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Leon Briggs: Jury returns conclusion of neglect following seven and a half year wait for justice
An inquest has today found that a series of omissions and failures by Bedfordshire Police and East of England Ambulance Service contributed to the death of Leon Briggs on 4…
Coroner rules that Kent mental health services repeatedly failed to implement sufficient safeguarding measures for 24 year-old man before he took his own life
James Victor Amos was 24 when he took his own life in 2019. Today, a coroner ruled that Kent and Medway NHS Partnership Trust and Kent County Council had failed…
Inquest into the death of Leon Briggs following restraint by Bedfordshire Police to resume tomorrow (January 13)
The inquest into the death of Leon Briggs before Senior Corner for Bedfordshire and Luton, Emma Whitting, will continue from Wednesday 13 January, more than seven years after his death.…
“Extraordinary” Landmark Inquest Rules Air Pollution Contributed to Death of 9-Year-Old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah
Global first as British girl’s death certificate lists air pollution as a cause of death 18 December 2020, London: In what is believed to be a global first, Deputy Coroner…
Landmark Ruling Today: Excessive levels of air pollution contributes to death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah
Today a coroner has concluded that exposure to excessive pollution contributed to Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s death. Air pollution exposure will be added to her death certificate. At a press conference following...
Inquest into death of Leon Briggs following restraint by Bedfordshire police to begin 4 January
UPDATE: The inquest has been postponed and will resume on Wednesday 13 January 2021. Before Senior Coroner for Bedfordshire and Luton, Emma Whitting Opens 9.15am 4 January 2021, expected to…
Landmark Air Pollution Inquest into Death of 9-Year-Old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah Comes to an End
The second inquest into the death of nine-year-old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah has now drawn to a close after ten days. Speaking to press outside of court this morning, Ella’s mother, Rosamund…
“I need to understand the cause of Ella’s death…we need to get to the bottom of this.”
Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah gives evidence in landmark air pollution inquest into daughter’s death On the sixth day of the inquest into the death of her nine year-old daughter Ella, Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah…
Public documents in the Inquest touching upon the death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah
The Inquest into the death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, of Lewisham, London, is taking place 30 November – 11 December at London Inner South Coroner’s Court. Ella’s mother Rosamund is represented…
Ministry of Justice settles claim alleging operation of IPP sentence breached human rights following death of prisoner
The Ministry of Justice has settled a civil claim brought by the family of Tommy Nicol, an IPP prisoner at HMP The Mount, following his death in 2015. In 2009,…
Second Inquest to determine role of air pollution in causing the death of 9-year-old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah
London, 26 November 2020 – An Inquest will begin in London next week into the role that air pollution played in bringing about the death of a 9-year-old girl –…
Inquest finds that the death of a vulnerable young adult in a private care home amounts to death by “natural causes”
Thomas Rawnsley’s death is “yet another example of how individuals with learning disabilities are failed in a health and care system ill-equipped to assist adults with complex care needs”. In…
Neville Lawrence OBE responds to conclusion of IOPC investigation into police corruption related to the original Stephen Lawrence murder investigation
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has this afternoon announced that the IOPC-managed investigation by the National Crime Agency into whether corruption or misconduct played a part in the…
The reforms contemplated by the Independent Review of Administrative Law risk undermining the health of our democracy
Law firm Hodge Jones & Allen has responded to a call for evidence made by the Independent Review of Administrative Law and raised deep concerns that its current focus is suggesting…
Metropolitan Police yet to apologise for treatment of vulnerable woman in custody 9 years after the event
A woman with mental health problems who suffered horrific treatment by the police has settled her claim against the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis, some nine years on from…
Mike Schwarz, Partner, Protest and Civil Liberties team speaking at Fringe Event, Labour Connected
The title of the on-line fringe event is: Policing protests: is the balance right between the right to protest and the rule of law? Invited panellists will continue the debate…