First MPs U-turn on support for assisted dying bill after High Court judge safeguard removed
Exclusive: The Independent has seen a list of 142 MPs who voted in favour of assisted dying at second reading and could now change their vote as a result of Kim Leadbeater’s amendment
UK's proposed assisted dying law to be changed to remove judge sign-off
LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Britain's proposed new assisted dying law for terminally ill people will be amended to remove the requirement that a High Court judge sign off on each case, lawmaker Kim ...
Assisted dying: High Court would not need to approve cases under change to bill
Assisted dying cases would not need to be signed off by a High Court judge, the MP behind a new bill has proposed.
Do not strip judges out of assisted dying decisions, warns Lady Hale
Former UK Supreme Court president speaks after proposals by MP Kim Leadbeater to water down judicial safeguards
Changes proposed to assisted dying bill
The MP behind the assisted dying Bill has proposed replacing the need for High Court judge approval with an expert panel in a move she argues would strengthen a new law.
UK’s assisted dying bill seeks to remove HC judge signoff; watering down legislation, Tories allege
Britain's proposed new assisted dying law for terminally ill people will be amended to remove the requirement that a High Court judge sign off on each case, lawmaker Kim Leadbeater said on Tuesday (February 11).
MI5 admits it ‘misled’ High Court over alleged abusive Security Service informant
The secret service misled the court while defending its handling of an allegedly misogynistic neo-Nazi state agent who ...
Judge slams Ofwat and government for not attending Thames Water hearing
The hearing comes at an existential moment for Thames Water, the UK’s biggest water company, which is struggling under its ...
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Six times Leadbeater promised a high court judge safeguard
Back to the assisted dying bill. It has emerged that the legislation’s requirement for a senior judge to approve whether someone should be allowed to end their life has been removed over ...
Judge ‘misled’ in bid for injunction over BBC reporting of alleged MI5 informant
As well as misleading the High Court in the injunction bid, Mr Bunting said the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which has ...
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Use of lethal force in killing of four IRA men by SAS soldiers was not justified, High Court rules
Members of a specialist British military unit used lethal force that was not justified in the killing of four IRA men in a ...
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UK court rules British military ‘not justified’ in 1992 IRA killings
The Coroner’s Court in Northern ... a specialist British military force, did not possess an “honest belief” that lethal force was “necessary” and that their actions were not properly controlled.