Inquests

Find dates of inquests in writing, upcoming inquests and treasure inquests. 

If you can’t find the inquest you want, you can filter by inquest date, type of inquest and name.

Type of inquest

An explanation of some of the terms you might see under the type of inquest heading in the tables:

  • Opening: formal opening of the inquest
  • Review: a case review without a court hearing
  • Pre inquest review: a case management hearing
  • Open and Completion: the inquest will be opened and concluded on the same day
  • Final: inquest hearing will take place
  • Inquest in writing: an inquest without a court hearing
  • Treasure: inquest into treasure that has been found 

Inquests in writing

Inquests in writing are inquests without a hearing in court.

Hearing date Type of hearing and Coroner Name of deceased
30/03/2026 Inquest in Writing - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite Maria Goreti Santos MACEDO

Upcoming inquests

Hearing date Time Type of hearing and Coroner Name of deceased
24/03/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Simon Edward PARKES
25/03/2026 10:00 Opening - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Mark TEBBUTT
25/03/2026 11:00 Opening and Completion - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Robert Edgar DIMMACK
26/03/2026 10:30 Pre Inquest Review - Assistant Coroner Mr Burge David Maurice TUCKETT
30/03/2026 10:00 Pre Inquest Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite Ryan Edward DONOHUE
31/03/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Ronald Barry SHERMAN
31/03/2026 11:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Taylor Nicole GRAHAM
01/04/2026 10:00 Pre Inquest Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Carl Edward HYDE
01/04/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Takavada Rukudzo Byron ZINYORO
01/04/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Malcolm PAGETT
06/04/2026 11:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Paul Eric KNIGHT
07/04/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Sohan Singh MATHARU
07/04/2026 10:15 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder David James NEWTON
08/04/2026 10:30 Opening and Completion - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Diane Maureen CLAYFIELD
08/04/2026 11:00 Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Deborah QUIGLEY
09/04/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder David Adam WARR
15/04/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Michelle Julie LEE
15/04/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Aryan SHARMA
15/04/2026 11:00 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Thomas Levi KNIFTON
15/04/2026 11:30 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Richard James HAMMEL
21/04/2026 09:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Timothy Charles BIRD
22/04/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Shahab UDDIN
23/04/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Andrew Graham HARLOCK
24/04/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Yousef Adib DEIRY
27/04/2026 10:00 Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Claire LOMAS
29/04/2026 10:00 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Dean Mark QUILTER
29/04/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Max Lee TYSON
29/04/2026 11:00 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Christian Roger WILSON
01/05/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Chantelle HENLEY-STOCKS
01/05/2026 12:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Mehul DESAI
05/05/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Erin Kate ROBINSON
06/05/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Anthony Sinclair PETERS
06/05/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Takavada Rukudzo Byron ZINYORO
13/05/2026 10:30 Pre Inquest Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Ethan David WALSH
18/05/2026 10:30 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Andrew Steven NEWTON
20/05/2026 10:00 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Moss Jack FRYER
27/05/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Gillian Patricia LEWIS
04/06/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Tara-Louise LUNN
24/06/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Haiden Paul WILFORD
24/06/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Lesley Mansell DUNCAN
24/06/2026 11:00 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Mark TEBBUTT
25/06/2026 11:00 Pre Inquest Review - Assistant Coroner Mr Burge Sebastian ZARNOCH
01/07/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Lewis Robert MACKENZIE
01/07/2026 11:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Tom John TWIST-HULME
06/07/2026 11:00 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite Kathryn Mary WALPOLE
15/07/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Ashley David ALDRIDGE
21/07/2026 10:00 Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Thomas HUNTER
22/07/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Neeru PATEL
22/07/2026 10:15 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Virashi CHAUHAN
22/07/2026 11:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Bhamini KARSAN
03/08/2026 09:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Mr Burge David Maurice TUCKETT
05/08/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Harrison Ptolemy SMITH
05/08/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Faye Belle DANIEL-FOX
30/09/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Jacob George HARDWICK

Treasure inquests

Treasure inquests are inquests into treasure that has been found.

There are no upcoming treasure inquests, any future dates will be listed here.

Report treasure

If you find anything you think might be treasure, visit Treasure| British Museum's Portable antiquities scheme for how to report it.

Attending an inquest

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