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An application to quash the original Hillsborough inquest verdicts has been made by Attorney General Dominic Grieve. Families of the victims have campaigned for years to have the original 1991 accidental death verdicts overturned. Mr Grieve, the government's most senior law officer, made the application to the High Court, paving the way for new hearings. He said the main basis for the move was new medical evidence. He explained that the alteration of evidence by the police and other emergency services was also a supporting factor, along with stadium safety.
"I believe that the case for the High Court to quash the original inquests is a good one," Mr Grieve said.
"My application has now been lodged with the court. It is my intention to appear to argue the case at the hearing that will take place in the High Court."
shackattack said:news today - The discredited Hillsborough inquests could be quashed in just an hour when the High Court sits on Wednesday 19th December.
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, and two other justices sitting at London’s Royal Courts of Justice will consider the application to overturn the ‘accidental death’ verdicts made in the wake of the 1989 disaster.
The hearing has been listed for just one hour – and it is expected that a decision will be made within that time.
The application made by the Attorney General, Dominic Grieve, will not be opposed and so there is unlikely to be any adjournment.
A spokesman for the Judicial Office confirmed: “The Attorney General's application to quash the Hillsborough Inquest verdicts has been listed for a substantive hearing before the Divisional Court on Wednesday 19 December, subject to any applications by interested parties to adjourn.