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Making a will after fertility treatment – Article published in Fertility Network UK magazine
We have written an article for the Fertility Network UK magazine about why fertility patients should consider making a will. Covering what happens to stored embryos after death, legal parenthood and surrogacy, the article looks at some of the issues that those having...
High Court highlights the importance of establishing ‘domicile’ in international surrogacy cases (new NGA leading case)
High Court judge Mrs Justice Theis has granted parental orders for two children born through a gestational surrogacy arrangement in the US. On the surface this is yet another international surrogacy case – one of the many which are seen by the UK High Court every...
NGA at the House of Lords debate on surrogacy law reform
Helen and Natalie were invited to attend a debate in the House of Lords this evening on UK surrogacy law reform, together with other members of the surrogacy community. Led by Baroness Barker, the debate aired some of the current problems experienced by parents,...
NGA quoted in The Times – Hey miss superstar: they’re my embryos too
The Times has reported the case of US actress Sofia Vergara, who is in a dispute with her ex-partner Nick Loeb, about whether he should be able to use their stored embryos. Quoting NGA as leading experts in UK fertility law, the article says: UK law is more precise....
Natalie speaks to the UK Family Law Bar Association national conference about surrogacy and modern families
Natalie was invited to the FLBA national conference last weekend, as one of a number of speakers including the President of the Family Division and Lord Justice McFarlane from the Court of Appeal, to address family law barristers from across the UK. Natalie talked...
UK surrogate vetoes legal parenthood for biological parents despite having no wish to be involved in children’s lives
The High Court has ruled that it cannot award legal parenthood to the biological parents of twins born through a UK surrogacy arrangement, because the surrogate who carried them has refused to give her permission. Under UK law, surrogacy agreements are unenforceable...
NGA quoted in the Independent – NHS hospitals forcing surrogate families to hand over newborn babies in car parks
Today's Independent has featured a news piece about problems experienced by parents through UK surrogacy caused by the lack of at-birth legal parenthood, resulting in NHS hospitals forcing surrogates to hand over babies to their parents in hospital car parks rather...
Is surrogacy law reform finally on the horizon? – Article published in Fertility Road
We were asked to write an article for Fertility Road magazine about why we think surrogacy law needs to change - and how it should change. Read the full article here.The UK's leading surrogacy lawyers Find out more about how we support families through surrogacy
Modern surrogacy practice and the need for reform – Article published in Journal of Medical Law and Ethics
Helen and Natalie have written a substantive article for the Journal of Medical Law and Ethics about our experience of modern surrogacy practice for UK parents. They look at how surrogacy works in the UK, as well as what drives parents overseas and surrogacy practice...
Surrogacy law is incompatible with the rights of single parents – Article published in Fertility Network UK magazine
Natalie has written a short snappy article for the Fertility Network UK magazine about the recent High Court ruling in our Re Z case (which declared the law incompatible with the rights of single parents) and its significance. Read Natalie’s article 'Surrogacy law is...
Don’t miss your chance to tell the Law Commission why they should review UK surrogacy law
The Law Commission (the UK’s independent body which reviews out of date laws and recommends whether and how they should be reformed) is considering whether to review UK surrogacy law as part of its next programme. Following the human rights declaration made in our...
Single parent surrogacy – what the High Court ruling really means – Article published in Bionews
Natalie has, together with our counsel in the case of Re Z Elizabeth Isaacs QC and Adem Muzaffer, written a comment piece for this week’s Bionews explaining the significant of the High Court's ruling in the case, which looks set to change the law for single parents...
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