If you are 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 UK. British nationality can be complicated in surrogacy cases, and what you need to do depends on...
The English High Court has this year made parental orders in favour of two sets of parents from the UK who have had children born through anonymous surrogacy arrangements in Nigeria, both involving the Nigerian fertility clinic LifeLink. In Re H (anonymous surrogacy)...
Mexico and Colombia are emerging surrogacy destinations for UK parents, which appear to be in a sharp period of growth. There remains a limited track record (bear in mind only 5 parental orders were recorded for children born in Mexico up to 2022) but they have become...
Briefing on the impact of the US Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling on British parents with babies born through US surrogacy
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.
Natalie was delighted to join a wonderful panel at Dawson Cornwell in London to discuss the maze of international adoption and surrogacy, speaking alongside adoption law specialist Hilka Holman, Judge Fiona Mwale of the Malawi High Court, Spencer Clarke from the English Law Commission and immigration lawyer Barry O’Leary, at an event which prompted a lively and passionate discussion about how we could improve adoption to better support the welfare of children.
UK immigration law around surrogacy is complex. There’s no single process that fits all, and the best route home will depend on your personal situation and the country where your baby is born.
Rohan Silva wrote a beautiful piece about his and his wife’s experience of surrogacy in California, and he has now followed up with a comment piece, arguing that UK law on parentage and recognition of surrogacy agreement needs to change. We of course wholeheartedly agree, and our director Natalie is quoted in the piece.
Natalie was delighted to join a panel of expert speakers for the Fertility Show 2025
Three important recent High Court judgments have highlighted the risks with multi-jurisdictional surrogacy arrangements in Cyprus.