Criminal Injuries Fund: No wrongful existence

Anna Macey evaluates a claim for compensation by the child of an incestuous rape ‘Properly analysed, Y’s complaint was that he should never have been conceived, which was a claim for wrongful existence, and not a claim for having suffered a personal injury.’CICA and FTT v Y [2017] was a Court of Appeal claim for …
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Cases Referenced

  • Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority and First Tier Tribunal v Y (by his mother and litigation friend) [2016] UKUT 202 (AAC); [2017] EWCA Civ 139
  • McKay v Essex Area Health Authority [1982] QB 1166
  • Millar (Curator Bonis) to AP) v Criminal Injuries Compensation Board [1997] SLT 1180