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R (Hair) v HM Coroner for Staffordshire and interested parties (1) Dr Logan (2) South Staffordshire PCT (3) Secretary of State for Justice |
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| Issue: |
Whether a failure to call relevant witnesses and alleged inadequacies in the summing up were such that an inquest had not fulfilled the investigative obligation under Art 2 ECHR; whether the prohibition in r40 Coroners Rules 1984 on addressing the coroner or jury as to the facts was incompatible with Art 2 ECHR. |
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| Court: |
Administrative Court |
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| Reference: |
CO/6673/2008 |
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| Neutral Citation: |
[2010] EWHC 2580 (Admin) |
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| Judge(s): |
HHJ Purle QC (sitting as a High Court Judge) |
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| Date: |
15 October 2010 |
