Re T (A Minor)

(1997) 8 Med LR 166

COURT OF APPEAL

Lady Justice BUTLER-SLOSS, Lord Justice WAITE, and Lord Justice ROCH

Medical treatment — Minor — Consent — Baby suffering from biliary atresia — Evidence that baby would die without liver transplantation — Relatively novel treatment available and recommended as in his best interests by three doctors — Parents, experienced health carers, refusing consent for operation — Close attachment between mother and baby — Parents and child out of jurisdiction — Whether it was in best interests of child for court to direct mother to take on commitment where she did not agree with course proposed