Two Problems of Unburied Bodies.

No aspect of the law should be neglected, yet it is probably not often within the practice of lawyers or medical doctors that they become involved in litigation over human remains. Yet, within a short period of time, the courts in Britain have been required to adjudicate on such sensitive issues. In two cases public anxiety about the disposal of remains led to litigation and judicial decisions which are likely to remain illustrative of the unique facts and circumstances surrounding such problems.