HENDERSON (A PROTECTED PARTY, BY HER LITIGATION FRIEND, THE OFFICIAL SOLICITOR) v DORSET HEALTHCARE UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
[2021] Med LR 26
SUPREME COURT
Before Lord Reed,Lord Hodge,Lady Black,Lord Lloyd-Jones,Lady Arden,Lord Kitchin,Lord Hamblen
Clinical negligence – Illegality – Ex turpi causa non oritur actio – Claim arising out of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility – Whether claim permissible where claimant's responsibility for homicide not significant.