Sentence examples for inquest if from inspiring English sources

Section 17A of the Coroners Act 1988, as amended in 1999, gives the Lord Chancellor power to adjourn an inquest if the death is being investigated by a public inquiry.

The widow of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko could boycott his inquest if the government refuses to set up a public inquiry to explore allegations of Russian state collusion in his death, her lawyer has said.

In October, Neil Garnham, QC, who represents several of the victims' families, told the inquest: "If PII is being claimed then there will have to have been a certificate signed by a minister which asserts the immunity.

"Did Russia murder Litvinenko is a question that this inquest, if it is going to do anything in the public interest, has got to be in a position to answer," Ben Emmerson, a lawyer for the Litvinenko family, told the coroner.

But in this case it's being done at the expense of justice". Goldfarb said it was practically meaningless to soldier on with an inquest if it could no longer examine the role of Russia's spy agencies, nor damning evidence indicating that the polonium used in the murder plot came from Russia.

Dr Milne previously told the inquest if he had been informed of the development, he would have immediately stopped Jack's treatment and referred him to a psychiatrist.

Relatives of the Birmingham pub bombing victims say they may not take part in forthcoming inquests if they do not get public funding for their legal team.

An expert witness told the inquest that if violent restraint is sustained for over three minutes, it can result in death.

Expert medical witnesses told the inquest that if Chin's condition been properly monitored and responded to, her vomiting would have been less severe.

Straight-talking was the order of the day and no punches were pulled in the inquest, even if, not for the first time in recent weeks, Tottenham could lament a cruel hand from the Fates.

THE BIG IDEA: President Trump should thank his lucky stars that Republicans control both chambers of Congress, because Democrats would be announcing a Benghazi-style inquest today if they could.