His daughter and GP disagree over his treatment and the local clinical commissioning group (CCG) has asked the court to determine the course to take. He is not in a vegetative state, or minimally conscious, but conscious and sentient, the court heard. In the Court of Protection case, Mr Justice Mostyn is being asked to decide whether it is in the best interests of a man in his 70s to have the clinically assisted nutrition and hydration he receives through a tube, withdrawn. An entire trial is being conducted over Skype in a legal first that lawyers say could be a model way to ensure court business continues during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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