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Claimant barred from recovering compensation if the cause of the damage was their own criminal act (Henderson v Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust)

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Published on: 24 August 2018

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Personal Injury analysis: Lindsey Connett, associate at Enable Law, examines the case of Henderson v Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust, in which the court considered the precedent establishing that a claimant is barred from recovering compensation if the cause of the damage was their own criminal act.

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