During the inquest, the Scout leader on the trip, Sean Glaister, declined to answer a series of questions from Ben Richmond KC, representing Ben’s family.
Mary Carr was named as the assistant Scout leader on the trip.
David Pojur, assistant coroner for North Wales east and central, referred The Scout Association and an employee, who cannot be named by court order, to North Wales Police to investigate for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
But after the inquest, Mr Glaister and Ms Carr applied for a judicial review of the inquest findings of unlawful killing, heard at the High Court in Manchester in December.
Mr Justice Fordham ruled earlier that the coroner Mr Pojur had directed the jury fairly and correctly and rejected the appeal to review the inquest findings.
Ben’s mother, Jackie Leonard said: “We need to try to move forward now but with Ben in our hearts always.”
At the beginning of the inquest last year, the third after two previous inquests were halted, The Scout Association for the first time publicly apologised and accepted responsibility for Ben’s death.
The inquest also heard Ben’s family were lied to as The Scout Association was worried about “reputational damage”, and Ben’s family were told, “people who try and take on the Scouts are never successful” and that “no-one can touch the Scouts”.
About 500,000 young people and 145,000 adult volunteers take part in Scouting projects and activities each week, according to the association’s own figures.
