Coroners and “cab ranks”: R (Adath Yisroel Burial Society)

In February we reported that Adath Yisroel Burial Society was seeking judicial review of the policy of HM Senior Coroner for Inner North London in applying a “cab rank” rule to burials and refusing to prioritise Jewish and Muslim burials. In R (Adath Yisroel Burial Society & Anor) v HM Senior Coroner for Inner North London [2018] EWHC 969, a Divisional Court (Singh LJ and Whipple J) has held the rule to be illegal. Continue reading