Secretary of State for Defence v Catherine Smith and Assistant Deputy Coroner for Oxfordshire (interested party) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (intervener)

Authors / Contributors: Bridget Dolan KC , Debra Powell KC

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	Secretary of State for Defence v Catherine Smith and Assistant Deputy Coroner for Oxfordshire (interested party) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (intervener)

Issue:	Whether a British soldier was within the jurisdiction of the UK and hence protected by ECHR when serving in foreign territory but not in a UK base or hospital; whether the inquest into a soldier’s death in Iraq should comply with Art 2 ECHR.

Court:	Court of Appeal

Reference:	C1/2008/1049

Neutral Citation:	[2008] EWCA Civ 441

Judge(s):	Sir Anthony Clarke MR, Keene and Dyson LJJ

Date:	18 May 2009