The numbers of assembled legal teams was notable with Coroner, coroners QC, CASA’s QC, insurer QBE QC, Ian Lovell's family’s QC and then various legal representations from witnesses including Hempel CEO, Barry Hempel’s widow and a string of Hempel’s doctors and others. Phew . . . . I was beginning to think I was at a major trial and not an Inquest.
One has to wonder why there is so much legal interest in what would appear to be (on the surface) a relatively straight forward case....perhaps there is a fear that this could be the firecracker that could go off in your face!
Sounds to me as if the legal 'clean up' crews have been dispatched...perhaps the coroner would do well to talk to Senator Fawcett before passing the findings and recommendations!
