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R (Lewis) v HM Coroner for Mid and North Shropshire and the Secretary of State for Justice

Authors / Contributors: Bridget Dolan KC , Debra Powell KC
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R (Lewis) v HM Coroner for Mid and North Shropshire and the Secretary of State for Justice
   
Issue: Whether in order to comply with the requirements of Art 2 ECHR a jury had to be permitted to record conclusions on facts or circumstances that were capable of having been a cause of or contributor to the death.
   
Court: Court of Appeal, Civil Division
   
Reference:   C1/2009/0867
   
Neutral Citation:   [2009] EWCA Civ 1403
   
Judge(s): Sedley, Rimer and Etherton LJJ
   
Date: 21 December 2009