Oct 12, 2026 · 44 min · 10 segments
Yvonne and Mandy talk to Will Cornwell, principal lawyer in the personal injury team at Slater & Gordon, about all aspects of the law relating to road death, from criminal proceedings to the coroner's…
Do you think it's at the, um, police stage or, um, or do you think there's probably like us, where there's, um, gaps in every bit? [laughs] It's almost like a-
I mean, I think one of the, the difficulties is that it's, it's different for each case-
Because one family, for example, might be lucky enough that they get someone at the, you know, the coroner's clerk who is absolutely superb and really on it, um, and makes sure that the family's kept in the loop and gets all the documentation in good time and all that.
... y- you know, the coroner's clerk might have been on holiday or might have been off sick or, you know, whatever.
Um, so, you know, to some extent it's, it's, um, yeah, it, it just, it just varies, I think, from family to family, but I think resources is a, is a huge issue.
And I mean, I, I, I should say, having just said I think the in- inquest process is a really, really important part of the process, and you know, and I do, um, but goodness, it's fraught with problems as well.
Um, from things like, you know, the fact that the hearing was, was listed without the coroner even-
Do you think it's at the, um, police stage or, um, or do you think there's probably like us, where there's, um, gaps in every bit? [laughs] It's almost like a-
I mean, I think one of the, the difficulties is that it's, it's different for each case-
Because one family, for example, might be lucky enough that they get someone at the, you know, the coroner's clerk who is absolutely superb and really on it, um, and makes sure that the family's kept in the loop and gets all the documentation in good time and all that.
... y- you know, the coroner's clerk might have been on holiday or might have been off sick or, you know, whatever.
Um, so, you know, to some extent it's, it's, um, yeah, it, it just, it just varies, I think, from family to family, but I think resources is a, is a huge issue.
And I mean, I, I, I should say, having just said I think the in- inquest process is a really, really important part of the process, and you know, and I do, um, but goodness, it's fraught with problems as well.
Um, from things like, you know, the fact that the hearing was, was listed without the coroner even-
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