Becoming a coroner via solicitors route…?
The coroner is a doctor or lawyer responsible for investigating deaths in particular situations and can also arrange for a post-mortem examination of the body, if necessary. An inquest is a legal inquiry into the causes and circumstances of a death. The coroner may be the only person able to certify the cause of death. The doctor will write on the Formal Notice that the death has been referred to the coroner. The Formal Notice is issued to you by the attending doctor and is a document which explains how you register the death. The coroner will then decide whether there should be further investigation into the death – and the registrar cannot register the death until notified of the coroner’s decision. This means that the funeral will usually also be delayed. Where a post-mortem has taken place, the coroner must give permission for cremation. An inquest is a legal inquiry into the medical cause and circumstances of a death. It is held in public – sometimes with a jury – by a coroner, in
