| RefNo | CC5/6/8 |
| Alternative Reference number | SYC000000880001 |
| Title | File of correspondence and legal advice relating to Coroner's Inquests for the Hillsborough Stadium Disaster |
| Description | Includes:
Draft typed notes "Coroner's Directions to Jury" and "Instructions to Counsel to advise", with annotations sent to Rotheras, Solicitors [Solicitor for HM Coroner].
File notes of conversations between HM Coroner and various parties (Counsel, Solicitors, etc).
Invoices for legal advice.
Typed advice on the use of Lord Justice Taylor Inquiry Transcripts as evidence and the rule of self-incrimination.
Includes previous exemplar cases/ rulings.
Correspondence between Hillsborough Family Support Group and HM Coroner regarding the procedure of the Coroner's Resumed Inquests, August 1990. |
| Date | 8 Aug 1989 - 7 Mar 1991 |
| Extent | 1 item |
| AccessStatus | Restricted |
| AccessConditions | Access to Coroner’s Court records is restricted for a minimum of 30 years under section 32 of the Freedom of Information Act. The records are also subject to a concurrent restriction of 75 years under the Data Protection Act. Please refer to the beginning of this catalogue (ref. CC5) for further details. |
| Level | Item |
| RelatedMaterial | See CC5/3/5/1 for related papers |