‘A criminal defence firm has been cleared of discrimination allegations after telling a trainee solicitor she was being let go three weeks after she said she was pregnant.’
Law Society's Gazette, 9th July 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘More needs to be done to bring maternity units at a city’s two main hospitals up to scratch, inspectors have said.’
BBC News, 28th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Hundreds of women were forced to wear face masks while giving birth despite this violating formal rules, a new study has found.’
The Independent, 14th May 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Judge rules medical staff can use minimum force on woman who has barely left home in four years.’
The Guardian, 14th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Russian entrepreneur based in the UK with “strong views on the importance of breastfeeding” unfairly dismissed a lawyer after she took maternity leave, an employment tribunal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 5th May 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A mother’s appeal of a decision by a family judge not to adjourn an imminent final hearing in care proceedings has been allowed in a “rare” case before the Court of Appeal.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th April 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The government has agreed to change the wording in its new maternity leave legislation from referring to “pregnant people” to “mothers” after the phrasing was rejected by the House of Lords – despite gender-neutral language being government convention.’
The Independent, 26th February 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘MPs have voted to give ministers formal paid maternity leave for the first time, hailed as an “important and long overdue change” as the government pledged to bring forward more sweeping maternity protections before the summer recess.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Northern Ireland’s human rights commission (NIHRC) has launched a landmark legal action against the UK government for its failure to commission safe and accessible abortion services more than a year after abortion was made legal in the country, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ministers have been told they must “stamp out” a “normal” birth ideology in NHS maternity services that puts babies and mothers lives at risk. The call came after an inquiry report into poor care at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust found many women were medicated and forced to endure traumatic births with some being denied caesarean sections in order to keep rates low.’
The Independent, 10th December 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A police force has defended the use of a Taser by one of its officers on a pregnant woman who lost her baby after the stun gun was fired at her.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The 10-year limit for storing eggs frozen for social reasons could be scrapped to give people concerned about declining fertility more time and options, says a UK ethics body.’
BBC News, 30th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Hundreds more cases are to be reviewed by an independent inquiry into maternity care at an NHS trust, BBC News has learned.’
BBC News, 10th July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who faces decades of repayments to the NHS for maternity care has lost a case in the high court challenging the government’s healthcare charging regime for migrants.’
The Guardian, 1st July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The prison service has launched an investigation following the death of a baby in prison, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 19th June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A pregnant healthcare assistant is mounting a legal action against NHS Professionals, an employment agency owned by the Department of Health and Social Care, for refusing to put her on furlough, in what could be a landmark action for other vulnerable workers bearing the brunt of the lockdown.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘COVID-19 is a dangerous reality for prisoners. As of 18 April 2020, confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in over half of prisons in England and Wales. There have been 13 suspected COVID-19 deaths among prisoners[1]. Amongst this wider concern, those who are pregnant and children in custody may be particularly anxious during this unprecedented time.’
One Pump Court, 21st April 2020
Source: onepumpcourt.co.uk
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