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HM Coroner for Wiltshire & Swindon v (1) Ministry of Defence and (2) The Family of Ronald Maddison (Deceased) (Interested Parties)

Authors / Contributors: Bridget Dolan KC , Debra Powell KC
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HM Coroner for Wiltshire & Swindon v (1) Ministry of Defence and (2) The Family of Ronald Maddison (Deceased) (Interested Parties)
   
Issue: Whether in the light of new evidence gathered during a police investigation a further inquest should be held into the death of a serviceman in 1953 at the Porton Down chemical defence experimental establishment.
   
Court: Divisional Court
   
Reference:   CO/2441/2002
   
Neutral Citation:   [2002] EWHC 2567 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Lord Woolf LCJ and Hallett J
   
Date: 18 November 2002