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Law Lords pl n
(Law) (in Britain) members of the House of Lords who sit as the highest court of appeal, although in theory the full House of Lords has this role How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Thank God, the law lords have seen sense," wrote The Guardian's Madeleine Bunting on March 22. Upholding the guidelines in 1985, the law lords ruled that a girl under 16 has the legal capacity to consent to examination and treatment if she has sufficient maturity to understand the nature and implications of the proposed treatment. Her lawyers began arguments Wednesday before a panel of five Law Lords - judges who sit in the upper chamber of Parliament and constitute Britain's highest appeals court. |
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