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Questions raised about potential miscarriages of justice after use of such experts criticised in Lucy Letby and Post Office Horizon casesWho are expert witnesses and how does system work?A lack of regulation over the use of expert witnesses in English …
Solicitors and legal teams choose experts who can explain complex issues to judges or juryPoliticians, lawyers and doctors concerned over use of expert witnessesSenior politicians, lawyers and doctors have warned that a lack of regulation over the use …
Next week’s final vote finely balanced, with scrutiny growing over loopholes and who will deliver the systemMedics would not be allowed to raise assisted dying as an option with under-18s, and advertising it would be banned under changes backed by MPs …
Surcharge was a Labour party manifesto commitment at the 2024 general electionThe high court has dismissed a wave of legal challenges against adding VAT to private school fees in the UK, saying that the government’s decision was a rare example of Brexi…
Exclusive: Charities and service providers say six-week timetable is too rushed in letter to equalities watchdogMore than 20 leading charities and service providers have urged the equalities watchdog to extend a consultation to devise guidance on the l…
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MP to table amendment amid ‘wide consensus’ that ads should not be allowed to promote the procedureAdverts promoting assisted dying services will be banned if the procedure is made law under a new amendment, the MP sponsoring the bill has said.Labour’s…
Criticisms also made by police federation but rejected by chair of hearing into death of black man in custody in 2015The former judge leading a public inquiry into the death in custody of a black man has been accused of “apparent bias” by Scotland’s de…
Andrew Gwynne and Paul Foster express concerns about safeguards as growing number of MPs change stance on billUK politics live – latest updatesTwo more Labour MPs have expressed significant doubts about the assisted dying bill, suggesting they would no…
Who is Alaa Abd el-Fattah and why are British diplomats trying to obtain his release? Patrick Wintour reportsLaila Soueif, 69, has been on hunger strike in London for more than 250 days in an effort to secure the release of her son, the activist Alaa A…