Coroners' Courts
A Guide to Law and Practice
Second Edition
ISBN13: 9781841742465ISBN10: 1841742465
Hardback,
512 pages
Apr 2004,
In Stock
Price:
$180.00 (06)A Blackstone Press Publicaiton
Description
This book provides an examination of the working of coroners' courts and explains the coroner's duties, the purpose of the inquest, the implications of the coroner's verdict and how to give evidence at an inquest. The book includes analysis of recent developments, such as organ retention and corporate manslaughter.Features
- Includes analysis of the Home Office review of death certification (post-Shipman) and guidance on the identification of the deceased (following the Marchioness Inquiry)
- Considers new guidelines on organ retention and corporate manslaughter
- User-friendly format
- Written by one of only 26 full-time coroners
