 Anjanette Rossi and her daughter Louella Main were killed in 2004 |
An inquest into a major rail crash could be delayed after the government decided to appeal against a High Court ruling on legal aid for relatives. David Main and his eight-year-old son Toby won the right to funds for legal representation earlier this month.
Toby's mother Anjanette Rossi, 38, and sister Louella Main, nine, were among seven people who died after a train hit a car at Ufton Nervet, Berks, in 2004.
The government had denied the Mains' request for legal aid in 2005.
Public interest
That decision, made by Bridget Prentice, the then Minister for Legal Aid, was quashed at the beginning of April by Mr Justice Owen, who said it was "irrational".
 Seven people died in the crash at Ufton Nervet in 2004 |
The judicial review had been applied for on the basis there was a "significant wider public interest" in the family being represented.
Mr Main, from Speen, argued that he could not afford legal representation as he had been on sick leave and his outgoings exceeded his income.
A 12-day inquest had been planned to start in Winchester, Hampshire, in October 2005 but was adjourned to allow the appeal over legal aid.
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