Failures arising from assisted reproduction
26th October 2015
Robert Gilmour is speaking at today’s CLT Scots Law Conference in Glasgow on the subject of assisted reproduction.
Among the current issues he will be discussing is the fall out of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority’s discovery of failures in fertility clinics patient consent records following the legal parenthood audit carried out by the HFEA in 2014 audit. The audit gave rise to doubts over the parentage of children whose families’ had no reason to question the legal status of their children. Many families have had to endure the distress of discovering, months or years after their child’s birth, that there may be a question mark of the legal status of one of the child’s parents.
While the English courts have now begun to untangle the consequences of the failures identified, the extent of the problem in Scotland, and the legal position under Scottish Law, remains unclear. Robert will be sharing his knowledge of current developments in Scotland with other family law practitioners.
SKO are at the forefront of advising parents who find themselves unfortunate enough to be notified that there may be a problem with the records kept of their fertility treatment. If you are concerned about how these issues may affect your own family, please contact us for expert, confidential advice.
