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University Hospital Lewisham NHS Trust v Hamuth and others

Authors / Contributors: Bridget Dolan KC , Debra Powell KC
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University Hospital Lewisham NHS Trust v Hamuth and others
   
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.
   
Court: High Court, Chancery Division,
   
Reference:   1HC 519/05
   
Neutral Citation:   [2006] EWHC 1609 (Ch)
   
Judge(s): Hart J
   
Date: 23 January 2006