Thanks to all those who attended our Masterclass of the Coroners Court and Inquests on Wednesday at the county hall in Matlock.

Thanks to all those who attended our seminar Article 2 – What difference does it make ?

Kate Wilson discusses CPR 45.29j – Exceptional Circumstances.

Kirsten Mercer & Kate Wilson will be presenting the seminar on Thursday 18th July 2019 at 5pm at a venue in central Leeds.

Kate Wilson discusses the landmark decision of the Divisional Court in the case of R. (on the application of Maughan) v HM Senior Coroner for Oxfordshire [2018] EWHC 1955 (Admin), has been upheld by the Court of Appeal in a judgment handed down on 10th May 2019.

Kate Wilson discusses the case of JLE v Warrington & Hamilton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC B18 (Costs) where Master McCloud was asked to determine whether the consequences set out in CPR 36.17(4), when a party beats its Part 36 offer, are “severable” and whether it would be unjust to award some of them, but not others.

The High Court has the power, following an application by or under the authority of the Attorney-General, to order a fresh investigation to be held where it is necessary or desirable in the interests of justice following any fraud, rejection of evidence, irregularity of proceedings, insufficiency of inquiry or the discovery or new facts, evidence or otherwise (section 13(1)(b) of the Coroners Act 1988 as amended by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Consequential Provisions Order 2013))

We are delighted to announce that we have appointed Kate Wilson as our ‘Pro Bono Champion’ as part of the Bar Pro Bono Unit’s initiative to encourage barristers to take on voluntary legal work.

We are pleased to announce that three of our tenants have recently been selected as panel counsel for the Attorney General. Together with Janine Wolstenholme and Kirsten Mercer, we now have five members who may undertake instruction from all government departments

The Supreme Court has confirmed that parties will not be treated differently when taking significant steps in litigation, such as servicing the claim form, depending on whether a party is a litigant in person or represented.

Coroners have no power to award costs of legal advice or representation at inquests. Where a successful civil claim follows, parties will naturally wish to recover the costs of the inquests as well as the costs of the civil proceedings from the losing party.

The cost consequences following the late acceptance of a Claimant’s Part 36 offer have been hotly debated for some time. In fixed recoverable costs cases, the Claimant is entitled to the fixed costs for the stage set out in 45.29C-E, up to the expiry of the Part 36 offer.