Probate: Ashes to ashes

Pump Court Chambers (Chambers of Oba Nsugbe QC) | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | November 2018 #201
Disposal of a corpse: who has the right to decide after death? Amy Berry explains ‘Judge Boggis QC confirmed that the factual matrix is relevant as are the views of all sides and the wishes of the deceased, but that ultimately the court is required to find a solution which does fairness and justice to …

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Probate: Body matters

New Square Chambers | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | April 2012 #135
Jane Evans-Gordon discusses the quandaries that can arise on the disposal of a dead body ‘Bodies cannot be bought or sold, stolen, criminally damaged or, as was once tried, seized by creditors.’ Thomas Mann said that ‘It is a fact that a man’s dying is more the survivors’ affair than his own’.Regrettably, while the Lord …

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