‘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
‘Body modification artists have been exposed carrying out illegal and potentially dangerous tongue splitting procedures.’
BBC News, 9th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This was an appeal against an order made by His Honour Judge Davey QC in the Bradford County Court on 05/06/16 where the judge awarded damages in the sum of £14,378.47 to the Claimant/Respondent, Mrs Claire Worrall (C) against the Defendant/Appellant, Dr Antoniadou (D).’
Zenith PI Blog, 9th December 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘Cosmetic surgeons will be named and shamed for poor practice for the first time as part of a Government crackdown.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A TV ad featuring a fashion blogger promoting breast enlargement has been banned for irresponsibly implying to young women that surgery will make them more popular and confident.’
The Guardian, 6th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The recent decision of Cox J in Foran v Secret Surgery Ltd and others is a salutary tale emphasising the strict approach of the courts to applications to extend time for service of the claim form. Here, the fact that service had to be effected out of the jurisdiction did not avail the claimant, with the result that her claim was time-barred against three of the four defendants.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 24th May 2016
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘Doctors carrying out cosmetic treatments must avoid two-for-one offers and allow a minimum two-week cooling-off period before surgery or risk being struck off, under long-awaited guidance to protect patients who may be vulnerable.’
The Guardian, 12th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A dental nurse who gave her friend a facelift despite not being qualified to do so has been struck off.’
BBC News, 15 February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK’s health regulator has suspended sales of silicone implants made by Brazilian company Silimed and recommended that none of the devices be implanted until further advice.’
The Guardian, 24th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Cosmetic procedure patients should be given a cooling-off period before going under the knife, according to the latest guidance by the General Medical Council (GMC).’
The Independent, 8th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Doctors should be prevented from performing cosmetic surgery outside their speciality, according to the Royal College of Surgeons.’
BBC News, 23rd January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A leading Harley Street cosmetic doctor has been suspended for 12 months after being found to have acted “dishonestly” and encouraging nurses to obtain Botox illegally.’
BBC News, 19th January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Employees & cosmetic surgery: Sarah Johnson reports.’
11th June 2014
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘An internet banner advertisement by an Essex law firm which showed a woman’s face above the slogan “awarded £40,000 after cosmetic surgery – claim now” was misleading, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 21st May 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A plastic surgeon who brought liposuction to UK had his career almost ruined due to false claims by a transsexual who claimed he botched his ear operation. Dr Brian Mayou, founder of the Cadogan Clinic, 120 Sloane Street, Belgravia, became the target of a one-man campaign of abusive emails, calls, texts and online postings claiming he was a paedophile.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘In XYZ v Various [2013] EWHC 3648, Mrs Justice Thirlwall is managing group litigation in which nearly 1000 women seek damages from companies running hospitals for supplying them with defective implants manufactured by the French company, PIP, for use in breast implant surgery. Some of the claimants also bring actions against the providers of credit cards pursuant to the Consumer Credit Act 1984 (as amended by the 2006 Act) and some bring actions against the surgeons who carried out the surgery. The total value of the claims is in the region of £13m plus costs on both sides. The court has held a number of case management hearings culminating finally in a timetable leading to trial in October 2014 on three issues in four sample cases in which Transform Medical Group (CS) Ltd (“Transform”) is, effectively, the lead defendant.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 13th January 2014
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“The cosmetic interventions sector is widely unregulated and rapidly growing. Claims arising out of procedures going wrong – from non-surgical ‘high street’ treatments to invasive surgical procedures – are on the increase. Today [24 April] sees the long awaited publication of the Department of Health review, led by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, of the regulation of cosmetic interventions.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 24th April 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has published a landmark document setting out professional standards for cosmetic practice, addressing the widespread lack of regulation of all aspects of the industry.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 29th January 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“Beauty and cosmetic treatments are becoming ever more accessible and affordable to the public, and the frequency of claims arising out of negligent beauty and cosmetic treatments is on the increase. Injuries sustained when things go wrong can be painful, distressing and uncomfortably intimate, and can have a severe psychological effect on a claimant in addition to the painful physical injury.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 10th October 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“New rules to end the secrecy over the safety of devices such as hip replacements and breast implants are being drawn up after a series of scandals.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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