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R v HM Coroner for the District of Avon ex p Smith and Smith | 
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| Issue:  | 
Issue: Whether in circumstances where a delay in providing medical treatment may have caused or contributed to a death otherwise by natural causes the coroner was under a duty to hold an inquest. | 
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| Court:  | 
Administrative Court | 
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| Reference:    | 
CO/1516/97 | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Ognall J | 
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| Date:  | 
12 February 1998 |