Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018

A landmark bill to significant clarify, strengthen and modernise the powers available to coroners in the reporting, investigation and inquest of deaths has passed the Oireachtas. The Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018 also provides for mandatory inquests in the case of maternal deaths, inspired by an ea

Yvonne Joyce, a partner at Comyn Kelleher Tobin takes a look at legislation altering the coronial regime. The Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018 was published by Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan on 2nd August 2018. The Bill proposes significant amendments to the current legislation including: