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R (Annette Hay) v HM Coroner for Lincolnshire |
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Issue: Whether the coroner was obliged to disclose a list of witnesses before the inquest; whether and to what extent cross-examination should be permitted of witnesses claiming privilege against self-incrimination; whether evidence of police interviews was admissible; whether the jury had been properly directed as to the meaning and availability of a verdict of accident in circumstances involving a deliberate but lawful act unforeseeably leading to death; whether an adjournment to allow further relevant witnesses to be called had been properly refused; whether costs should be awarded against the coroner. |
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| Court: |
Divisional Court |
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| Reference: |
CO/2155/97 & CO/2210/98 |
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| Judge(s): |
Brooke LJ and Forbes J |
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| Date: |
19 February 1999 |