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Re M (Declaration of Death of Child) [2020] EWCA Civ 164 |
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| Issue: |
Whether the legal definition of death was brain stem death; whether best interests were relevant when deciding whether it was lawful to withdraw mechanical ventilation from a person who was legally dead; the appropriate form of declaration in such cases; and whether a reporting restrictions order preventing identification of a class of professionals was lawful. |
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| Court: |
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) |
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| Reference: |
B4/2020/0192 |
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| Neutral Citation: |
[2020] EWCA Civ 164 |
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| Judge(s): |
Sir Andrew McFarlane P (President of the Family Division), Patten LJ and King LJ |
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| Date: |
14 February 2020 |