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We’re an international life sciences law firm specialising on tissue- and cell-based, IVF & embryo technologies. 🧫🧬🔬

Authorised in England & Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, and Germany 🇩🇪.

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Expiry of Statutory Storage Period for Embryos and Gametes - Interim Declaration Secured for Claimants

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Expiry of Statutory Storage Period for Embryos and Gametes • LDMH Partners
The Health and Care Act 2022 amended the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 to change the way embryo and gamete storage periods work with the aim of making the system fair to everyone. Unfort...
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December 29, 2024 at 5:14 PM
LDMH Partners act for the successful applicant in EF v v Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority [2024] EWHC 3004 (Fam)

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LDMH Partners on LinkedIn: Man Lawfully Permitted to Use Embryo in Surrogacy Treatment
We were very pleased to act for the successful applicant in this case. The Court found that it is lawful for him to use an embryo created using his sperm and…
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December 3, 2024 at 2:50 PM
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This is going to be a very interesting event:
40 Years after the Warnock Report: What Is the Embryo's Special Status?

James @ldmh.partners will be there to speak, as will countless other excellent speakers.

www.progress.org.uk/event/embryo...
40 Years after the Warnock Report: What Is the Embryo's Special Status? | PET
Register for this in-person conference, at which leading practitioners, regulators, researchers, and lawyers will explore the status of the human embryo.
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August 21, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are children for the purposes of wrongful death cases.

#embryos #ivf #law #ethics

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February 21, 2024 at 5:49 AM
3D-printed chip showing body’s reaction to drugs could end need for animal tests

www.theguardian.com/science/2023...
3D-printed chip showing body’s reaction to drugs could end need for animal tests
Exclusive: Device with compartments replicating major organs could also speed up patients’ access to new medicines
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December 27, 2023 at 1:15 PM
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In a recent ruling on an abortion case, the ECHR once again refused to affirm that Art. 8 can be interpreted as conferring a right to abortion.

KAROLINA KOCEMBA reports on the nevertheless significant findings regarding Polish rule of law violations.

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Not Just Abortion: Converging Human Rights and the Rule of Law in the European Court of Human Rights
On 14 December 2023, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in the case M.L. v. Poland. The ECHR decided that the restrictions on abortion rights that Poland had violated Article 8 (right to respect...
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December 20, 2023 at 11:48 AM
F.D.A. Approves Sickle Cell Treatments, Including One That Uses CRISPR

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F.D.A. Approves Sickle Cell Treatments, Including One That Uses CRISPR
People with the genetic disease have new opportunities to eliminate their symptoms, but the treatments come with obstacles that limit their reach.
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December 9, 2023 at 3:38 PM
Live birth of chimeric monkey with high contribution from embryonic stem cells

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Live birth of chimeric monkey with high contribution from embryonic stem cells
Optimal culture conditions for cynomolgus monkey naive embryonic stem cells and improved procedures for chimeric embryo culture were developed to allow for high (20%–90%) donor cell contribution to ...
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November 14, 2023 at 12:43 PM
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My wonderful friend and all-round criminal law mastermind Michelle Heeley KC is here

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October 26, 2023 at 5:47 PM
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CJEU judgment, data protection law: GDPR entitles patients to a free first copy of their medical records
October 26, 2023 at 8:33 AM
Scientists: Allow forbidden 28-day embryo experiments

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Scientists: Allow embryo experiments up to 28 days - BBC News
Many UK scientists want to double the time allowed for embryo research - and there could be public support.
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October 26, 2023 at 7:44 AM
Sustainability in the IVF laboratory: recommendations of an expert panel - with a contribution by our very own James Lawford Davies

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Sustainability in the IVF laboratory: recommendations of an expert panel
The healthcare industry is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Assisted Reproductive Technologies are part of the larger healthcare sector with their own heavy carbon footprint. The socia...
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October 25, 2023 at 7:27 AM
Reporting restrictions have been lifted in a case about the medical treatment of a 29-year-old man, after his family hoped the publicity would help find an altruistic donor.

www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/reporti...
Reporting restrictions lifted in hope of finding a kidney donor
Court of Protection backs family of 29-year-old man in need of haemodialysis treatment.
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October 24, 2023 at 12:39 PM
The HFEA has updated its traffic light system for IVF treatment add-ons, to have five categories, rather than three.

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HFEA overhauls IVF add-ons ratings system • PET
The Human Fertility and Embryology Authority has updated its traffic light system for IVF treatment add-ons, to have five categories, rather than three...
www.progress.org.uk
October 24, 2023 at 12:29 PM
How do IMI projects facilitate innovations in vaccine development and effectiveness assessment?

Webinar on 10 November at 11am (CET)

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IMI impact on vaccines
How do IMI projects facilitate innovations in vaccine development and effectiveness assessment?
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October 24, 2023 at 9:28 AM
Some clinical trial designs can pose significant ethical and legal challenges, particularly when dealing with capacity issues, randomisation and placebos, and human challenge trials. Interesting piece in Nature on Zika research:

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Scientists deliberately gave women Zika — here’s why
‘Human challenge’ results suggest that such trials could be used to test vaccines when Zika incidence is low. ‘Human challenge’ results suggest that such trials could be used to test vaccines ...
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October 24, 2023 at 9:20 AM