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Paralysed man calls for inquiry into assisted suicide law

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT

A man who has been paralysed for 30 years has had his legal challenge over assisted dying laws rejected by the Court of Appeal.

Supreme Court lowers burden of proof needed in suicide and unlawful killing rulings

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT

The Supreme Court has made a landmark decision in the standard of proof needed to make a ruling in suicide and unlawful killing cases.

Facebook’s Instagram records show a failure to deal with harmful posts

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Instagram removed almost 80% fewer posts which contained graphic content about self-harm or suicide between April and June this year than they did in the previous quarter.

Medical defense organisation calls for protection of UK doctors over Covid rationing

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Doctors faced with the impossible choice of who to treat and who to leave without treatment during the Coronavirus pandemic, should be protected from prosecution according to the Medical Protection Society (MPS).

Officials advise government to upgrade GHB to a Class B drug

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT

GHB, a substance notoriously exploited by criminals, should be reclassified to a Class B drug according to The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD).

Supreme Court unanimously decides woman’s claim of negligence by her Trust should be barred by the illegality defence

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT

A woman who killed her own mother while experiencing a psychotic episode has had her pursuit of damages ended by the Supreme Court.