‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
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