EP v Trusts A, B & C

[2004] Lloyd's Rep Med 211

and Dame Elizabeth BUTLER-SLOSS President

Medical treatment — Declaration as to lawfulness of proposed treatment — Intracerebral infusion with Pentosan Polysulphate (“PPS”) — Innovative form of treatment previously only given to one patient — Claimant suffering with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and lacking capacity to consent — Claimant's parents wishing him to receive treatment — Whether treatment would be in the best interests of the claimant