Sir Keir Starmer QC

Sir Keir Starmer QC is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers. From 2008 to 2013 he served as Director of Public Prosecutions in England and Wales.|Sir Keir Starmer QC is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers. From 2008 to 2013 he served as Director of Public Prosecutions in England and Wales.|Sir Keir Starmer QC is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers. From 2008 to 2013 he served as Director of Public Prosecutions in England and Wales.|Sir Keir Starmer QC is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers. From 2008 to 2013 he served as Director of Public Prosecutions in England and Wales.

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Prosecuting in the Public Interest: CPS Guidelines from Assisted Suicide to Social Media

Prosecuting in the Public Interest: CPS Guidelines from Assisted Suicide to Social Media

Although the DPP’s consent is required before a prosecution for assisted suicide can be brought, the discretion whether to prosecute or not exists in all cases. In this post, drawn from a lecture given as the LAG Annual Lecture on 5 ...