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Caitlin Doherty

‘No one has grappled with detail’ of assisted dying impact on courts, peer warns

Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd voiced concerns about the Assisted Dying Bill (PA) - (PA Archive)

A former Lord Chief Justice has said that “no-one has grappled with the detail” of the impact that assisted dying legislation could have on the court system.

Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, who held the role in England and Wales between 2013 and 2017, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme “the process and the impact on the court system is really something about which there should be information before we decide in principle to proceed” with the plans.

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