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Deirdre Fottrell KC and Andrew Powell Represent the Applicant in a Surrogacy Case Involving the Posthumous Use of Gametes
10th October 2024
Deirdre Fottrell KC, leading Andrew Powell and Tom Wilson of 1GC, represented the applicant in G v Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority & Anor [2024] EWHC 2453 (Fam) before the President of the Family Division. The case concerned the applicant’s (‘G’) application for a declaration that the posthumous use of her daughter’s (‘N’) gametes in a surrogacy arrangement was lawful, in circumstances where no written consent was provided by N for posthumous use of her gametes. The application was refused. Deirdre, Andrew, and Tom were instructed by Louisa Ghevaert of Louisa Ghevaert Associates.
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Deirdre Fottrell KC
Andrew Powell
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