Hymen repair surgery and virginity testing to be banned in UK – BBC News
‘The government is planning on banning a cosmetic surgery called hymenoplasty across the UK.’
BBC News, 25th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: cosmetic surgery
Cosmetic surgery ads aimed at under-18s to be banned in UK – The Guardian
‘Cosmetic surgery clinics are to be banned from targeting adverts for procedures such as breast enlargement, nose jobs and liposuction at under-18s, in a crackdown by the UK advertising watchdog.’
The Guardian, 25th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Castello v Gonschior: The Importance of Choosing the Right Discipline of Expert in Clinical Negligence Claims and the Limitations of Res Ipsa Loquitur – Ropewalk Clinical Negligence Blog
‘In Castello v Gonschior [2021] EWHC 2742 (QB), Lambert J provides an important reminder of the importance of choosing the right experts and an example of the relevance, or lack of relevance, of complaints by other patients, and the evidential principles of “res ipsa loquitur” and Keefe v The Isle of Man Steam Packet Co Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 683 (“Keefe”) in clinical negligence claims.’
Ropewalk Clinical Negligence Blog, 11th November 2021
Source: www.ropewalk.co.uk
‘Virginity-repair’ surgery set to be banned – BBC News
‘Virginity testing, where women are examined to see if their hymen is intact, and repair surgery are set to be outlawed in England and Wales. North West Durham Conservative MP Richard Holden has introduced a clause to the Health and Care Bill, which seeks to ban both procedures.’
BBC News, 15th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CA rejects privilege challenge to file access in lawyer negligence claim – Legal Futures
‘The solicitors to claimants who acquired a cause of action to sue the insolvent defendant’s lawyers for professional negligence cannot be prevented from accessing privileged material, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 2nd July 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Much still to do, says litigation investor after breast implant case progress – Litigation Futures
‘A litigation investment company bringing High Court proceedings over PIP breast implants has welcomed a liability decision in France but said there is “still much more work to be done” on its claim in the UK.’
Litigation Futures, 21st May 2021
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Case Comment: Travelers Insurance Company Ltd v XYZ [2019] UKSC 48 – UKSC Blog
‘Alaina Wadsworth, Ben Brown, Ed Foss and Thomas Pangbourne, who all work within the Insurance & Reinsurance Group at CMS, comment on the decision handed down by the UK Supreme Court on 30 October 2019, in the matter of Travelers Insurance Company Ltd v XYZ [2019] UKSC 48.’
UKSC Blog, 11th November 2019
Source: ukscblog.com
New Judgment: Travelers Insurance Company Ltd v XYZ [2019] UKSC 48 – UKSC Blog
‘This appeal concerned who should pay the legal costs of 426 claimants who successfully sued a medical group for the supply of defective silicone breast implants. It allows the Supreme Court to review the principles concerning third-party costs orders. 426 uninsured claimants applied to the court for an order that Travelers pay their costs. The High Court and Court of Appeal held that Travelers be ordered to pay them, albeit for slightly different reasons. Travelers appealed to the Supreme Court.’
UKSC Blog, 30th October 2019
Source: ukscblog.com
One in five cosmetic surgery clinics are unsafe, warns CQC – The Guardian
‘The health regulator is threatening to shut down beauty clinics that perform unsafe facelifts, nose jobs and breast enlargements after finding that one in five are putting clients at risk.’
The Guardian, 29th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Vaginal surgery and piercings are not FGM, says CPS guideline – The Guardian
‘Increasingly popular vaginal cosmetic surgery and genital piercing should in most cases not be prosecuted as female genital mutilation (FGM), according to fresh guidance issued by the Crown Prosecution Service.’
The Guardian, 17th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Advert claiming chocolate bar reverses aging banned by watchdog – Daily Telegraph
‘An advert claiming a chocolate bar slowed the ageing process and helped people heal from plastic surgery has been banned by the watchdog.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
PIP breast implant scandal: Victims visited by bailiffs – BBC News
‘Women given faulty breast implants fear thousands of them may have to pay back compensation after visits by bailiffs warning them of legal proceedings.’
BBC News, 28th May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lip filler advert banned after it suggested procedure was ‘as commonplace’ as getting haircut – Daily Telegraph
‘An advert for lip fillers has been banned for suggesting the procedure was “as commonplace as getting your hair done”.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Plastic surgeons call for tougher UK rules on dermal fillers – The Guardian
‘A growing number of botched dermal filler procedures in the UK has prompted plastic surgeons to warn that better regulation is needed to protect patients from rogue practitioners.’
The Guardian, 29th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Breast enlargement ads shown during Love Island banned by ASA – The Guardian
‘Adverts for breast enhancement surgery that were shown during ITV Two’s Love Island have been banned by the advertising watchdog after it backed campaigners who complained they were exploitative of young women’s insecurities.’
The Guardian, 17th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Bogus cosmetic surgeon becomes first to be convicted of injecting fake Botox on two women – Daily Telegraph
‘A bogus cosmetic surgeon who inflicted grievous bodily harm on two female clients by injecting them with fake Botox has today been jailed for four years.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Botched cosmetic surgery: law change urged as complaints treble – The Guardian
‘An “alarming” rise in reports of botched cosmetic procedures in the UK has prompted doctors and campaigners to call for better legislation to protect against rogue practitioners.’
The Guardian, 18th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
