(Jewish Group) Coroner Mary Hassell's 'cab rank' burial policy declared 'unlawful'

[Behind the Aegis]

(THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP! RESPECT!!)

The High Court has ruled that a London coroner’s decision not to prioritise the release of bodies for religious reasons is ‘unlawful,irrational and discriminatory’.

Community leaders welcomed the verdict from judges following a judicial review of the “cab-rank rule” policy of Senior Coroner for Inner London, Mary Hassell, after a hearing held at the end of March

Lawyers acting for both a Stamford Hill burial society and an individual claimant challenged the policy, saying it amounted to a breach of the Human Rights Act as well as indirect discrimination under the Equality Act. The challenge brought together all parts of the Jewish community and was backed by a host of MPs across the political spectrum.

There are now calls for Hassell – who told judges that Jewish families were “queue jumping” to the detriment of non-Jews – to consider her position.

In written submissions, she described the “significant negative impact that prioritisation of one sector of the community over others… It is my experience over 12 years as coroner that queue jumping places those who are pushed back further in the queue at a material disadvantage”. She added that all families wanted an early decision from the coroner.

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[madaboutharry]

1. She doesn't seem like a very nice person.

She reminds me of a boss I once had.