Journal article
Offsetting damages in wrongful conception and birth cases: a way through the post-McFarlane mire
- Abstract:
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The House of Lords’ refusal to award damages for the cost of raising children born as a result of negligence has rightly been subject to substantial criticism. Much of this has focused on the handling of the economic loss aspects of such claims, and on the problematic moral arguments raised in support of this refusal. While these are legitimate criticisms, there are further problems with the approach of the courts to maintenance costs that have not been fully examined. In both 'McFarlane v Ta...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Sweet and Maxwell Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Law Quarterly Review Journal website
- Volume:
- 138
- Pages:
- 407-431
- Publication date:
- 2022-07-14
- Acceptance date:
- 2021-09-20
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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0023-933X
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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1194206
- Local pid:
- pubs:1194206
- Deposit date:
- 2021-09-20
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- Copyright holder:
- Griffith University
- Copyright date:
- 2022
- Rights statement:
- © Griffith University
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