Seamus Burns
The Nicklinson case confirms the supremacy of Parliament, says Seamus Burns
The tragic case of Rom Houben, the 46-year-old Belgian man who was mistakenly and wrongly assumed to be in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) for 23 years, raises a number of profound legal medical and ethical issues, including the accuracy of diagnosing the condition, the desirability of keeping patients alive in this “twilight” existence, and the implications of continuing to treat such patients.
Seamus Burns commends the move towards greater transparency in assisted suicide cases
Seamus Burns welcomes an attempt to prevent the wrongful diagnosis of death
Kay is a welcome boost for small but priceless freedoms. Seamus Burns explains why
Debbie Purdy’s case endorses the courts’ belief in the need for fl exibility, says Seamus Burns
The decision in Hoare represents a common sense approach to achieving justice, says Seamus Burns
Does the use of anonymous evidence weaken the principle of open justice? Seamus Burns reports
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok
Clyde Co strengthens energy transition and construction offering with hire of Suriya Ashok
Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon
Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise
Twenty Essex—Thomas Hibbs, Jack Hollingworth & Sam Pearce
Three new tenants join Twenty Essex
Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application
