The inquest book : the law of coroners and inquests / edited by Caroline Cross, Sir Neil Garnham, Rajkiran Arhestey and Matthew Hill.

Oxford : Hart Publishing, 2025.

2nd edition

202762

Coroners -- Great Britain.

Criminal procedure -- Great Britain.

1. Introduction

Part one: Inquests - General principles

2. Sources of coronial law and guidance

3. Duty to hold an inquest

4. The role and scope of an inquest

5. The coroner

6. Pre-inquest reviews

7. Article 2 inquests

8. Interested persons

9. Witnesses

10. Funding

11. The jury

12. Evidence, disclosure and experts

13. Anonymity, protective measures and public interest immunity

14. The inquest hearing

15. Conclusions

16. Inquest versus public inquiry

Part two: Specific inquests

17. Medical inquests

18. Inquests concerning mental health and capacity

19. Deaths in custody

20. Police inquests

21. Military personnel and civilians in armed conflict

22. Inquests involving intelligence services and agencies

23. Air, marine, and railway accidents

24. Inquests resumed after criminal proceedings

25. Deaths in the workplace

Part three: After the inquest

26. Reports to prevent future deaths

27. Steps after the inquest.

The 2nd edition of this essential handbook on coronial law incorporates the significant changes in legislation and case law in this area of law since its first publication. These include: - The new understanding of the impact of Article 2 ECHR, which protects the right to life, on the conduct of inquests; - The changes in the burden of proof for suicide and unlawful killing to the civil standard of proof; - New chapters on air, marine and railway accidents and inquests resumed after criminal proceedings. The Inquest Book is the definitive guide to inquests, providing clear commentary on the relevant legislation and case law summaries in a single volume. The first half of the book is structured according to the elements of an inquest and the second half according to the subject matter of a coroner's investigation. Each chapter provides an overview of the legislation and relevant guidance, followed by case summaries and extracts. This new edition includes 'mini' indices within the book, for easier internal reference. - Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781509962273

xlvii, 760 pages ; 26 cm