First impressions

The law is not always as it seems

Things are not always as they seem. First impressions — newspaper headlines, for example — can be misleading. Here are three examples.

Assisted Dying

Last Friday, MPs voted by 341 votes to 291 to give the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill a third reading.

MPs waiting for the vote to be declared

The bill will now be considered by the House of Lords. …