The trial of a Bromley NHS doctor charged with the manslaughter by gross negligence of a teacher who died after giving birth by emergency Caesarean will be held in London.
Consultant anaesthetist Errol Cornish, 67, is charged in connection with the death of Frances Cappuccini.
The 30-year-old primary school teacher died at Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Pembury, Kent, after giving birth to her son by emergency Caesarean section on October 9 2012.
Cornish of Holmbury Park sat in the dock at the Old Bailey during a preliminary hearing watched closely inside the courtroom by members of Mrs Cappuccini's family.
Errol Cornish. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA
The father-of-two is charged alongside the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust which is facing a landmark prosecution over Mrs Cappuccini's death.
The trust, which runs Tunbridge Wells Hospital, is accused of corporate manslaughter.
It is the first time an NHS trust has been charged with the offence since its introduction in 2008.
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Mr Justice Singh said the trial will begin on January 11 2016 at a central London court but the venue has yet to be confirmed.
It will be heard by a High Court judge.
Cornish was unconditionally bailed ahead of a further preliminary hearing on October 16, at a court venue which has yet to be confirmed.
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