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Who can appear before a coroner during a hearing in the coroner’s court?

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Published on: 16 January 2020
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Lawyers and those authorised to conduct reserved legal activities have rights of audience to appear before courts in England and Wales. The exercise of a right of audience is a reserved legal activity within the meaning of section 12 of the Legal Services Act 2007 (LSA 2007).

‘Right of audience’ means the right to appear before and address a court, including the right to call and examine witnesses. For these purposes, ‘court’ includes:

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    a tribunal that was (to any extent) a listed tribunal for, or for any of, the purposes of Schedule 7 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (functions, etc of Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council) immediately before the coming into force of the repeal of that Schedule

  2. •

    a court-martial

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    a statutory inquiry within the meaning of section 16(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992

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    an ecclesiastical court (including the Court of Faculties)

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What does Reserved legal activities mean?

This is a defined term in the Legal Services Act 2007 and means: the exercise if a right of audience; the conduct of litigation; reserved instrument activities (relating to the transfer of land); probate activities; notarial activities; the administration of oaths.

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