Recoverability of the costs of surrogacy: XX v Whittington Hospital

This blog is by Charley Turton of 12 King's Bench Walk The factual background The Defendant trust admitted negligence in failing to detect in Ms X signs of cancer from smear tests carried out in 2008 and 2012 and from biopsies performed in 2012 and 2013. Ms X developed cervical cancer for which she required … Continue reading Recoverability of the costs of surrogacy: XX v Whittington Hospital →

Forged Consent & Damages for the Cost of Raising a Healthy Child

In this blog Ted Cunningham of 12KBW examines the recent decision in ARB v IVF Hammersmith v R [2018] EWCA Civ 2803 in which the Court of Appeal confirmed that a parent cannot recover the pecuniary cost of bringing up a healthy child, regardless of whether that alleged loss arose in tort or out of … Continue reading Forged Consent & Damages for the Cost of Raising a Healthy Child →