Professor Lawrence Bellamy is associate dean at the University of Chester’s Padgate campus - in his latest column he talks of the impact of the forthcoming inquest in Warrington.

THE Hillsborough disaster of April 15, 1989 led to the tragic death of 96 men, women and children. 25 years on the findings of the previous inquests have been quashed and another Coroner’s Inquest is commencing.

In terms of dealing with these proceedings there are no courts outside of London deemed to have the facilities to deal with an investigation of this magnitude.

These proceeding will be held in Birchwood, Warrington, within a facility adapted to deal with the extensive resource requirements of an operation of this type.

There will be nearly 100 lawyers working on the case, the jury of 11 selected from an initial list of over a thousand and numerous Police, security, court officials, catering, facilities, administration and other personnel involved.

A significant daily press presence will include the BBC and Sky.

The inquest is expected to last 9-12 months, depending upon developments and will see around 600 people engaged on a daily basis.

The planning and organisation for this process needs to be absolutely meticulous and the facilities faultless.

The services of Warrington will support this sensitive project, a temporary business of substantial scale and importance, in order that the law is upheld and justice done.