Lord Justice Scott Baker has been appointed as Assistant Deputy Coroner for Inner West London for the purposes of hearing the Inquests into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed (Mr Dodi Al Fayed).
The purpose of this website is to keep the public informed of details relating to the Inquests, including transcripts of the proceedings and evidence seen by the jury.
A list of 20 likely issues has been compiled by Lord Justice Scott Baker and can be found on this website.
The Inquest hearings started on 2 October 2007 at the Royal Courts of Justice.
Hearing Transcripts and evidence seen by the inquest jury in open court will be published on this website on a daily basis. The Assistant Deputy Coroner has issued guidance on the reproduction of this information.
13 May 2008
Costs incurred by the Inquests for the period 1 July 2007 to 30 April 2008
15 April 2008
Costs incurred by the Inquests for the period 1 July 2007 to 31 March 2008
10 April 2008
Coroner's ruling on the verdicts (PDF 84kb)
10 April 2008
Coroner's reasons for not calling the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh (PDF 703kb)
10 April 2008
Judicial Review Decision: Mohamed Al Fayed v Assistant Deputy Coroner (PDF 44kb)
9 April 2008
Sections of transcripts, which were not originally published because the jury were not present, have now been added
8 April 2008
Jury verdict - Inquisition forms
Diana, Princess of Wales (PDF 21kb) and Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Al Fayed (PDF 20kb)
7 April 2008
Verdict of the jury
7 April 2008
General Information about the Inquests | Information sur les Enquetes conduites par le Coroner
31 March 2008
Copy of documents given to the jury by the Coroner during his summing up
20 March 2008
Costs incurred by the Inquests for the period 1 July 2007 to 29 February 2008
7 March 2008
Statement from the Judicial Communications Office
The Coroner has stated:
6 March 2008
Statement regarding Paul Burrell giving evidence
22 February 2008
Statement from the Judicial Communications Office regarding Paul Burrell
20 February 2008
Operational note for media
SIS witnesses to give evidence at the Corner’s inquests into the Deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Mr Dodi Al Fayed
11 February 2008
Costs incurred by the Inquests for the period 1 July 2007 to 31 January 2008
20 December 2007
Costs incurred by the Inquests up to 30 November 2007
20 December 2007
Inquests office Christmas closure
Please note that the inquests office will be closed on Friday 21st December and will reopen on Wednesday 2nd January.
The next hearing is scheduled for 7th January 2008.
30 November 2007
Court of Appeal judgment on the judicial review decision - 28 November 2007
Jean and Giselle Paul and The Ritz Hotel v Assistant Deputy Coroner of Inner West London
29 November 2007
Jury Update
26 November 2007
The Court of Appeal judgment on the judicial review decision
Statement by the Assistant Deputy Coroner
22 November 2007
Appeal - Judicial Review: Jean and Giselle Paul and The Ritz Hotel v Assistant Deputy Coroner of Inner West London
20 November 2007
Judicial Review - Regarding the reading of contested Paparazzi evidence
Statement by the Assistant Deputy Coroner
20 November 2007
Judicial Review Decision - R (Paul) v Assistant Deputy Coroner (PDF 171kb)
15 November 2007
Judicial Review - Jean and Giselle Paul and The Ritz Hotel v Assistant Deputy Coroner Of Inner West London
7 November 2007
Ruling - Secondary evidence from witnesses whose evidence is controversial (PDF 39kb)
6 November 2007
Statement on Paparazzi
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