Suicides at Work and the Coronial Process

The tragic event of a suicide in the workplace presents profound legal, procedural, and emotional challenges for any organisation.

Understanding the coronial process and your responsibilities is crucial to ensuring a sensitive and compliant response.

This essential session will provide legal and practical guidance to help organisations navigate this sensitive topic with care, compliance, and confidence.

In this session, we are joined by Sarah Valentine, Partner and Deputy Coroner, Eversheds Sutherland and Paul Verrico, Head of the Eversheds Sutherland EHS team.

Join us as Sarah is interviewed by Paul Verrico, Head of the Eversheds Sutherland EHS team, described in legal directories as “fast becoming the market’s leading health and safety solicitor.”

We  cover:

  • The coronial investigation process
  • When organisations become Interested Persons
  • What a Prevention of Future Deaths Report may look like
  • Best practices for liaising with bereaved families and stakeholders
  • The internal investigations good organisations conduct following a workplace suicide
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