Personal Injury Compensation
Standard of proof required for verdict of suicide
R (on the application of Lagos) v HM Coroner for the City of London [2013] EWHC 423 (Admin)
Counsel: For the claimant: In personFor the defendant: Jonathan HoughSolicitors: For the defendant: Withers LLP
If a coroner cannot be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that a deceased person committed suicide, it is appropriate to record an open verdict, even though the coroner was aware that there was a likelihood that the deceased had taken his or her own life.