Sentences with phrase «inquest which»

For example, we were a party to the Ashley Smith Inquest which examined the use and oversight of solitary confinement, and we continue to conduct research related to segregation.

Martin Downs was Counsel in an Inquest which has received substantial media coverage before the Senior Coroner of Buckinghamshire into the drug related death of a 17 year old.

The allegations of possible foul play in his death; the violence and attacks on individuals by miscreants who claimed to be followers of the late senator; the controversies over the autopsy and the hullaballoo over the Coroner's Inquest which was ordered by the state government, have all conspired to ensure that the attention of watchers of political events are not diverted from the issues of the death, the suspicion and the controversies.

The inquest which was constituted by Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State to probe the cause of death of Senator Isiaka Adeleke has said that drug overdose was responsible for the death of the senator.

Since then, none have ever been asked why they did not disclose this information - including in the inquest which finished on Wednesday.

And they are backed - up by multiple coroner's inquests which have recommended that Tasers be deployed to all front - line officers.

Not exact matches

But the watchdog renewed its investigation following the inquest and his resignation, which had previously been accepted by senior officers, was blocked.

A police road collision expert told the inquest that Mr Luba overtook a van shortly before the collision which ended his life, meaning he would not have seen the car pulling out.

An inquest heard how Pawel Luba was driving up to double the 30mph speed limit along the city's Gregory Boulevard on 19th February 2017 when his bike collided with a car which was pulling into the road.

Beyond the inquest, the IPCC investigation, which began in December 2012, is estimated to take a total of two years, with some elements being completed sooner.

Many attended almost every day of the fresh inquests, which began on 1 April 2014.

The subsequent coroner's inquest, which many feared would be the death knell of the movement, exonerated her, and support for the cause has grown tremendously.

What is also of grave concern to AIMS Ireland is the number of failures at national level identified in the report including timely access to maternity services, inadequate staffing levels for safe care, a maternity care model that hasn't been revised in 59 years despite numerous national and international reports and recommendations, a lack of accountability and governance, an absence of reviews of clinical practices in units and the lack of a national maternity services strategy, all of which we have seen recommended on previous inquests without reform.

Labour backbencher Steve Rotherham called for the original inquest, which concluded on the advice of its pathologist that it need not consider what occurred after 15:15 on the day, to be quashed.

Public frustrations have also focused on the 1991 inquest verdict of «accidental death», which concluded that all the victims had died before 15:15 - 15 minutes after the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest had begun.

SilentHunter, Some of the differences are that a newspaper is publishing an account and a dossier; that this is going to an independent complaints commission which the police do not control; that both supporters as well as opponents of the government will ask questions about this - in parliament, on blogs, and in many other places - no doubt pushing for an inquest with a jury, and be pushing for broader changes in policing to ensure its consistency with the human rights legislation we now have (such as those being advocated by Stuart White here on Next Left).

Finally comes the «aftermath», in which the losing party claims to have listened and «learnt lessons», while privately holding an «inquest» into its «disastrous performance».

He wrote in the Mail:» «Inquests would be affected only in the most extreme circumstances; and even then, only the parts of the evidence which could compromise public safety would be heard in closed session.

Third, and perhaps most significantly of all, the Bishop of Liverpool's report presents new evidence which casts significant doubt over the adequacy of the original Inquest.

Andrew Percy will argue the post, which was created by New Labour but was never fully introduced, is essential to improving bereaved armed forces families» experiences of military inquests.

The coroners and justice bill contains plans originally included in last year's Counter Terrorism Act which would make some inquests where national security is judged to be under threat held out of the public eye.

Under the proposal, which now only requires royal assent, ministers will be able to order the inquiry to replace an inquest featuring a jury where intercept evidence is deemed to be sensitive in national security terms.

Shadow justice secretary Dominic Grieve made clear during the debate he believed there are no circumstances under which a jury - free inquest can take place.

They would ensure action is taking to prevent future deaths caused, for example, in the workplace, by giving coroners the power to request a written response to their inquest report, which would then be made public.

