Original: By law, the inquest is restricted to establishing the deceased's identity, when and where he/she died and, most importantly, how the death occurred.
Simplified: By law, the inquest can only establish the deceased's identity, when and where he/she died and, most importantly, how the death happened.
Simplified: By law, the inquest is restricted to working out the dead's identity, when and where he/she died and, most importantly, how the death happened.
Simplified: By law, the inquest is only allowed to establish the deceased's identity, when and where he/she died and, most importantly, how the death happened.