Cherfan v Senior Coroner for West London [2024] EWHC 3261 (Admin). 12.12.24 Judgment here
It is a well establish principle that the costs of a successful Claimant’s judicial review case, or an application under s.13 Coroners Act 1988, brought against a Coroner will not be awarded unless particular circumstances arise.
As Brooke LJ noted in R
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Death Investigation, Coroners and Inquests: 2025 course
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Voicing Loss Project Website
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