English court decision: ARB v IVF Hammersmith v R [2018] EWCA Civ 2803 - Father whose ex forged his signature to use frozen embryos lost claim
ARB v IVF Hammersmith v R [2018] EWCA Civ 2803
In the recent English case of ARB v IVF Hammersmith v R, an ex-partner forged the appellant’s signature. Proceeding on the basis of that signature, the respondent clinic thawed and implanted into the ex-partner an embryo containing the appellant’s gametes. The respondent breached the contract with the appellant in that it failed to obtain the appellant’s written consent.
In the Court of Appeal, the appellant lost ...