Two recent cases highlighted the progress that Judges are making in clarifying the law relating to end-of-life …
Burial of Ashes
When Tom Sharpe's partner invited a TV crew to film her burying his ashes, along with his favourite whisky, cigar and …
Reflections
Joan Bakewell has been reading extracts from her book, 'Stop the Clocks' on Radio 4's Book of the Week. It is …
Assisted Death Denied
The House of Commons has now voted 3:1 against the Assisted Dying Bill, with a packed chamber hearing far more speeches …
Disinheriting a Child
The general view, even from a lawyer, is that an Englishman remains at liberty at his death to dispose of his own …
Exhumation
Are we becoming a little too keen to disturb the dead for our own ends? Shakespeare's remains are the latest target …