High Court, assisted dying

Planned changes to UK assisted dying bill spark controversy as expert panel may replace high court judge
Policymakers in the U.K. Parliament are considering whether to replace the requirement for a high court judge to adjudicate assisted dying cases with a panel of "experts." The move, supported by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater,
Replace High Court judge approval with expert panel, says assisted dying Bill MP
Replace High Court judge approval with expert panel, says assisted dying Bill MP - A group of 23 MPs is preparing to undertake line-by-line scrutiny of the proposed legislation from Tuesday, with the process expected to last weeks.
Replacing judge with experts strengthens assisted dying bill, MP says
The assisted dying bill would be strengthened by plans for cases to be signed off by experts rather than a judge, the MP behind the law change has said. The proposed law for England and Wales currently says a High Court judge must check each person is eligible and has not been coerced into making the decision to die.
What's in the new assisted dying bill and what does the judge change mean?
Labour MP Kim Leadbeater is proposing a change to the assisted dying bill that means cases would not require sign off from a High Court judge.
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 who could now change their vote as a result of Kim Leadbeater’s amendment
High Court approval in assisted dying bill to be dropped
Assisted dying cases will not have to be signed off by High Court judges under changes to landmark legislation proposed by the author of the bill. The original terminally ill adults (end of life) private members’ bill set out that two doctors must approve a terminally ill person’s request to end their own life and a High Court judge must sign off the decisions after speaking to one of the medics.
UK's proposed assisted dying law to be changed to remove judge sign-off
Britain's proposed new assisted dying law for terminally ill people will be amended to remove the requirement that a High ...
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Judge ‘misled’ in bid for injunction over BBC reporting of alleged MI5 informant
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Nicky Campbell - Do assisted dying cases need a High Court judge? Plus Thatcher's legacy, 50 years on. Gordon Smart sits in - BBC Sounds
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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 ...