First, the bereaved have to get permission from the Attorney General.
Only once that authority has been granted will they be allowed to apply to the High Court to reopen the inquest section 13 of the Coroners Act Often cases are reopened because new evidence has come to light or there has been insufficiency of inquiry, for example where a person is found guilty of the murder of the deceased or new scientific data is provided. This case does not provide any new legal principles, but it is a strong statement about the importance of testing the evidence before granting the fiat: inquests should not be reopened just to allay the concerns of family members.
He had settled a civil claim with his former employer prior to his death.
The documentary-only inquest recorded the cause of death as mesothelioma. There was no post mortem or toxicology, as the histology of mesothelioma was considered sufficient.
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In fact, it was Mr Farrell who did not want a post mortem. Ms Burden and Mr Farrell had been married in Februaryalthough they had been in a relationship for eight years. She was, Mrs Farrell alleged, motivated by financial gain.
Mrs Farrell applied with the fiat of the Attorney General under s. The Senior Coroner supported the fiat, although doubted whether the outcome would be any different.]
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