R (Pounder) (No 2) v HM Coroner for the North and South Districts of Durham and Darlington, and The Youth Justice Board, Serco Home Affairs Ltd and Lancashire County Council (interested parties)

Authors / Contributors: Bridget Dolan KC , Debra Powell KC

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	R (Pounder) (No 2) v HM Coroner for the North and South Districts of Durham and Darlington, and The Youth Justice Board, Serco Home Affairs Ltd and Lancashire County Council (interested parties)

Issue:	Whether, where a second inquest had been ordered to take place, a coroner should recuse himself from presiding over that inquest because of an appearance of bias; whether the coroner could be required to appoint an ad hoc deputy of a particular sort to preside over the second inquest.

Court:	Administrative Court

Reference:	CO/5866/2009

Neutral Citation:	[2010] EWHC 328 (Admin)

Judge(s):	Burnett J

Date:	23 February 2010