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Comment: House of Lords decision in Purdy
What has the House of Lords asked the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to produce for Debbie Purdy and others in a similar position? Lord Hope’s leading speech requires “an offence-specific policy...
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Comment: the amateur/professional divide in the DPP’s interim guidance on...
The ‘ideal’ scenario envisaged by the DPP in his interim guidance on assisted suicide prosecutions is encapsulated in one of the factors against prosecution: “The actions of the suspect may be...
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News and Comment: High Court to decide on withdrawal of treatment from baby
The High Court has been asked to decide on the best interests of RB, a one-year old child with congenital myasthenic syndrome (CMS). RB’s mother is supporting the NHS Trust’s application to withdraw...
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Comment: parental disagreement on withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment...
As I wrote earlier, the Baby RB case is not quite as unique as contended by the Guardian and other media outlets. Channel 4 News claims that: This is the first time the courts have had to decide on the...
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Comment: BMJ blog misinformation about end of life decision-making in...
In a recent blog post, Tony Delamothe, a Deputy Editor of the BMJ, reporting on a speech made on assisted dying by Lord Harries, the former Bishop of Oxford, stated that: in Belgium apparently anyone...
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News and Comment: first application of DPP’s Final Policy on assisted suicide
In the first case in which the DPP’s Final Policy on Prosecutions for Assisted Suicide has been applied, the DPP has decided that it would not be in the public interest to prosecute Caractacus Downes,...
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News and comment: Forced treatment in cancer patient’s best interests
In DH NHS Foundation Trust v PS [2010] EWHC 1217 (Fam), Wall P. ruled that it would be lawful to impose treatment on an incompetent cancer patient in her best interests, despite her apparent dissent...
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News and comment: Divisional court decision in Nicklinson
The Divisional Court has today decided against the applications brought by Tony Nicklinson and ‘Martin’ challenging the law governing murder and assisted suicide. In a judgment which rejects almost...
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Comment: What has ‘Martin’ won?
By a majority of 2-1, the Court of Appeal has ruled that the Director of Public Prosecutions’ Policy on prosecuting cases of assisted suicide does not allow professionals such as doctors, nurses,...
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