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R (Lewis) v HM Coroner for Mid and North Shropshire and the Secretary of State for Justice; R (Calvert) v HM Coroner for Inner North London and the Secretary of State for Justice; R (Woods) v HM Coroner for Oxfordshire 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; R (Calvert) v HM Coroner for Inner North London and the Secretary of State for Justice; R (Woods) v HM Coroner for Oxfordshire and the Secretary of State for Justice.
   
Issue: Whether a jury must record conclusions on events and matters that neither caused nor contributed to the cause of death to render an inquest compliant with Art 2 ECHR; whether a jury was permitted to return judgmental conclusions on factual matters causative of the death; whether neglect should have been left to a jury.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/279/2007, CO/5198/2007, CO/8417/2007
   
Neutral Citation:   [2009] EWHC 661 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Sir Thayne Forbes
   
Date: 3 April 2009