A union picket had been knocked down by a lorry
Held: The coroner had been correct not to summon a jury pursuant to the section. It was of crucial importance that the facts did not have ‘any particular feature which distinguishes it from any other kind of road accident to the circumstances of which courts, time and time again, have to listen in order to reach a determination be it in criminal or civil proceedings.’
Judges:
Watkins LJ
Citations:
[1985] 150 JP 58
Statutes:
Coroners (Amendment) Act 1926 13(2)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Paul and others v Deputy Coroner of the Queen’s Household and Another Admn 2-Mar-2007
The applicants sought judicial review of preliminary directions given for the intended inquest on the deaths of Diana Princess of Wales and of Dodi Al Fayed. It was submitted that the jurisdiction had been wrongly transferred to the Queen’s Coroner . .
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Coroners
Updated: 14 May 2022; Ref: scu.249860
