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An Inquest is an investigation into a death which appears to be due to unknown, violent or unnatural causes, designed to find out who the deceased was, and where, when and how (meaning by what means). In some inquests, for example where the person has died whilst in custody or state detention, the scope of the inquest
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An inquest is a formal public fact-finding inquiry conducted by a coroner, designed to establish where, when and how someone died. The purpose of the inquest is to discover the facts of the death; this means that the coroner (or jury) cannot find a person or organisation criminally responsible for the death.
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An inquest is a formal investigation conducted by a coroner in order to determine how someone died. Inquests are held only in certain circumstances, such as where a death was sudden and the cause is unknown, where someone has died an unnatural or violent death, or where someone has died in a place or circumstance where there is legal ...
In this guide to dealing with coroner's court inquests, we set out some tips to help you understand and prepare for the inquest process. Legal representation In cases where the facts relating to the death are not obvious and the issues are complex, for example where an unexpected death happened in hospital, the bereaved family would ideally be
1. What is an inquest? An inquest is an independent legal investigation into an otherwise unexplained death. An inquest will be held when a person has died in a sudden, violent or unnatural way, or in the custody of the state, or where the cause of death is unknown after a post mortem examination. 1.1 The role of the Coroner
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The inquest process involves 4 key steps: opening the inquest, gathering the evidence, pre-inquest hearings and the inquest. The early stages in the inquest procedure lay the foundations for what happens at the inquest.
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Some examples of cases in which inquests in writing may be appropriate are: Industrial disease cases with an in-life histological diagnosis with clear work history; Straightforward drugs deaths with no reason to suspect suicide and no concerns surrounding the role of addiction services or healthcare provision;
