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Kings Chambers Debrief Episode 8 - Wrongful Birth

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In this latest episode of the Kings Chambers Debrief podcast series, Nigel Poole QC and Helen Mulholland consider wrongful birth claims, with an analysis of the case law. Last year, the Court of Appeal had cause to return to the appropriate quantification of a wrongful birth claim when it considered the case of Khan v MNX [2018]. Nigel and Helen examine the impact of the scope of duty on the wrongful birth claim of this case and discuss the wider implications of arguments on the scope ...

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