Overview
The role of the coroner is greatly misunderstood, not least within the legal and medical professions. Yet inquests will often have great significance for those involved and can attract considerable media attention. Verdicts of 'neglect' and 'unlawful killing' are increasingly sought, particularly with changes brought about by Human Rights cases. This new edition of ""Coroners' Courts"" offers a clear route map through the confusion and misconceptions surrounding the inquest and work of the coroner. Designed in a user-friendly way, with a comprehensive index enabling easy access to key subjects, the work provides analysis of all the major issues arising from the coroner's investigation of a death. The book includes analysis of developments such as recent cases on neglect; the definition of an unnatural death in the light of the Touch case; tissue retention; and guidance on identification of the deceased following the Marchioness Inquiry. Written by a full-time coroner, this practical book provides an insight into the working of a coroner's court with explanations of the coroner's duties, the purpose of the inquest, the implications of the coroner's verdict, and how to give evidence at an inquest.
Full Product Details
Author: Christopher Dorries, OBE
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Blackstone Press Ltd
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 3.10cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 1.090kg
ISBN: 9781841742465
ISBN 10: 1841742465
Pages: 508
Publication Date: 01 February 2004
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
No serious practitioner of coroners law should fail to read this book...an accurate exposition of the modern law from a repected full time coroner...flows easily, holding the readers interest and attention. The summary of principal points at the end of each chapter is a useful addition. science & justice, vol44 iss4 No one whose work takes them into the coroners courts can afford to be without a copy...finely detailed but at all times lucid and accessible. New Law Journal. Christopher Dorries has written a comprehensive text covering the work of the coroner and relevant law. His style is easy to read and entertaining, with detailed references to relevent statute and case law. The book will be especially useful to those in contact with the coroner, whether a doctor reporting a death, or those more directly involved with inquests and post-mortems. Dr Clive Saffer ...This book is both useful and a genuinely good read and I can thoroughly recommend it. The Bulletin of the Royal College of Pathologists. ..This should be compulsory reading for all police officers and doctors...this books great virtue is it's rigorous practicality...it will become a classic I will not be going to an inquest without it. Charles Foster, Barrister, 6 Pump Court.
Author Information
Christopher Dorries is a solicitor and has been full-time coroner for the Western District of South Yorkshire since 1991.
