“…y include R (Gentle) v. Prime Minister [2008] 1 AC 1356 (death of servicemen on active duty deployed to Iraq); R(Smith) v. Oxfordshire Assistant Deputy Coroner [2011] 1 AC 1(death of a serviceman from hyperthermia in Iraq); R (L (A Patient)) v. Secretary of State for Justice [2009] 1 AC 588 (attempted suicide of prisoner causing se…”
“…n in Rabone and from the discussion in the Supreme Court in R (Smith) v. Oxfordshire Assistant Deputy Coroner (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening [2011] 1 AC 1. That concerned the death from hyperthermia of a soldier on active service in Iraq. The substantive obligation is owed to protect soldiers from some hazards bu…”
“…es where that principle has been stated. It is sufficient to note the observations of Lord Mance at [208] in R v Secretary of State for Defence, ex parte Smith [2011] 1 AC 1 that “[e]veryone agrees that coroners have a considerable discretion as to the scope of their inquiry”; and of Hallett LJ in R (Sreedharan) v HM Coroner for th…”