The High Court has refused a known sperm donor’s application for regular involvement with the baby he helped a lesbian couple conceive. Although Mrs Justice Theis had previously given the known donor ‘leave’ to bring a court application, she ultimately rejected the...
NGA Law has been delighted to write the family law content for Stonewall's new guide for gay dads. Covering surrogacy, known donation and co-parenting we have written the content in the guide on legal parenthood, and how to manage the practicalities of building a...
The Times published a full page feature yesterday about us, covering the ground-breaking legal cases we have handled over the last 6 years, our forward-thinking approach to practising law, and our sister organisation Brilliant Beginnings which is creating a model for...
Natalie was delighted to be part of a half hour special feature on BBC Radio 4 about the different ways same-sex couples are choosing to have children - and the legal issues. Radio 4 describes the programme as follows: Mary Smeeth, herself a mother of 2 boys brought...
In an important decision on same sex parenting, the Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of a non-birth lesbian mother seeking parental responsibility (the legal authority to be involved in decision-making), despite her lack of legal parenthood. The non-birth mother...
The UK’s fertility regulator, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, has published its annual report on statistics and trends in UK fertility treatment. One of the headline points this year is a 36% rise in the numbers of lesbian couples conceiving through...
Rainbow flags are flying at Westminster and outside town halls across the country today, as same sex couples say their vows and make history. As lawyers, we know that marriage provides no more rights in practice than same sex couples can already access via civil...
We are delighted to see the news, reported today, about new HFEA figures showing record numbers of two-mum families being created through fertility treatment. The article quotes Natalie, saying: "Natalie Gamble, a leading fertility lawyer, said: “The law used to say...
Hot on the heels of the government announcing last week that the first same sex marriage ceremonies in England and Wales will take place from 29 March 2014, The Review (journal published by Resolution, the association of UK family lawyers) has published an article...
It has been a busy few months for our whole team speaking at events and seminars across the UK and abroad. AAARTA (the American Academy of Assisted Reproduction Attorneys) hosted a conference on assisted reproduction law in Charleston, USA on 10-12 November, bringing...