The Inquest Book: The Law of Coroners and Inquests

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Caroline Cross (1 Crown Office Row, UK) Neil Garnham (Queen’s Bench Division, High Court, UK)

The Inquest Book

The Law of Coroners and Inquests

Caroline Cross (1 Crown Office Row, UK), Neil Garnham (Queen’s Bench Division, High Court, UK), Rajkiran Arhestey (1 Crown Office Row, UK) , Matthew Hill (1 Crown Office Row, UK)

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Hart Publishing
21 August 2025

Courts & procedure; Criminal procedure

The 2nd edition of this essential handbook on coronial law incorporates the significant changes in legislation and case law in this area of law since its first publication. These include:

- The new understanding of the impact of Article 2 ECHR, which protects the right to life, on the conduct of inquests; - The changes in the burden of proof for suicide and unlawful killing to the civil standard of proof; - New chapters on air, marine and railway accidents and inquests resumed after criminal proceedings.

The Inquest Book is the definitive guide to inquests, providing clear commentary on the relevant legislation and case law summaries in a single volume. The first half of the book is structured according to the elements of an inquest and the second half according to the subject matter of a coroner’s investigation. Each chapter provides an overview of the legislation and relevant guidance, followed by case summaries and extracts. This new edition includes 'mini' indices within the book, for easier internal reference.

Edited by: Caroline Cross (1 Crown Office Row UK), Neil Garnham (Queen’s Bench Division, High Court, UK), Rajkiran Arhestey (1 Crown Office Row, UK), Matthew Hill (1 Crown Office Row, UK)
Imprint: Hart Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 176mm, Spine: 50mm
Weight: 1.488kg
ISBN: 9781509962273
ISBN 10: 1509962271
Pages: 808
Publication Date: 21 August 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction Sir Neil Garnham and Caroline Cross Part One: Inquests—General Principles 2. Sources of Coronial Law and Guidance Richard Mumford 3. Duty to Hold an Inquest Rachel Marcus 4. The Role and Scope of an Inquest 9 Isabel McArdle 5. The Coroner Marina Wheeler KC 6. Pre-Inquest Reviews Richard Mumford 7. Article 2 Inquests Peter Skelton KC, Caroline Cross and Kate Beattie 8. Interested Persons David Manknell 9. Witnesses Kate Beattie 10. Funding Pritesh Rathod 11. The Jury Richard Mumford 12. Evidence Peter Skelton KC 13. Anonymity, Protective Measures and Public Interest Immunity Matthew Hill and Sir Neil Garnham 14. The Inquest Hearing David Manknell 15. Conclusions Sir Neil Garnham and Kate Beattie 16. Inquest versus Public Inquiry Isabel McArdle Part Two: Specific Inquests 17. Medical Inquests Isabel McArdle and Kate Beattie 18. Inquests Concerning Mental Health and Capacity Richard Mumford and Rachel Marcus 19. Article 2 and Local Authorities Kate Beattie 20. Deaths in Custody Peter Skelton KC and Lois Williams 21. Police Inquests Alasdair Henderson 22. Military Personnel and Civilians in War Caroline Cross 23. Inquests Involving Intelligence Services and Agencies Sir Neil Garnham 24. Deaths in the Workplace Alasdair Henderson Part Three: After the Inquest 25. Reports to Prevent Further Deaths Caroline Cross and Isabel McArdle 26. Steps After the Inquest Dame Philippa Whipple DBE

Caroline Cross is a Barrister at 1 Crown Office Row, UK. Sir Neil Garnham is a High Court judge sitting in the King’s Bench Division, UK. Rajkiran Arhestey is a Barrister at 1 Crown Office Row, UK. Matthew Hill is a Barrister at 1 Crown Office Row, UK.

Reviews for The Inquest Book: The Law of Coroners and Inquests

This book is a timely and welcome addition for the benefit of those advising in connection with and appearing at inquests. It will also be of enormous benefit to coroners and their deputies. It brings together,in a straightforward and clearly explained way, the legislation and cases on most topics that are likely to be of concern, together with a helpful introduction to each. The appendices contain the core statutory materials and guidance from the Chief Coroner. Mr Justice Garnham and Caroline Cross have produced a readable and authoritative work which will soon become indispensable to those involved in inquests. -- From the Foreword by The Rt Hon Lord Justice Burnett PC, Royal Courts of Justice, January 2016 The Inquest Book is a practitioner textbook in its purest form with no fluff or filler. -- Bridget Dolan QC * UK Inquest Law Blog *