High Court confirms the right of a trans man to be legally recognised as male while hoping to conceive a child

by Xander Gowler | Oct 28, 2025 | Donor conception, Gender identity, LGBT+ family building

An important new High Court ruling has confirmed that the desire to conceive a child does not preclude someone from obtaining a Gender Recognition Certificate. What’s the legal background? In the UK, the legal framework that allows trans people to legally correct...

Comment piece published in Bionews about US surrogacy and birthright citizenship

by Robyn | Aug 12, 2025 | International surrogacy, LGBT+ family building, Surrogacy, Surrogacy in the USA

Natalie was asked to write a summary for Bionews about how the new US administration’s Executive Order on birthright citizenship is impacting UK parents through US surrogacy. British parents need to be aware of what is happening but don’t need to panic, given that it...

Comment piece published in Bionews about the Supreme Court ruling and its impact on fertility treatment for trans patients

by Xander Gowler | May 27, 2025 | Gender identity, LGBT+ family building

Natalie has written a comment piece for this week’s Bionews together with equalities lawyer Lui Asquith, about the UK Supreme Court’s recent judgment on the meaning of ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010. Giving a calm practical guide to those working in the fertility...

Celebrating milestones at NGA Law and Brilliant Beginnings

by Natalie | Jun 4, 2024 | Uncategorized

It feels like we keep marking milestones at the moment. In the last two weeks we’ve celebrated NGA Law’s 15th birthday (following BB’s 10th birthday last summer) and Brilliant Beginnings’ Baby 100 also arrived into the world. We’ve all been feeling good and wanted to...

NGA speaks at the PET Annual Conference – Are LGBT+ families less equal than others?

by Natalie | Dec 7, 2022 | Donor conception, LGBT+ family building, Surrogacy, Surrogacy campaigning

Natalie was delighted to speak at the annual conference of the Progress Educational Trust on 7 December, talking about the challenges faced by LGBT+ families as part of a panel addressing ‘Are some fertility patients more equal than others?’. What is the...