Adoption typically conjures an image of prospective adoptive parents going through a rigorous assessment before being approved by an adoption panel and matched with a child who needs a loving home. This is agency adoption, but there are other forms of adoption too....
Natalie Gamble was delighted to speak as part of an educational course for prospective LGBTQ+ parents put together by national fertility charity Fertility Network UK. Running online on Wednesday evenings in July and August 2024, this year’s six week course followed last summer’s similar and hugely popular programme.
Natalie has written a comment piece in this week’s Bionews about the UK Government's plans to update the fertility screening laws, which will bring positive impact on some LGBT+ intended parents, such as female same-sex couples and HIV-positive individuals seeking to...
We are thrilled to see the government’s announcement in Parliament yesterday that it will remove the bar on HIV+ intended parents conceiving through UK surrogacy, which follows a five year campaign brilliantly led by the National AIDS Trust, something we at NGA Law and Brilliant Beginnings have been proud to support.
The British Fertility Society has now published its proposals on how it thinks UK fertility law need to be modernised.
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...
The Law Commission has published their final recommendations for UK surrogacy law reform. Here are the key findings and our response.
In her role as chair of the UK and Ireland LGBT Family Law Institute, Natalie Gamble was delighted to be invited to give some training to Resolution (the association of English family lawyers) recently, together with fellow FLI member Andrew Spearman from Laytons LLP....
To celebrate Pride, we look back at some of the UK’s major legal milestones for LGBT+ families over the past 15 years. It’s amazing to think that only 15 years ago LGBT partnerships, parenthood and non-cisgender identity were all completely invisible in the eyes of UK...
Natalie was delighted to speak to the British HIV Association's national conference in London. She shared the unique challenges faced by HIV+ parents who need to conceive through fertility treatment, and particularly those who need the help of a surrogate. Currently...