Introduction / Sir Neil Garnham and Caroline Cross -- Sources of coronial law and guidance / Richard Mumford -- Duty to hold an inquest / Rachel Marcus -- The role and scope of an inquest / Isabel McArdle -- The coroner / Marina Wheeler QC -- Pre-inquest reviews / Richard Mumford -- Article 2 inquests / Peter Skelton QC, Caroline Cross and Kate Beattie -- Interested persons / David Manknell -- Witnesses / Kate Beattie -- Funding / Pritesh Rathod -- The jury / Richard Mumford -- Evidence / Peter Skelton QC -- Anonymity, protective measures and public interest immunity / Matthew Hill and Sir Neil Garnham -- The inquest hearing / David Manknell -- Conclusions / Sir Neil Garnham and Kate Beattie -- Inquest vs public inquiry / Isabel McArdle -- Medical inquests / Isabel McArdle and Kate Beattie -- Inquests concerning mental health and capacity / Richard Mumford and Rachel Marcus -- Article 2 and local authorities / Kate Beattie -- Deaths in custody / Peter Skelton QC and Lois Williams -- Police inquests / Alasdair Henderson -- Military personnel and civilians in war / Caroline Cross -- Inquests involving intelligence services and agencies / Sir Neil Garnham -- Deaths in the workplace / Alasdair Henderson -- Reports to prevent future deaths / Caroline Cross and Isabel McArdle -- Steps after the inquest / Dame Philippa Whipple DBE -- Coroners and justice act 2009 -- Coroners act 1988 (as amended) -- Coroners (investigations) regulations 2013 -- Coroners (inquests) rules 2013 -- Chief coroner's guidance no 5, "reports to prevent future deaths" -- Chief coroner's guidance no 16, "deprivation of liberty safeguards (dols)" -- Chief coroner's guidance no 17, "conclusions: short-form and narrative" -- Chief coroner's guidance no 22, 'Pre-inquest review hearings' -- Lord Cancellor's exceptional funding guidance (inquests).