# Case (Inquest). R (Ferguson) v HM Assistant Coroner for Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens \[2025\] EWHC 1901 (Admin)

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— Inquest case with mental health background. Judicial review of decisions that the enhanced investigative duty under Article 2 was not engaged and that the inquest would be heard without a jury because s7(2)(b) Coroners and Justice Act 2009.

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Full details available at: [https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/R\_(Ferguson)\_v\_HM\_Assistant\_Coroner\_for\_Sefton,\_Knowsley\_and\_St\_Helens\_(2025)\_EWHC\_1901\_(Admin)?id=280925-2204](https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/R_(Ferguson)_v_HM_Assistant_Coroner_for_Sefton,_Knowsley_and_St_Helens_(2025)_EWHC_1901_(Admin)?id=280925-2204)