Re R (A Child): CA 19 Feb 2003

Judges:

The Vice-Chancellor Lord Justice Dyson Lady Justice Hale

Citations:

[2003] EWCA Civ 182

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedAHE Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust v A and Others (By Their Litigation Friend, the Official Solicitor), The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority B, B QBD 26-Feb-2003
An IVF treatment centre used sperm from one couple to fertilise eggs from another. This was discovered, and the unwilling donors sought a paternity declaration.
Held: Section 28 did not confer paternity. The mistake vitiated whatever consents . .
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Children

Updated: 07 June 2022; Ref: scu.179580