Natalie was delighted to join a panel of expert speakers for an event organised by the Progress Educational Trust to discuss family building for the LGBTQ+ community.
LGBT+ family building
Robyn and Natalie attend research event on online sperm donation
Natalie and Robyn were delighted to be invited to an event earlier this year organised by The Online Sperm Donation Project (OSDP), a four-year research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council in the UK examining the experiences of those using online sperm donation to donate or conceive their families and were able to share our perspective with a range of others invited to attend.
US birthright citizenship ruling and surrogacy – what do UK parents need to know? (updated June 2026)
Briefing on the impact of the US Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling on British parents with babies born through US surrogacy
Two conferences in two days! NGA at the BICA conference and the Fertility Show 2026
Natalie, Helen and Robyn attended the annual conference of the British Infertility Counselling Association on 15 May, and Natalie and Helen attended the Fertility Show 2026 on 16 May, with Natalie speaking at both conferences.
Natalie warns Jersey family law conference that an ill wind may be blowing for LGBT+ families
Natalie spoke to the Jersey International Child Law Conference on 13 March about the current landscape for LGBT+ family creation.
Natalie and Kelly at the ILPA conference in London
Natalie and Kelly were delighted to attend the ILPA Annual Conference on Family and Immigration Law in London on 11 March 2026.
Comment piece published in Bionews: Why did the High Court strip a transgender father of legal parenthood?
Natalie has written a piece for Bionews on the recent case of FZ v MZ where the rights of a transgender father were not recognised.
Thinking of surrogacy in Colombia or Mexico? Make sure you’ve considered the legal issues and weighed the risks carefully
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...
What is the difference between parental responsibility and legal parenthood?
Parental responsibility and legal parenthood are legal terms which relate to the rights and responsibilities which parents and other adults have in relation to children. Both are possible at once but also individually without the other. Below, we look at the nuances...
High Court confirms the right of a trans man to be legally recognised as male while hoping to conceive a child
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.