Judicial review of NICE Guideline to go ahead

Judicial review of NICE Guideline to go ahead

STOP PRESS - Mr Justice Cranston ruled in the High Court this afternoon that
the application for a judicial review of the NICE clinical guideline into
ME/CFS should go forward. The full review, which is expected to last two
days, will take place sometime in the autumn. The ME Association will post a
report into today's exploratory hearing tomorrow morning.

This press release was issued a few days ago by Leigh Day & Co, Solicitors

High Court hearing on NICE Judicial Review to take place on June 17th 2008

Patients of a devastating illness, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.) have
today welcomed the news that there is to be a hearing in the High Court in
London on the 17th June to decide whether or not to grant permission for a
Judicial Review of NICE guidelines on the illness which is sometimes
referred to as CFS/ME.

NICE issued their Guideline for doctors in August last year amid protests
from patients and medical researchers that they had not followed correct
protocols in producing the Guideline. Patient groups fear that some patients
could be pressured into accepting treatments which at best may be useless
and at worst could cause real harm.

The hearing will take place in the High Court at the Royal Courts of Justice
on the Strand on 17 June 2008. The hearing is listed to last for half a day
and Court will hear legal argument from lawyers representing two ME
sufferers as well lawyers for NICE. The precise time and location of the
Court room will be published on HM