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University Hospital Lewisham NHS Trust v Hamuth and others  | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether the claimant was a person in lawful possession of a dead body and as such could make arrangements for its disposal notwithstanding the objection and claim of the executor. | 
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| Court:  | 
High Court, Chancery Division, | 
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| Reference:    | 
1HC 519/05 | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2006] EWHC 1609 (Ch) | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Hart J | 
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| Date:  | 
23 January 2006 |