Inquest evidence finishes monday
Evidence at the inquest is likely to finish on Monday 10th November. At inquests there are no closing speeches and so it will be for the Coroner to sum up the evidence for the jury.Before then ,the jury will then be sent out for a few weeks whilst various legal discussions happen between the lawyers for all the interested parties and the Coroner.
The way inquest proceedings work, each of the sets of lawyers will first make written submissions to the coroner about which verdicts they would like left for the jury. Then they will make oral submissions (argue these points in court) and then the coroner will decide which verdicts he will leave. Should any of the interested parties disagree with what the coroner leaves they can challenge any decision through judicial review proceedings.
The inquest will therefore be closed from the 11th November until 20th/21st November when oral submissions will take place. These proceedings will take place in public but reporting restrictions will apply. The jury will not be present.
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