Capsticks’ Guide to Inquests brings together our leading inquest and advisory specialists from our Advisory team to share practical, experience-led insight across every key stage of the inquest process. 

 Across six focused episodes, we explore the strategic decisions, procedural challenges, and common pressure points that organisations face, from early pre-inquest review hearings through to conclusions and Regulation 28 considerations. Designed for those involved in managing inquests, governance, and patient safety, as well as those called to give evidence at inquests, the series provides guidance on preparation, evidence and disclosure grounded in real-world experience of inquest proceedings.

Effective evidence gathering is fundamental to how an inquest unfolds and how organisations are ultimately represented. In Episode 1, Georgia Ford, Lizzie Turner and Lucy Houston discuss the practical realities of gathering evidence, from the early stages through to disclosure, and the importance of following a clear and defensible process. They examine the status of interviews and accounts produced during internal investigations, including when and why they may be disclosable at inquest and how tests of relevance and fairness are applied. Attention then turns to the duty of disclosure under Schedule 5, highlighting common issues that arise and how organisations can approach evidence gathering in a way that is thorough, proportionate and fair.

Stay tuned for our next episode – coming soon.

This podcast is also available on:

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• RadioPublic
• Spotify

How Capsticks can help

If you have any queries around what is discussed in this podcast, and the impact on your organisation, please speak to Georgia Ford, Lizzie Turner and Lucy Houston to find out more about how Capsticks can help.