14 Dec, 2016
House of Lords debates 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
20 Nov, 2015
Recognition for NGA as a top UK family law firm
We have had a busy few months at NGA, with a lot to be excited about. Chambers and Legal 500 The UK’s two main legal directories have published their independent
02 Nov, 2015
An end to surrogacy in India for UK couples?
Surrogacy has hit the headlines again, with India apparently in the process of prohibiting foreign couples engaging in surrogacy there. With hundreds of UK parents travelling to India for surrogacy each year,
17 Jul, 2015
High Court awards parental order in first South African surrogacy case
Following a recent ruling by the High Court (Re A [2015] EWHC 1756 (Fam)), legal parenthood has been awarded to a same sex couple who had a child, born through
01 Jul, 2015
High Court awards parenthood for international surrogacy children – 8 and 5 years after they were born
In a landmark ruling published today (Re A and B 2015), the High Court has awarded legal parenthood for two surrogate-born children, age 8 and 5, who were left ‘legally
18 Jun, 2015
Are contracts and pre-birth orders the way forward for UK surrogacy?
Natalie and NGA paralegal Melissa Elsworth have co-written an article published in this month’s International Family Law about the future of UK surrogacy law. ‘Are contracts and pre-birth orders the way
11 May, 2015
High Court awards care of baby girl to gay couple
NGA has been in the news this week, having represented a same-sex couple awarded main care of their baby daughter after a 15 month High Court battle. In H v S
05 Apr, 2015
‘Maternity leave’ for surrogacy starts today
From today, parents in the UK expecting a child through surrogacy have the same rights to time off work as other new parents. Reforms under the Children and Families Act
04 Mar, 2015
Single Dad through surrogacy granted adoption order in legal first
The UK High Court has awarded an adoption order to a single dad through surrogacy, in the first case of its kind in the UK. Describing the law as a
29 Jan, 2015
Becoming legal parents after surrogacy – it may not be too late
Nicola has written an article for Gay Star News about the implications of the recent High Court ruling allowing late parental order applications. For gay dads (and other parents) who
