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Nunnerley and Another v Warrington Health Authority and Another: QBD 26 Nov 1999

Where negligent advice lead to the birth of a disabled child who would not otherwise have been conceived, the damages to be awarded could include the costs of educating and otherwise caring for the child beyond the age of eighteen. Such duties did not finish with the end of legal responsibility.

Citations:

Times 26-Nov-1999, Gazette 25-Nov-1999

Citing:

AppliedAllen v Bloomsbury Health Authority 1993
The plaintiff sought damages after a failed sterilisation. She had been apprehensive during the pregnancy that the child might be handicapped, and in the event the child suffered from temper tantrums, a speech defect and slight dyslexia.
Held: . .
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Professional Negligence, Damages, Personal Injury

Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.84388

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