Coronial Law Short Course (Online)13/10/2025

Coronial Law Short Course (Online)

Commencing Thursday, 6 November 2025

The Centre for Contemporary Coronial Law at the University of Greater Manchester is pleased to announce the next run of our highly successful Coronial Law short course from Thursday, 6 November 2025.

Designed for practitioners working in, with, or aspiring to join the coronial service, the course blends clear legal foundations with practical, court-facing skills to build confidence in real investigations and inquests. It is ideal for coroner’s officers, hospital coronial liaison staff, legal representatives, those seeking coronial roles (including newly appointed coroners), and others involved in the inquest process.

Course Schedule (Thursdays, 18:00–20:30, via MS Teams)

• 6 November 2025 – Lecture 1: Coroners
  Professor Alan Walsh — Retired HM Area Coroner, Manchester West
• 20 November 2025 – Lecture 2: Investigations
  Professor Christopher Dorries OBE — Retired HM Senior Coroner, South Yorkshire West
• 4 December 2025 – Seminar / Case Studies
  Professor Christopher Dorries OBE — Retired HM Senior Coroner, South Yorkshire West
• 18 December 2025 – Lecture 3: Inquests (Part I)
  Professor Alan Walsh — Retired HM Area Coroner, Manchester West
• 8 January 2026 – Lecture 4: Inquests (Part II)
  Professor Alan Walsh — Retired HM Area Coroner, Manchester West
• 22 January 2026 – Lecture 5: Article 2
  Timothy Brennand — HM Senior Coroner, Manchester West
• 5 February 2026 – Mock Inquest & Celebration
  Professor Christopher Dorries OBE & Professor Alan Walsh

Course Details

• Format: Live online (MS Teams)
• Time: Thursdays, 18:00–20:30 (UK time)
• Fees: £50 per session or £300 for the complete series (7 sessions)

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Enquiries

Dr Alicia Danielsson
Email: CoronialLaw@greatermanchester.ac.uk

[This Course is not organised by the Chief Coroner, the Coroners' Society or teh Judicial College and fees may be payable]