Factory Death: Mrs Thomas's 24 year old son Michael died in a factory in 2002. Although another person had been seriously injured some months earlier in similar circumstances at another factory owned by the same employer, the police had decided not to undertake a manslaughter inquiry. With the CCA intervention, the police agreed to launch an investigation.

Hospital Death: Mr Khan's 40 year old wife, Ayesha died in a hospital following an operation that raised questions about the working practices of the hospital. The Health and Safety Executive had decided not to investigate the death - and it was only with the CCA intervention that the HSE made inquiries to assess whether health and safety offences had been committed.

Construction Death: George Stewart's 24 year old son Paul died when, along with three other workers, he fell from a gantry fixed to Avonmouth bridge. Although the police and Health and Safety Executive undertook an investigation, the coroner refused to hold an inquest. The CCA wrote to the coroner and explained that in law an inquest was required. The coroner, however, only agreed to hold an inquest when legal action was initiated with the assitance of solicitors from the Public Law Project. The CCA then worked with the GMB trade union in preperation for the inquest at which the jury returned a verdict of 'unlawful killing'.