31 Mar, 2021
High Court rules that parents can authorise puberty blocking treatment for transgender children and young people
The High Court has ruled that parents and carers with parental responsibility can lawfully consent to their children and young people being prescribed puberty blockers.
18 Dec, 2020
Bell v Tavistock – High Court ruling on puberty blockers and what it means for transgender children and young people
We look at the High Court’s Bell v Tavistock judgment from 1st December 2020 and what it means for the transgender community.
21 Jun, 2018
Should transgender parents be free to choose how they are recorded on their children’s birth certificates? The UK High Court is asked to decide
A transgender man who has given birth in the UK, has taken an important case to challenge UK law, arguing that the requirement for him to register as his baby’s
11 Sep, 2017
Single parents eagerly await remedial order as another parental order application is stayed pending a change in the law
In 2016 NGA Law represented a single father who had a child through surrogacy in the US in a parental order application, and managed to win a formal declaration from
17 Jul, 2017
President of the Family Division gives guidance on sperm donation parentage cases
Sir James Munby, the President of the High Court Family Division, has given important new guidance on how the family court should deal with cases concerning legal parenthood after sperm
09 Feb, 2017
UK law to change for single parents through surrogacy
We are thrilled to announce that UK law will be changed to permit single parents who have children through surrogacy to apply for a parental order. Under the current law,
13 Dec, 2013
Natalie’s article published in Family Law journal – lesbian parents and sperm donors
Family Law (a leading monthly journal for UK family lawyers) has published an article by Natalie which discusses the landmark decision in same sex parenting case Re G and Re Z
02 Feb, 2013
Fertility patient organisations grapple with implications of High Court donor conception ruling
NGA has been contacted by UK patient organisations trying to clarify the implications of the High Court’s ruling, which has allowed two sperm donors to argue in court that they
31 Jan, 2013
Landmark High Court ruling on sperm donation and same sex parenting
The High Court has today made a landmark ruling, allowing two civilly partnered sperm donors the right to ask for contact with their biological children (against the wishes of the
23 Sep, 2012
Pressure mounts on the government to give surrogacy families equal rights
A joint claim has been lodged at the High Court challenging the lack of maternity leave rights for families through surrogacy. Surrogacy UK and a mother directly affected are together
