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R (Ministry of Defence) v HM Coroner For Wiltshire & Swindon & (1) Craik (2) Chief Constable of Wiltshire Constabulary (3) Adrian (4) Muir (5) The Porton Down Veterans' Support Group (Interested Parties)

Authors / Contributors: Bridget Dolan KC , Debra Powell KC
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R (Ministry of Defence) v HM Coroner For Wiltshire & Swindon & (1) Craik (2) Chief Constable of Wiltshire Constabulary (3) Adrian (4) Muir (5) The Porton Down Veterans Support Group (Interested Parties)
   
Issue: Whether permission should be given to apply for judicial review of the coroner’s decision that the evidence justified unlawful act manslaughter being left to the jury; whether tapes of the inquest proceedings should be disclosed to allow consideration to be given to pursuing an allegation of bias; whether a protective costs order should be granted in favour of the coroner in respect of the forthcoming judicial review hearing.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/884/2005
   
Neutral Citation:   [2005] EWHC 889 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Collins J
   
Date: 19 April 2005