O’Brien (Appellant/Claimant) v HM Assistant Coroner for Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens (Respondent/Defendant)
Tuesday 10 March 2026
The Appellant appeals the decision of the Administrative Court dated 21 February 2025 which dismissed the application for judicial review brought by the Claimant.
The Appellant’s sister died in May 2020. In March 2023 the Assistant Coroner for Liverpool concluded that there was no causative link between police conduct and her death and that the inquest did not require a jury. The claimant sought judicial review of that decision, arguing that police failures relating to a restraining order could have contributed to the circumstances leading to the death.
In March 2023, the Assistant Coroner issued a Decision Notice concluding that no jury was required because the death did not result from an act or omission of police officers. In May 2023, the Claimant brought judicial review proceedings challenging that decision.
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