We are pleased to announce that the ‘The Inquest Book‘ second edition is out today!
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 book is available here.
The book was edited by Caroline Cross, Sir Neil Garnham, Matthew Hill and Rajkiran Arhestey and features chapters from 33 members of the 1COR team:
- Caroline Cross (Academic Consultant)
- Sir Neil Garnham (Former Member)
- Emma Whitting (Associate Member)
- Shaheen Rahman KC
- Peter Skelton KC
- Neil Sheldon KC
- David Manknell KC
- Richard Mumford
- Rachel Marcus
- Pritesh Rathod
- Isabel McArdle
- Alasdair Henderson
- Matthew Hill
- Rory Badenoch
- Paul Reynolds
- Dominic Ruck Keene
- Lois Williams
- Jim Duffy
- Marcus Coates-Walker
- Michael Deacon
- Jo Moore
- Gideon Barth
- Jonathan Metzer
- Rajkiran Arhestey
- Alice Kuzmenko
- Darragh Coffey
- Thomas Beamont
- Gareth Rhys
- Lucy McCann
- Jasper Gold
- Thomas Hayes
- Nicholas Jones
- Lance Baynham
