [2025] UKSC 47
By UKCLA
Introduction It is a rare case where the UK Government initiates a judicial review against an independent public body. The Thompson case is just such a case. The Secretary of…
UK Inquest Law Blog
Public Interest Immunity and Inquests: balancing the public interest
In the matter of an application by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for Judicial Review [2025] UKSC 47. Judgment 17 December 2025 here More than 20 years ago…
UK Inquest Law Blog
‘Island-hopping in a sea of evidence’: when to leave facts to an inquest jury
R (Rizvi) v HM Assistant Coroner for South London [2025] EWHC 3014 (Admin) judgment 17th Nov 2025 here It has been a long journey for Mrs Rizvi who may now…
UK Inquest Law Blog
“Over-interpreting a very speculative dataset”: theoretical possibilities need not be explored at an inquest
R (Drysdale) v HMAC Manchester (South) [2025] EWHC 1850 (Admin) 18 July 2025, judgment here To what extent an inquest must investigate possible causes of death is often a perplexing…
UK Human Rights Blog
Attorney General’s refusal of a fiat to seek a fresh inquest is non-justiciable
By Paula Kelly
In R (Campbell) v HM Attorney General [2025] EWHC 1653 (Admin), the Divisional Court (Lord Justice Stuart-Smith and Mr Justice Chamberlain) determined that a refusal by the Attorney General to…
UK Inquest Law Blog
What next if the Attorney General refuses a fiat to seek a fresh inquest?
R (Campbell) v HM Attorney General of England and Wales [2025] EWHC 1653 (Admin) 1 July 2025 (judgment here) Anyone wanting the High Court to quash a finding made at…
UK Inquest Law Blog
Resuming an inquest (or not) after a homicide trial
R(Bailey) v HM Senior Coroner for East London [2025] EWHC 1637 (Admin) 30 June 2025 (judgment here) Once the investigative obligation under Article 2 ECHR is engaged an inquest will…