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Article 07/13/2020
Court of Appeal reinforces high threshold for engagement of Article 2 in medical cases
It is well established that Article 2 of the Human Rights Act 1998 is engaged at inquest if the deceased was under the control of the state, for example whilst imprisoned or detained under the Mental Health Act 2005.
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Case review 06/04/2019
Coroner’s inquest – civil standard of proof for suicide conclusion
Last year the High Court boldly concluded that the standard of proof required for a conclusion of suicide (whether recorded in short-form or as a narrative statement) at an inquest is the civil standard of “on the balance of probabilities” and not the criminal standard of “beyond reasonable doubt”.
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Article 11/30/2017
Women in insurance event round up
On 14 November, Kennedys were thrilled to host two inspirational female leaders from the London market.
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Article 08/08/2017
Collision course: inquests and road traffic deaths investigated
Government figures show that there were 1810 deaths on the roads in Great Britain in the year ending September 2016.