Records of Cecil Angel and Company, solicitors of Coventry, relating to the public inquiry into disorder at Red Lion Square

Reference number	CAC
Date	1974
Level	Collection
Description	Minutes of proceedings, written submissions and photographs.
Extent	8 boxes
Admin history	On 15 June 1974 a demonstration in London against the National Front organised by the London and Home Counties Area Council of Liberation led to disorder in Red Lion Square, during which a Warwick University student, Kevin Gately, sustained injuries of which he later died. The coroner's inquest into Gately's death returned a verdict of death by misadventure. A public inquiry was conducted by Lord Justice Scarman between July and November 1974 to review the events that led to the disorder and to consider whether any lesson might be learned for the better maintenance of public order during demonstrations. Cecil Angel and Company of Coventry acted as solicitors in the inquiry for the National Union of Students and the University of Warwick Students' Union.
Appraisal	This collection has not been weeded.
Access status	Open
Related Material	The Modern Records Centre also holds archives of the Warwick University Kevin Gately Action Committee and ephemera relating to the events in Red Lion Square (MSS.21/91-92, MSS.21/374-380).

Records of Cecil Angel and Company, solicitors of Coventry, relating to the public inquiry into disorder at Red Lion Square... Records of Cecil Angel and Company, solicitors of Coventry, relating to the public inquiry into disorder at Red Lion Square, 1974