AD v East Kent Community NHS Trust

[2002] LS Law Med 424

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION

and Mr Justice COOKE

Preliminary issue — Mental patient — Alleged wrongful conception — Birth of healthy child to parent with mental disability — Child to be brought up by parent's mother — Whether parent's mother was providing services to parent — Parental responsibility in law for maintenance of child — Whether damages recoverable for cost of upbringing, maintenance and education of child