15 November 2007
Assistant Deputy Coroner for Inner West London v Channel 4 Television [2007] EWHC 2513, [2007] All ER (D) 467 (Oct)
When considering a coroner’s application for a witness summons under CPR r 34.4, courts should be wary of trying slavishly to fit that request into the template of civil litigation. A more flexible approach should be taken to such applications due to the inquisitorial nature of a coroner’s inquest and the objectives of allaying, or confirming, suspicions and/or making any recommendations for the future.
