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R (P) v HM Coroner for the District of Avon

Authors / Contributors: Bridget Dolan KC , Debra Powell KC
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R (P) v HM Coroner for the District of Avon
   
Issue: Whether a coroner who left both short form and narrative verdicts to a jury in an inquest into a death in custody was required to direct them that, if they returned a short form verdict, they should append to it a short narrative giving their conclusions on the central factual issues.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/7865/2008
   
Neutral Citation:   [2009] EWHC 820 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Beatson J
   
Date: 5 March 2009