John Jones QC, a barrister who worked on high-profile war crimes trials at The Hague, died instantly in the collision in West Hampstead on April 18 this year, St. Pancras Coroners Court heard yesterday (Thursday).
Mr. Jones, a married father-of-two, was the head of international law at Doughty Street Chambers, Bloomsbury.
He had been admitted to the private Nightingale Hospital in Lisson Grove, Marylebone, in March, with a number of mental health issues, which had been given a "working diagnosis" of bipolar disorder and anxiety by his psychiatrist.
But the court heard that he spent the majority of the time alone in his room, refusing to attend therapy sessions or even eat in the communal dinning room.
Comment: 'Very poorly' is all very well for lesser ailments, but it's not cutting the mustard as an explanation for what went on here. Some CCTV may show him alone, but given that all London is 'under the watchful eye' of Big Brother, let's see if the rest of the footage points to the involvement of others.