Alexander Drapkin discusses a recent case which indicates the factors the court takes into account in a dispute over where a body should be buried ‘The exercise of their authority in disposing of the deceased’s body would likely still have been subject to control by the court and so it was necessary to establish a …
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Wills & Trusts Law Reports | July/August 2016 #161This was a claim brought by Valerie Anstey, one of the three daughters of the late George Carty. Valerie contended that Mr Carty should be buried in England. Her half sister, Sonia Mundle and her cousin, Cynthia Allison argued that he should be buried in Jamaica. Valerie was supported by another half sister, Stephanie Watson.
Owing to the defendants’ failure to undertake not to repatriate the body pending resolution of the dispute, Valerie sought and was granted an urgent interim injunction forbidding the removal of the body from the jurisdiction. Owing to the urgency of th...
