British Court of Appeal Upholds Brain Death (Midrar Ali)

Last week, the British Court of Appeal released a press summary of its judgment in the case of Midrar Ali v. Manchester University NHS Trust. This week, the court posted the full judgment.

In short, the court sustained the trial court judgment.
1. It upheld the legal status of brain death.
2. It affirmed the finding that Midrar satisfied the controlling criteria.
3. It affirmed the irrelevance of the "best interest test" when the patient has already died.