R (Campbell) v Attorney General

Subject Matter

JUDICIAL REVIEW — Court’s jurisdiction — Attorney General — Attorney General refusing to grant authority for application to quash findings of coroner’s inquest or order fresh investigation — Whether Attorney General’s decision justiciable — Approach to determining justiciability — Coroners Act 1988 (c 13), s 13(1)

[2025] EWHC 1653 (Admin); [2025] WLR(D) 344, KBD

Commentary

UK Human Rights Blog
Attorney General’s refusal of a fiat to seek a fresh inquest is non-justiciable Case comment