Introduction to inquests for the Higher Education sector

Introduction to Inquests for the Higher Education Sector – Navigating the Coroner’s Court

Our legal specialists Claire Leonard and Amrita Hurst covered:

• An introduction to inquests
• Guidance for higher education institutions following a student death
• Preparing for an inquest: communication, disclosure, witness statements, witness support
• Recent issues arising in inquests relating to higher education providers.

This webinar was relevant to anyone in the higher education sector with responsibility for legal services, compliance and student welfare

This was the first session in our higher education spring series of Wednesday webinars. Our higher education specialists will be hosting our other sessions from 12:00 - 13:00 on Tuesday 18 March and Wednesday 26 March.

For further details on the other webinars in this series, please see below: 

• Tuesday 18 March: WATCH ON DEMAND Procurement Act 2023: What specific questions and opportunities does the new procurement regime raise for the Higher Education sector?
• Wednesday 26 March: Data sharing in higher education - Sharing student and staff information internally and externally