Index card D v East Berkshire Community Health NHS Trust

Hearings

England & Wales

06 Sep 2002 [2003] Lloyd's Rep Med 9, QBD (Judge Hale)

31 Jul 2003 [2003] EWCA Civ 1151; [2004] QB 558; [2004] 2 WLR 58; [2003] 4 All ER 796; [2003] 2 FLR 1166; [2003] 3 FCR 1; The Times, 22 August 2003; The Independent, 1 October 2003, CA (Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers MR, Hale and Latham LJJ)

22 Apr 2004 (pet all) [2004] 1 WLR 1285, HL(E)

21 Apr 2005 [2005] UKHL 23; [2005] 2 AC 373; [2005] 2 WLR 993; [2005] 2 All ER 443; [2005] 2 FLR 284; [2005] 2 FCR 81; (2005) 155 NLJ 654; The Independent, 27 April 2005; The Times, 22 April 2005, HL(E) (Lord Bingham of Cornhill, Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead, Lord Steyn, Lord Rodger of Earlsferry and Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood)

Additional names

MAK v Dewsbury Healthcare NHS Trust

RK v Oldham NHS Trust

Subject Matter

CHILDREN — Child abuse — Mistaken diagnosis of child abuse — Parents claiming damages for psychiatric injury caused by false allegations — Whether duty of care owed by healthcare professionals to parents or children — Whether determination of existence of duty of care as preliminary issue infringing claimants' right to fair trial — Whether actionable breach of other human rights — Children Act 1989, s 1 — Human Rights Act 1998, ss 2, 6, Sch 1, Pt I, arts 3, 6, 8

[2003] EWCA Civ 1151; [2004] QB 558; [2004] 2 WLR 58; [2003] 4 All ER 796; [2003] 2 FLR 1166; [2003] 3 FCR 1; The Times, 22 August 2003; The Independent, 1 October 2003, CA

[2005] UKHL 23; [2005] 2 AC 373; [2005] 2 WLR 993; [2005] 2 All ER 443; [2005] 2 FLR 284; [2005] 2 FCR 81; (2005) 155 NLJ 654; The Independent, 27 April 2005; The Times, 22 April 2005, HL(E)

NEGLIGENCE — Duty of care to whom? — Parents suspected of child abuse — Healthcare professionals and social workers mistakenly diagnosing and investigating child abuse by parents — Parents claiming damages for resulting psychiatric injury — Whether duty of care owed by healthcare professionals or social workers to parents

[2003] EWCA Civ 1151; [2004] QB 558; [2004] 2 WLR 58; [2003] 4 All ER 796; [2003] 2 FLR 1166; [2003] 3 FCR 1; The Times, 22 August 2003; The Independent, 1 October 2003, CA

[2005] UKHL 23; [2005] 2 AC 373; [2005] 2 WLR 993; [2005] 2 All ER 443; [2005] 2 FLR 284; [2005] 2 FCR 81; (2005) 155 NLJ 654; The Independent, 27 April 2005; The Times, 22 April 2005, HL(E)

Appellate History

D v East Berkshire Community Health NHS Trust [2003] Lloyd's Rep Med 9, QBD

Decision of Judge Hale affirmed

D v East Berkshire Community Health NHS Trust [2003] EWCA Civ 1151; [2004] QB 558; [2004] 2 WLR 58; [2003] 4 All ER 796; [2003] 2 FLR 1166; [2003] 3 FCR 1; The Times, 22 August 2003; The Independent, 1 October 2003, CA

Decision of the Court of Appeal affirmed

D v East Berkshire Community Health NHS Trust [2005] UKHL 23; [2005] 2 AC 373; [2005] 2 WLR 993; [2005] 2 All ER 443; [2005] 2 FLR 284; [2005] 2 FCR 81; (2005) 155 NLJ 654; The Independent, 27 April 2005; The Times, 22 April 2005, HL(E)

Commentary

Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
No Reasonable Grounds for Bringing or Defending the Claim - Points of law 33.9