NGA Law is delighted to be part of an educational course being run for intended LGBT+ parents by national fertility charity Fertility Network UK. Run online on Thursday evenings in August and September, the course offers free digital access to expert opinion and...
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NGA speaks at ESHRE 2022 conference in Italy
Natalie was delighted to speak at the Future Directions in Surrogacy Law conference at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in London on 30 November.
Kelly speaks to Rainbow Sisters LBT+ group
Kelly was delighted to speak to Rainbow Sisters LBT group to discuss building families. “Rainbow Sisters is a supportive, welcoming and confidential group open to lesbian, bisexual and trans women, and non-binary people seeking asylum.” The Rainbow Sisters group comes...
Government to modernise rules on how long eggs, sperm and embryos can be stored in the UK
We welcome the Department of Health’s plans to modernise UK law on egg, sperm and embryo storage, which look set to simplify the law and enable more fertility patients to store genetic material in the UK for longer. What the government is recommending The Department...
High Court rules both same-sex parents are legal parents after fertility clinic error – important new NGA case on legal parenthood
NGA Law has secured a judgment from the High Court Family Division confirming that our clients, a same-sex couple with a child born through sperm donation in the UK, are the legal parents of their son. The decision comes as a huge relief to the two mums, who relied on...
Parental responsibility granted in a disputed lesbian parenting case – Article published in The Review
We have written an article, published in The Review, about an important recent decision on same-sex parenting where the High Court ruled in favour of a non-birth lesbian mother seeking parental responsibility despite her lack of legal parenthood. Read the article in...
LBT Women’s Health Week: Webinar with Natalie Gamble
Natalie was pleased to support LBT Women’s Health Week this year with a talk to leading national charity Fertility Network UK about the options lesbian, bisexual and transgender women have for starting a family. Watch the recorded webinar It includes discussion of...
British Infertility Association (BICA) training – the law for transgender fertility patients
We were delighted to give some training to infertility counsellors with the British Infertility Counselling Association last week about the law on parenthood and fertility for transgender patients. Invited by BICA to address their regular training seminar, NGA...
Fertility law masterclass from Natalie Gamble
Our director Natalie Gamble was asked to give a class for Global Perspectives at Fertility IQ, an online education series on assisted reproduction around the world. Alongside leading professors, academics and other professionals from 30 different countries, Natalie...
Chambers and Partners podcast interviews Natalie Gamble for LGBT History Month
Natalie Gamble recently spoke to the Chambers Inspire LGBT+ Committee for their podcast. You can listen to Natalie’s interview in full on Spotify, in which she reflects on a range of topics, including her career as an out LGBT lawyer, how NGA Law and Brilliant...