De Martell v Merton & Sutton Health Authority
(1991) 2 Med LR 209
QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION
and Mr Justice PHILLIPS
Negligence — Duty of care — Right to sue — Plaintiff injured due to defendants' alleged negligence at time when plaintiff was embryo en ventre sa mere — Whether plaintiff had legal status and entitled to sue in negligence after birth — Whether defendants owed duty of care to plaintiff