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Extradition and suicide risk
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Extradition and suicide risk

This case is important for two reasons. It illustrates that having “no control over actions” and “not making a rational decision" to end his life can be construed as satisfying Turner proposition 4. It makes clear that Turner proposition (4) is not directed at the general background or lead-up to a suicide attempt but is focused on the moment in time when suicide is attempted.

Hebda v District Court in Krakow, Poland [2025] EWHC 860 (Admin)

Evidentiary reliability and the meaning of words
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Evidentiary reliability and the meaning of words

This case has a number of important features of general interest. It illustrates the importance of assessing the reliability of a subject’s account. This is not the same as advising the court as to the reliability of the subject. It is the reliability of the account that is being assessed, not the reliability of the person giving the account. This is why it is good practice to open the Opinion section of an expert report with an introductory section sometimes headed ‘Evaluation of evidence’ or sometimes ‘Clinical plausibility’. That there was no challenge to the reliability of the experts’ evidence is not surprising. They explained how they assessed the appellant and the duration of the assessments.

ZA v Cornetu District Court, Romania [2025] EWHC 595 (Admin)

The Government of the United States of America v Assange (2020) Westminster Magistrates’ Court
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The Government of the United States of America v Assange (2020) Westminster Magistrates’ Court

‘Those bloody books’

 

Relevance:            General

                              Psychiatry

 

Topics:                   Extradition

                              Impartiality

                              Duty to court

                              Suicide risk

                              Autistic spectrum disorder

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