Terms and conditions

The BMA supports you through every step of your career with a wide range of professional and personal benefits. See our complete list of membership benefits, as well as the full details of eligibility and how we provide employment support to members.

If your query is more involved we will pass it to a local adviser covering your employer or to the pensions department. Our advisers combine a detailed knowledge of employment law, industrial relations, contractual and pension matters, with a clear understanding of local issues so are well placed to help resolve your queries.

Support and assistance is offered to you on a discretionary basis. Therefore, you do not have an automatic right to such help but you will have your request fairly considered in appropriate circumstances.

There are certain areas in which we do not give support or assistance and we advise that you check first to avoid disappointment or misunderstandings.

Find out more about our legal support

If you are a new member

If you are a new member to the BMA or you are re-joining after a gap in your membership, please be advised that if your case is considered to predate your current BMA membership, assistance may be limited to telephone and email advice only.

This is for situations that began prior to your date of application. In some cases, local BMA representation may be excluded and you may be asked to prove the situation began during your current time in membership depending on time frames. You are encouraged to contact the BMA prior to joining in order to avoid any disappointment or misunderstandings.

Please also note that the BMA are unable to offer representation or support in issues surrounding any criminal, clinical, libel or case where you have already issued your own legal proceedings or external representatives.

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Please take a few minutes to review our terms and conditions in which you will find information regarding the use of our website.

By using this website you are agreeing to these terms and conditions. If we change these terms and conditions, we will post the revisions clearly on our website. If you use our website, you are agreeing to accept these changes.

Disclaimers

The BMA is providing this website on an 'as is' basis and makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to this website or its contents and disclaims all such representations and warranties. In addition, the BMA makes no representations or warranties about the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the information and related graphics published in this website.

The information contained in this website may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. All liability of the BMA howsoever arising from any such inaccuracies or errors is expressly excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Neither the BMA nor any of its directors, employees or other representatives will be liable for loss or damage arising out of or in connection with the use of this website. This is a comprehensive limitation of liability that applies to all damages of any kind, including (without limitation) compensatory, direct, indirect or consequential damages, loss of data, income or profit, loss of or damage to property and claims of third parties.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the exclusions and limitations in the clause are intended to limit any rights you may have as a consumer under local or other statutory rights which may not be excluded nor in any way to exclude or limit BMA’s liability to you for death or personal injury resulting from our negligence or that of our employees or agents.

The use of this website is not intended to be a replacement or substitute for professional or legal advice. If in any doubt, members are advised to contact a BMA adviser for further assistance.

BMA is not a university or a medical institution and courses offered by BMA are not recognized in India as medical/ other qualification and are not approved/ authorized by any government or regulatory body. Further, BMA does not offer degrees, diplomas or licenses to practice medicine in India.

Suspension of access

The BMA hereby reserves the right to suspend, restrict, or terminate your access to our website (in whole or in part) without any notice or liability in the following circumstances:

upon receipt of instructions from you to suspend or terminate your access to the website;
if the BMA suspects the website is being used for fraudulent or other illegal activities;
if the BMA is of the opinion that you have breached any provision in these terms and conditions;
if the BMA is of the opinion that continued access to the website will be detrimental to its operations; or
if you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or if the BMA has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete.

Unacceptable use

You shall , and shall not permit any person using your account to:

use this website in a way that causes or could cause damage or restrict the availability or accessibility of the website;
store, copy, transmit, publish or distribute any computer virus, spyware, trojan horse, worm, keystroke logger or other malicious software via the website; and/or
conduct any fraudulent or illegal activities via the website.

Indemnity

(individual’s resident in Nigeria)

You agree to indemnify the BMA and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents and employees for any loss, damages, liabilities, sanction, claims, suits, fines, charges, expenses arising: (a) out of any activity you undertake through this website; and/or (b) from your violation of these terms and conditions.

Jurisdiction and applicable law

The English courts will have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to, a visit to our website.

These terms and conditions and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.