We are pleased to announce that James Hargan and Lorraine Harris have been appointed as Assistant Coroners. Both will sit at the Coroners Court at the East Riding of Yorkshire and Kingston Upon Hull.
An application to quash the original verdicts and to open new inquests following fresh evidence coming to light was granted.
Streamlined forensic reporting (SFR) tries to introduce a more cost-effective response to the discovery of forensic material which might link a person to a crime scene. Our own criminal barrister Lorraine Harris, previously head of crime-scene investigation (SOCO) for Kent Police, takes a closer look at how to handle SFR.