17 Jun, 2019
How do I find a UK surrogate and do I need a surrogacy agreement?
How do I find a surrogate in the UK? Surrogacy is legal in the UK but the law prohibits third parties from matching for profit and stops individuals advertising for
06 Jun, 2019
Law Commission recommends U.K. surrogacy law reform
The Law Commisions of England and Wales and Scotland have today launched their public consultation on U.K. surrogacy law reform, with provisional recommendations as to how the law should be
03 Jun, 2019
Will my child through surrogacy be born British? And how do I apply for a British Passport?
If you’re expecting a child through surrogacy, one of your top questions may be how you get a British passport for your baby, particularly if they are born outside the
20 May, 2019
Can I get NHS funding for storing my sperm or eggs as a trans person?
Fertility preservation is of particular significance for any trans young person embarking upon a treatment programme which may compromise their fertility. Any consideration of hormone or other treatment must include
29 Jan, 2019
I’m a single parent through surrogacy – should I apply for a parental order?
Following our last blog about the law change for law change for single parents through surrogacy, we’ve been talking to single mums and dads considering applying for parental orders.
03 Jan, 2019
UK surrogacy law embraces single parents from today
We are celebrating the coming into force of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018 which, from today, enables single parents through surrogacy to apply for a parental
04 Oct, 2018
Civil partnership for different-sex couples: a win for equality or a store of future problems?
Theresa May announced at the Conservative Party conference this week that the government plans to open civil partnership to different-sex couples. It is not a big surprise. The government has
28 Jul, 2018
Single parent surrogacy reform goes back to Parliament
The draft remedial order which will change the law to allow single parents through surrogacy to apply for parental orders has gone back to Parliament for a second time. It
27 Jul, 2018
Supreme Court rules that excluding different-sex couples from civil partnership is human rights discrimination– what next?
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the Civil Partnership Act 2004 is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights because it only allows same-sex couples to enter into
26 Jul, 2018
Is maintenance for life on divorce an outdated concept? The case of Mills v Mills
Divorce cases can sometimes seem to the outsider to lack common sense but the recent case of Mills v Mills might be a case where the decision of the Supreme