Constitutional affairs minister Harriet Harman said: «The findings of an inquest are important not just to explain how someone died but also to learn lessons for the future which will prevent deaths in similar circumstances.

And today the plans were welcomed by Inquest, which provides advice on contentious deaths and the coroner service.

That inquest opens today but legal advice given to the Sargeant family suggests an inquiry into the wider issues surrounding the former minister's death can run at the same time which means the work to set it up could begin as soon as this week.

The justice ministry, meanwhile, is pressing ahead with proposed legislation that would introduce SIAC - style secrecy to any civil trial or inquest in which a minister has decided that some evidence is too sensitive to be aired in public.

Moreover, my probationary status became permanent after demonstration of competency in the role of an expert witness during a mock coroner?s inquest, which was determined by a variety of managers and a member of the director?s office.

I think using letters, inquest reports and diary entries allows the writer to give the reader little bits of information at a time, each coming from a different point of view, which really made for a suspenseful read.

The other inquests were regarding the tragic death of a 13 - year old girl following a high - speed police chase and a suspicious death in Germany possibly involving anti-Semitism which attracted international media attention.

During the past 18 months, the firm represented four families at an inquest into the death of five service personnel killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, which led to a recommendation that safety rules should be reviewed and all military aircraft fitted with flight data recorders.

Bindmans scooped two awards — Charlotte Haworth Hird won the Inquests / Actions Against State award for her work on a judicial review which led to an inquiry into deaths of 18 - 24 year olds in custody; Mike Schwarz won Criminal Defence Lawyer for his work exposing misconduct by undercover police officers.

Under the lead of «highly competent all - around lawyer» Jo Pummery, who is the «attentive to detail» director and the head of the marine department, the team advises on the majority of marine - related incidents and has a marine advocacy department which both defends and prosecutes cases, including representation at coroner's inquests.

The section on coroners» inquests is a useful practical guide which addresses the procedure post the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.

Her successful practice, primarily in clinical negligence, inquests and professional disciplinary work (for which she is recognised as a leader in the Legal Directories) makes her a natural fit with our existing strong practices in those fields.

The report was ordered by Theresa May in 2015 when she was Home Secretary, which recommends that families of people who have died in police custody should receive «free, non means - tested» legal advice from the start of the process through to an inquest.

The BOI produced a report and then a further report which was produced to the coroner at the inquest.

The MoD accepted the Act applied to Smith's case, but argued it did not apply off base, and that inquests into soldiers deaths should not be enhanced «Art 2» inquiries which would require the coroner to investigate systemic failures.

The family then applied to the High Court for a new inquest, which the court granted in October 2006.

The court found that the inquest into Private Smith's death would be expected to consider whether there were any systematic failures in the army which led to his death, whether there was a «real and immediate risk of his dying from heatstroke» and, if so, whether all reasonable steps were taken to prevent it.

It is widely thought that this new system could lead to a significant increase in cases being reported to coroners which could, in turn, translate into a rise in inquest numbers again in the future.

The Ministry of Justice is introducing a draft charter for inquests instead of the Act, which would have introduced more full - time coroner posts and required organisations to report on coroners» findings.

Sarah Price regularly handles clinical negligence claims which follow on from inquests and regulatory matters.

These include acting for West Mercia Police in the deaths of Errol & Jason McGowan between 2001 and 2003 and the inquest into the death of Kebba Jobe which was the first inquest into a death after contact with police which was subject to investigation by the IPCC.

On 1st December 2017 the Civil Liberties team held the 9th annual INQUEST Festive Quiz which raised almost # 7,000 for INQUEST a charity which helps bereaved families.

The federal government's inquest into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, of which there are thousands, is conducting hearings across the country for people to give testimony.

With the support of the five figure overdraft, which it received in April, it now plans to increase staff levels further by investing in specialist regulatory and inquest law solicitors and expanding its services.

The inquests, which lasted over two years, were both the longest inquests and the longest jury case in legal history.

Having represented 77 of the 96 families at the inquests, there are three key lessons which need to be learnt: