R (Bennett) v HM Coroner for Inner South London; Officers A and B (First and Second Interested Parties) and Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (Third Interested Party)

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	R (Bennett) v HM Coroner for Inner South London; Officers A and B (First and Second Interested Parties) and Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (Third Interested Party)

Issue:	Whether the requirement in Art 2 ECHR that state agents should use no more force than absolutely necessary differed materially from the English common law test of using such force as was reasonable in self-defence or in defence of another; whether the coroner had erred in refusing to leave a verdict of unlawful killing to the jury

Court:	Administrative Court

Reference:	CO/1445/2005

Neutral Citation:	[2006] EWHC 196 (Admin)

Judge(s):	Collins J

Date:	3 February 2006