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McFarlane v Tayside Health Board

[1999] UKHL 50; [2000] 2 AC 59; [1999] 4 All ER 961

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHouse of Lords (on appeal from Scotland)

Year1999

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Following a negligently performed sterilisation, the mother may recover for the pain and suffering of pregnancy and birth, but the costs of raising a healthy child are not recoverable.

Area of Law

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