R (on the application of Purdy) v Director of Public Prosecutions
Jul 09
[2009] UKHL 45
The Law Lords held that the DPP was acting in breach of Ms Purdy’s rights under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights by failing to publish guidance which would inform Ms Purdy, who suffers from MS, whether it would be likely that her husband would be prosecuted if he were to assist her to travel to Switzerland for an assisted suicide.
David Pannick QC acted for Ms Purdy and Dinah Rose QC appeared on behalf of the DPP