Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2004] All ER (D) 325 (Dec)
Court: Divisional Court
Judge:

Tuckey LJ and Field J

Representation Robert Francis QC (instructed by Myers, Fletcher & Gordon) for the appellant.
  Sarah Lambert (instructed by Hempsons) for the interested party.
Judgment Dates: 20 December 2004

Catchwords

Coroners - Inquest - Application to quash original inquest - Discretion of court - , s 13.

The Case

Although a coroner could not be criticised for his conduct of an inquest into the death of a member of the claimant's family, a fresh inquest would none the less be ordered, having regard to the power to do so in the interests of justice in s13 of the .

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