No hearing needed where doctors and family agree to switch off life support says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that it is no longer necessary for the Court of Protection to make the final decision on restricting clinically assisted hydration and nutrition (CAHN) to patients in an irreversibly unconscious state. According to the judgment, when families and medical staff are in agreement, and it is in the best needs […]
An example of how misdistribution was avoided on an intestate estate
A recent case study from Title Research highlights how an intestate estate came close to a misdistribution and was only avoided by genealogical research being undertaken. On this occasion, Title Research was asked to verify the Deceased’s paternal family. The estate was known to be passing to the class of whole blood uncles and aunts, […]