Environmental Pollution & Inquests - What Might the Future Hold?

Introduction

In December 2020, Southwark Coroner Philip Barlow made legal history when he found that air pollution had made a ‘material contribution’ to the death of a nine-year old child, Ella Kissi Debrah.

This webinar will review the ruling and what the future may hold for environmental considerations in inquests.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The background
• A look at the inquest and the Coroner’s ruling
• The Prevention of Future Deaths Report issued by the Coroner
• The government’s response to that report
• What might the future hold?

This webinar was recorded on 12th September 2022