An application was made for an injunction to control reporting of a coroner’s inquest to protect the interests of children of the deceased.
Held: Coroners’ inquests are subject to the same controls as other courts for the purposes of controlling media reports. In this case it was permissibe to report the names and addresses of the deceased and his wife, but the media could not report in any way which alluded to the existence of LM.
Judges:
Sir Mark Potter P
Citations:
Times 20-Nov-2007
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Coroners, Media, Children
Updated: 17 July 2022; Ref: scu.261775