ILLEGALITY AND DAMAGES: SUPREME COURT DECISION: SOMEONE WHO COMMITS MANSLAUGHTER CANNOT BRING AN ACTION IN NEGLIGENCE

In Henderson v Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust [2020] UKSC 43  the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal on the grounds that the claimant's action was based on illegality. It found that someone found guilty of manslaughter due to diminished responsibility should not be able to bring an...