The coroner was to investigate the death of a baby, but was now asked whether it was first necessary to determine whether the child had been born alive and not still-born.
Held: The principle of open justice is a fundamental principle of common law as applicable in a coroner’s court as in any other court,
Judges:
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd LCJ, Burnett, Irwin LJJ
Citations:
[2017] EWCA Civ 318, [2017] WLR(D) 299, [2017] Inquest LR 218, (2018) 182 JP 16, [2018] 2 WLR 211
Links:
Statutes:
Coroners and Justice Act 2009 1 14
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police and Others v Dyer and Others CA 27-Oct-2020
Appeal with permission against the Orders on a judicial review quashing in part the decision of the Coroner (the second respondent to this appeal) that the officers in question should give their evidence at the inquest of Andrew Hall from behind . .
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Updated: 31 January 2022; Ref: scu.582100