‘The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against a claims management company whose advertising implied that birth injuries were only caused by medical negligence.’
Litigation Futures, 1st May 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Maternity services at two NHS hospitals in south Wales have been put into special measures after a report found a series of failings that may have put the lives of women and babies at risk.’
The Guardian, 30th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The fine was issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in what it said was an “unprecedented” case.’
BBC News, 12th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The personal experience of chartered legal executives shows that more needs to be done to stop pregnant women and new mothers being “punished” by employers, their representative body has argued.’
Legal Futures, 11th April 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A pregnant woman whose baby died was told she was not in labour and was sent home from hospital with painkillers and laxatives, an inquest has heard.’
BBC News, 4th Apil 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Claimant became pregnant in 2012 but, tragically, the baby died in utero and was stillborn in May 2013. The Claimant claimed damages to represent the loss of the pregnancy and also for a psychiatric injury which she suffered due to the stillbirth.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th March 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘In this new 2-part series, Mavis Amonoo-Acquah, a barrister at Lamb Building Chambers, discusses issues surrounding Surrogacy Law, Legal Parentage and proposed reform, in light of Californian Law precedents.’
Family Law, 1st March 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A British woman who ran away to Syria as a schoolgirl to join the Islamic State group has been told she could face prosecution if she returns home.’
BBC News, 14th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Mother is no longer a gender-specific term that applies only to women, lawyers on behalf of the Government have said.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th February 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Researcher Rachel Cooper, who recently completed an MA in medical law at King’s College London, argues that every surrogacy arrangement should incorporate a contract.’
Family Law, 11th February 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A driver who caused a crash in which a mother lost her unborn child has been jailed for more than three years.’
BBC News, 25th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The original legal time limit may have been related to technology, but that has changed now, and so should the law.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Pregnant women and parents returning to work will receive greater protection from redundancy under new plans. The government proposes extending legal protection against redundancy for pregnant women for six months after they return to work.’
BBC News, 24th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who fatally stabbed his heavily pregnant girlfriend with a pair of scissors has been jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A girl starved of oxygen during birth who needs 24-hour care has been awarded compensation totalling £22m.’
BBC News, 12th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A hospital trust at the centre of a maternity care scandal has been criticised by health inspectors in a new report.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Khan v MNX [2017] EWHC 2990 (QB). The Court of Appeal has held that a mother who consults a doctor in order to avoid the birth of a child with one disability may not recover damages for the costs associated with a different disability.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th November 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Health watchdogs have been sent into a scandal-hit hospital trust where dozens of deaths are being investigated in order to protect mothers and babies. The Care Quality Commission said it was taking “urgent action to protect people” at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust after a snap inspection found that doctors were failing to spot worrying symptoms on baby scans.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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