Our fertility team comprises experts in data privacy, commercial contracts, corporate law, construction law, procurement law and regulatory law.
We work collaboratively to advise fertility clinics and service providers to the fertility sector (from sperm banks to pharmaceutical companies) upon a wide range of contractual and regulatory issues.
We are alive to the regulatory frameworks in which our clients operate and provide pragmatic, sensible and quick advice. Our clients range from tech start-ups to large clinics and very large pharmaceutical companies. We work closely with our international offices and network of firms worldwide to provide advice to multi-jurisdictional operators.
Recent examples of our fertility lawyers' work include:
- Advising upon acquisitions and disposals of fertility clinics.
- Advising a sperm bank upon its agreements with fertility clinics and donors and recipients of sperm.
- Advising a provider of pharmaceutical products to the fertility sector upon its terms of business with fertility clinics.
- Successfully advising a fertility clinic upon a procurement challenge.
- Advising a consortium of European entities upon the creation of a Europe and UK database of anonymised patient data to be used for research.
- Drafting consultancy agreements used by fertility clinics with doctors and other consultant staff members.
- Advising clinics upon software procurement and the usage of artificial intelligence including undertaking data protection impact assessments and advising upon the international transfer of personal data.
- Advising clinics upon wide ranging issues such as the import of donor eggs and arrangements with surrogacy agencies.
- Drafting third party agreements between clinics and service providers, and satellite clinic agreements.
- Negotiating a construction contract for a new clinic.
- Advising a clinic upon a request by a police force for medical records.
- Drafting CMA compliant patient terms and policies for clinics.
- Drafting privacy notices and data sharing and processing agreements.
- Advising upon arrangements for embryo and gamete collection.
- Advising a referrer to clinics upon its introduction agreement terms.
- Registering a trade mark for a clinic and drafting IP licences.
