Below you will find a range of articles that I have produced to assist families understand the more nuanced legal points that can arise in Inquests, particularly focusing on newer cases or recent developments.
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When Should Issues Go to the Jury in an Article 2 Inquest?
High Court Upholds Coroner’s Gatekeeping Role R (Rizvi) v HM Assistant Coroner for South London [2025] EWHC 3014 (Admin) Court: High Court (Administrative Court)Judge: Foxton JDate: 17 November 2025 In R (Rizvi) v HM Assistant Coroner for South London [2025] EWHC 3014 (Admin), the Administrative Court has provided a useful reminder of the limits of…
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Article 2 Inquests: The Legacy of R (Middleton) v HM Coroner for West Somerset [2004] UKHL 10
The Turning Point in Modern Inquest Law The modern Article 2 inquest derives from the House of Lords decision in R (Middleton) v HM Coroner for West Somerset [2004] UKHL 10. Before Middleton, inquests were confined to answering four narrow statutory questions: who the deceased was, and when, where and how they came by their…
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Healthcare Deaths and Article 2: R (Maguire) v HM Senior Coroner for Blackpool and Fylde [2020] EWCA Civ 738
Clarifying the Limits of Article 2 In R (Maguire) v HM Senior Coroner for Blackpool and Fylde [2020] EWCA Civ 738, the Court of Appeal clarified when Article 2 is engaged in healthcare cases. The case concerned the death of a vulnerable adult following failures in medical treatment. Operational vs Systemic Duties The Court drew…