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R (Farah) v HM Coroner for Southampton and the New Forest

Authors / Contributors: Bridget Dolan KC , Debra Powell KC
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R (Farah) v HM Coroner for Southampton and the New Forest
   
Issue: Whether a coroner had jurisdiction to add a judgment to a verdict; whether any judgment might include factual conclusions or opinions on matters unrelated to the stipulated issues of who the deceased was and the circumstances of death.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/3799/2008
   
Neutral Citation:   [2009] EWHC 1605 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Silber J
   
Date: 3 July 2009