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Law Lords issue landmark right-to-die ruling

  • DMH Stallard LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • August 27 2009

In an unprecedented decision of the House of Lords, a terminally ill woman has won the right to clarification from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on the circumstances in which a relative of someone who wishes to end their life will be prosecuted under the Suicide Act 1961 if they travel with the person wishing to die to a country where assisted suicide is legal

DPP guidance on assisted suicide - motivation is the key

  • DMH Stallard LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • October 1 2009

Following the recent decision of the House of Lords, granting Debbie Purdy, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, the right to clarification from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on the circumstances in which a relative of someone who wishes to end their own life will be prosecuted under the Suicide Act 1961 if they travel with the person wishing to die to a country where assisted suicide is legal, the DPP has now issued an interim policy statement on the approach that will be taken

Mental capacity is assumed

  • DMH Stallard LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • September 21 2009

One of the more common reasons for litigation over an estate is when a new will is written or an existing will is changed late in life and the persons disadvantaged by the change allege that the testator (the person who made the will) was not mentally competent at the time of the change

Care home fees - key issues to consider

  • DMH Stallard LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 21 2012

Recent press coverage has highlighted the complicated and changing rules surrounding the qualifying amount of capital savings for care home fees