Attorney General to apply for fresh inquests for Hillsborough victims
The Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC MP, has announced that although his consideration of the evidence is not complete, he has made the decision to apply to the High Court to quash the inquest verdicts of the 96 victims and order fresh inquests. He will now write to the families of the victims to give […]
Military deaths abroad to be investigated in Scotland
The Ministry of Justice has announced that, as part of its reforms of the coroners system, the law has been updated to allow the deaths of service personnel abroad to be investigated in Scotland for the first time. Until now inquests into such deaths have been heard in England and Wales, meaning bereaved service families […]
Healthcare provider fined after worker injury
A private healthcare provider managing a hospital in Ipswich has been fined for safety failings after an employee suffered a fractured kneecap. Mrs Shelagh Allen was working in the clinic room of a ward, which was being wet-mopped by a housekeeper during the ward’s busiest period. Mrs Allen went into the room after completing a […]
