R (Rizvi) v HM Assistant Coroner for South London [2025] EWHC 3014 (Admin) judgment 17th Nov 2025 here It has been a long journey for Mrs Rizvi who may now have exhausted all avenues in her attempts to show that the police breached an Article 2 duty owed to her daughter. Twelve and a half years ago Sabina […]
In the matter of an application by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for Judicial Review (Appellant) [2025] UKSC 47 here At approximately 11.15pm on 27 April 1994, 25-year-old Liam Paul Thompson was shot and killed near a gap in a peace line separating nationalist and unionist neighbourhoods in Belfast. No one has ever […]
The County Court has dismissed a claim for misfeasance in public office and vicarious liability brought against the Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police, arising from the actions of a former police constable, Craig Stant. The Claimant, Ms A, alleged that while off duty the officer had pursued an inappropriate and coercive relationship with her after stopping her car and identifying […]
R (Ferguson) v HM Assistant Coroner for Sefton, Knowsley & St Helens and the Chief Constable of Merseyside Police [2025] EWHC 1901 (Admin) 23 July 2025 – judgment here Q1: What strength of evidence will make it arguable that an article 2 duty has arisen and/or make it arguable that a duty has been breached, […]
R (Metropolitan Police Commissioner) v Police Conduct Panel [2025] EWHC 1462 (Admin) 17 June 2025, judgment here Skeleton arguments and written submissions are often emailed to coroners in advance of an inquest or PIRH. The document is rarely read out in court in full, and so any press or public sitting in court may find […]