1 Nov 1990
RE MEDICAL DEFENCE UNION LTD.
- Citation
- RE MEDICAL DEFENCE UNION LTD.
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV60/1990
The Court of Appeal held the Coroner acted within the statutory scope under s.6 to investigate the circumstances and medical procedures connected with death and that evidence about the standard of medical care was admissible to determine causation; a stand‑alone declaration was discretionary and inappropriate/otiose where the verdict was not challenged and no consequential relief was sought; accordingly the appeal was dismissed but the judge's costs order against the Coroner was set aside because applicants had failed to obtain the declaratory relief and there was no misconduct justifying dep…