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Journal of Law and Genetics Blog Posts
Intellectual Property of CRISPR-Cas9 - Prioritising monopoly over innovation?
US patents grant inventors a 20 year monopoly over the technology in return for disclosing the details of how it works. [1]  This fuels...
Serena MacMillan
Dec 4, 20247 min read
The (unethical) Doctrine of Double Effect
The puzzling significance the UK law places on intention foresight when distinguishing between lawful and unlawful life-shortening practices
Serena MacMillan
Dec 14, 20244 min read
A medico-legal reflection on female cosmetic genital surgery and Female Genital Mutilation - an intersectional feminist critique of choice-feminism
On face-value, choice feminism empowers women to take control of their own lives; however this naive view disregards the...
Serena MacMillan
Dec 9, 202412 min read
The unscrupulous regulations surrounding non-medical professionals administering dermal fillers: A call for change
Dermal fillers injected into the face and lips can result in consequential complications  including: infection; [1] , [2]  a lumpy...
Serena MacMillan
Nov 30, 20246 min read
Mrs. Kalyani Rajan vs Indraprastha Apollo Hospital and Ors: Redefining the scope of Res Ipsa Loquitur: A Clinical Negligence Case Review
​The recent case of Mrs. Kalyani Rajan vs Indraprastha Apollo Hospital and Ors is a landmark judgement by the Indian Supreme Court...
Serena MacMillan
Nov 24, 20246 min read
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