Lawyers for ‘right-to-die’ man win court ruling
They successfully urged two judges in London to grant them a declaration which will protect them and third parties, including doctors, during preparations for a “landmark” judicial review action brought by a man in his 40s with “locked-in syndrome”.
Making the order, Lord Justice Toulson, sitting with Mr Justice Charles, described it as a “tragic” and “exceptional” case which raised “thorny legal and ethical issues”.
