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Re McCaughey and Quinn’s application

Authors / Contributors: Debra Powell KC , Bridget Dolan KC
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Re McCaughey and Quinn’s application
   
Issue: Whether, where an inquest was to take place in respect of deaths occurring before commencement of the Human Rights Act 1998, there was a freestanding procedural aspect of Art 2 requiring the inquest to be Art 2 compliant
   
Court: Supreme Court
   
Reference:  
   
Neutral Citation:   [2011] UKSC 20
   
Judge(s): Lord Phillips, Lord Hope, Lord Rodger, Baroness Hale, Lord Brown, Lord Kerr and Lord Dyson JJSC
   
Date: 18 May 2011