Find dates of inquests in writing, upcoming inquests and treasure inquests.
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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.
There are no upcoming inquests in writing, any future dates will be listed here.
Upcoming inquests
| Hearing date | Time | Type of hearing and Coroner | Name of deceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25/05/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite | Dean Mark QUILTER |
| 27/05/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Gillian Patricia LEWIS |
| 27/05/2026 | 10:30 | Opening - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Ludovit LOVASS |
| 27/05/2026 | 11:00 | Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Malcolm PAGETT |
| 27/05/2026 | 11:30 | Opening and Completion - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Robert GASSON |
| 27/05/2026 | 11:45 | Opening - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Reginald Charlie MILLS |
| 27/05/2026 | 13:00 | Opening - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | William James SMITH |
| 29/05/2026 | 09:00 | Inquest in Writing - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite | Mark TEBBUTT |
| 29/05/2026 | 10:00 | Pre Inquest Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite | Dean Mark QUILTER |
| 02/06/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Andrew Graham HARLOCK |
| 04/06/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Tara-Louise LUNN |
| 09/06/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler | Christopher Anthony PARKER |
| 10/06/2026 | 10:00 | Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler | Lewis Robert MACKENZIE |
| 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 | 11:30 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Anthony Sinclair PETERS |
| 29/06/2026 | 10:00 | Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler | Louisa Kate BENNETT |
| 30/06/2026 | 11:00 | Pre Inquest Review - Assistant Coroner Mr Burge | Sebastian ZARNOCH |
| 30/06/2026 | 14:30 | Pre Inquest Review - Assistant Coroner Mr Burge | David Maurice TUCKETT |
| 01/07/2026 | 10:00 | Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas | Michelle Julie LEE |
| 01/07/2026 | 10:30 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Anthony BUTLER |
| 01/07/2026 | 11:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Tom John TWIST-HULME |
| 01/07/2026 | 11:30 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Paul Eric KNIGHT |
| 06/07/2026 | 11:00 | Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite | Kathryn Mary WALPOLE |
| 08/07/2026 | 11:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Aryan SHARMA |
| 15/07/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Ashley David ALDRIDGE |
| 15/07/2026 | 11:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Ellise Catherine Patricia ASHCROFT |
| 15/07/2026 | 11:30 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Terence David LAWSON |
| 15/07/2026 | 12:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Brian John WINFIELD |
| 16/07/2026 | 11:30 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Jacob James PAYTER-HANBY |
| 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 |
| 23/07/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Amanda Louise LUCAS |
| 23/07/2026 | 11:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Noah James BURDETT |
| 23/07/2026 | 11:30 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Deven Kristian STUART |
| 23/07/2026 | 12:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | David Charles KING |
| 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 |
| 05/08/2026 | 11:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Douglas Silas SANDERS |
| 05/08/2026 | 11:30 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Takavada Rukudzo Byron ZINYORO |
| 05/08/2026 | 12:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Ludovit LOVASS |
| 05/08/2026 | 13:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Reginald Charlie MILLS |
| 12/08/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | William Richard WILSON |
| 12/08/2026 | 10:15 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Rodney Michael CALOW |
| 13/08/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Peter James OSBORNE |
| 18/08/2026 | 10:00 | Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Claire LOMAS |
| 18/08/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Wayne Antony HURST |
| 18/08/2026 | 10:30 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Samantha Romaine PICKFORD |
| 19/08/2026 | 10:00 | Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Claire LOMAS |
| 20/08/2026 | 10:00 | Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Claire LOMAS |
| 21/08/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Derek Donald MCCALL |
| 25/08/2026 | 10:00 | Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Claire LOMAS |
| 26/08/2026 | 11:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Norma Winifred YOUNG |
| 26/08/2026 | 11:30 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | William James SMITH |
| 27/08/2026 | 10:00 | Pre Inquest Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler | Christopher Anthony PARKER |
| 02/09/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Shahab UDDIN |
| 09/09/2026 | 11:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Andrew Lee ALLSOPP |
| 28/09/2026 | 10:00 | Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler | Carl Edward HYDE |
| 29/09/2026 | 10:00 | Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler | Carl Edward HYDE |
| 30/09/2026 | 10:00 | Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler | Carl Edward HYDE |
| 30/09/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Jacob George HARDWICK |
| 01/10/2026 | 10:00 | Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler | Carl Edward HYDE |
| 02/10/2026 | 10:00 | Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler | Carl Edward HYDE |
| 07/10/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Sohan Singh MATHARU |
| 17/11/2026 | 10:00 | Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder | Susan Anne JORDAN |
| 13/01/2027 | 10:00 | Final - Assistant Coroner Mr Burge | Sebastian ZARNOCH |
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.
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