Articles by ‘Ali Batchelor’

Coroner demands changes to hospital prescription system after staff failures caused death of 18 year old.

Ali Cloak recently acted for the parents of a young woman, who took her own life whilst detained under a mental health section.

In the next of a series of blogs considering all aspects of inquest law, specialist inquest solicitor, Ali Cloak, discusses what a post mortem entails and when one is likely to be necessary.

On 26 April 2016, the jury returned their conclusion in the new Hillsborough inquest after two years of hearing evidence. Ali Cloak, specialist inquests solicitor, considers the nature of the disaster and why the conclusion has only just been delivered in respect of 96 football fans who lost their lives in 1989.

It is no secret that our Accident and Emergency Departments are being put under ever increasing pressure. This is set to escalate if the recent weather reports predicting four months of snow fall are to be believed. It is at this time that the NHS needs to ensure patients are cared for and treated correctly, no more so than in respect of treating broken bones. So what are the issues and what can be done to ensure an appropriate standard of care for all patients at this busy time?

I have written previously about the circumstances in which a Coroner should open an Inquest following a death, and also the purpose of Pre-Inquest Review hearings. This blog considers the role of the post-mortem in the context of a Coroner’s inquiry.

Ali Cloak considers pre-inquest review hearings – when and why they are held, and the benefits of such hearings when preparing for an inquest.

An inquest into the death of a Plymouth man has concluded that a Taser fired by a police officer was the most probable cause of a fire which killed him.

A clinical negligence specialist has won the Bath Solicitor of the Year award at a ceremony in Bristol attended by over 300 law firm representatives and committee dignitaries. Ali Cloak, a solicitor in the…

Ali Cloak, a specialist who works with families in inquest proceedings, answers some of the key questions she receives from those seeking an inquest.

Ali Cloak, solicitor in our Clinical Negligence team, explains why more needs to be done to reduce the number of babies being severely harmed or dying from GBS infection.

In the recent case of Brown v HM Coroner for Norfolk the Chief Coroner, HHJ Thornton QC gave some much needed guidance on Pre-Inquest Review hearings, which will hopefully ensure consistency across the country for bereaved families.