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R (Lee) v Assistant Coroner for Durham (1) Chief Constable of Durham Constabulary (interested person)

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R (Lee) v Assistant Coroner for Durham (1) Chief Constable of Durham Constabulary (interested person)
   
Issue: Whether the procedural obligations under Art 2 ECHR were triggered at an inquest; whether a separate duty arose under Art 8 ECHR that required the Coroner to investigate the wider circumstances of a death.
   
Court: High Court, Queen’s Bench Division, Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/4066/2021
   
Neutral Citation:  
   
Judge(s): HHJ Klein
   
Date: 24 February 2022