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Rees v Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust

[2004] 1 AC 309
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year2004
Statusunclear

Key Principle

Wrongful birth following negligent sterilisation; conventional award of £15,000 for loss of autonomy; McFarlane modified for disabled mother

Area of Law

tort

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