Media
Jan
2019
2019
The Times
‘I want NHS to pay for four surrogate babies’ (27 January 2019) (Louisa Ghevaert gave expert evidence in the case)
Publications,
Articles & Media
Louisa Ghevaert is a widely published author on fertility, surrogacy, genomics and modern family law issues in published books, magazines, leading legal publications and the media.
Media
Dec
2018
2018
Woman left infertile after NHS failed to detect cancer for four years awarded £580k to cover surrogacy costs
Article in The Telegraph on 19 December 2018. Louisa Ghevaert provided expert witness legal evidence in the case on family building, fertility, donor conception and surrogacy law after woman left infertile after NHS failure to detect cancer in smear tests and biopsies.
Media
Nov
2018
2018
Couple who spent £20,000 on IVF treatment before shelling out another £7,000 on ‘add-ons to boost their chances of a baby’ become first in the UK to sue over the ‘worthless and unproven extras’
Article in the Mail Online on 10 November 2018 featuring Louisa Ghevaert highlighting concerns about the use of IVF ‘add-ons’ without proven benefits.
Media
Sep
2018
2018
Was it legal to create a grandson with a dead man’s sperm?
Article in The Times on 13 September 2018 by Louisa Ghevaert about the legalities of posthumous conception.
Article
Sep
2018
2018
Rachael Bland’s fight to preserve her fertility is a battle fought by many modern women
by Louisa Ghevaert Female First (7 September 2018).
Article
Sep
2018
2018
The significance of fertility: A landmark ruling on posthumous conception
by Louisa Ghevaert, BioNews (3 September 2018).
Media
Aug
2018
2018
Family Law Week
Posthumous conception: a legacy in life, incapacity and death (20 August 2018) (Louisa Ghevaert gave expert evidence in the case)
Media
Jul
2018
2018
Dying man with brain injury has sperm extracted in bid to allow wife to become pregnant
Article in The Independent on 13 July 2018. Louisa Ghevaert was part of the wife’s legal team that secured a milestone legal ruling from the Court of Protection for the harvesting and posthumous storage and use of a dying man’s sperm in fertility treatment.
Media
Jul
2018
2018
Sperm is extracted from brain-damaged dying man so wife can try to conceive after judge rules ‘he would have wanted it to happen’
Article on the Mail Online on 13 July 2018. Louisa Ghevaert was part of the wife’s legal team that secured this first-of-it’s kind legal ruling from the Court of Protection for the harvesting and posthumous storage and use of a dying man’s sperm in fertility treatment.
Media
Feb
2018
2018
Hot 100 Career Quiz: Louisa Ghevaert
Article in The Lawyer on 27 February 2018 featuring Louisa Ghevaert following her ranking in the The Lawyer Hot 100 List 2018, litigators section, for her legal work on cases regarding the family, fertility and medical sectors. They described her “as an influential figure when it comes to ensuring fertility laws are fit for purpose in the 21st century”.
Media
Dec
2017
2017
Family Law
The award of damages to enable surrogacy (Louisa Ghevaert gave expert evidence in the case) (20 December 2017)