Rees v Hughes

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Date1946
CourtCourt of Appeal
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12 cases
  • Takamore v Clarke SC
    • New Zealand
    • Supreme Court
    • 18 December 2012
    ...Bodies at §12 (2012). 75 R v Stewart, above n 70, at 778 and 1009 per Lord Denman CJ. 76 Jackson, above n 73, at 40. 77 Rees v Hughes [1946] 1 KB 517 (CA) at 524 per Scott LJ and 528 per Tucker LJ referring to Tugwell v Heyman (1812) 3 Camp 298, 170 ER 78 Jackson, above n 73, at 39–40 (foot......
  • Gloucestershire County Council v Re K
    • United Kingdom
    • Family Division
    • 24 March 2017
    ...proper disposal. This duty falls primarily upon the personal representatives of the deceased (see Williams v Williams (1881) 20 ChD 659; Rees v Hughes [1946] KB 517). An executor appointed by will is entitled to obtain possession of the body for that purpose (see Sharp v Lush (1879) 10 ChD ......
  • Mrs. S.c. For Judicial Review Of A Decision Of The Service Personnel And Veterans Agency Of The Ministry Of Defence
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Session
    • 3 August 2011
    ...This duty falls primarily upon the personal representatives of the deceased (see Williams v Williams (1881) 20 Ch 659; Rees v Hughes [1946] KB 517. An executor appointed by will is entitled to obtain possession of the body for that purpose (see Sharp v Lush (1879) 10 Ch D 468 at 472; Dobson......
  • Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council and Another v Robin Makin and Others
    • United Kingdom
    • Chancery Division
    • 13 October 2017
    ...proper disposal. This duty falls primarily upon the personal representatives of the deceased (see Williams v Williams (1881) 20 ChD 659; Rees v Hughes [1946] KB 517). An executor appointed by will is entitled to obtain possession of the body for that purpose (see Sharp v Lush (1879) 10 ChD ......
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1 books & journal articles
  • Taking Body Parts To The Cashier: Are The Courts Too Slow To Register?
    • Australia
    • University of Western Australia Law Review No. 40-1, December 2015
    • 1 December 2015
    ...100 [26]. 40Ibid, [8]. 41Doodeward v Spence [1908] 6 CLR 406, 413-414. 42Williams v Williams (1882) 20 Ch D 659 at 662-5; Rees v Hughes [1946] KB 517 at 523-4, 527-8; Dobson v North Tyneside Health Authority [1997] 1 WLR 596 at 600. The University of Western Australia Law Review Volume 40 3......

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