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Will my child through surrogacy be born British? And how do I apply for a British Passport?
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...
NGA quoted in The Sun – I fulfilled a stranger’s dying wish by using his frozen sperm
The Sun has reported the case of single mum Liat Malka who conceived her daughter with frozen sperm from a deceased donor, after meeting his parents who desperately wanted to have a grandchild. Quoting NGA as leading experts in UK fertility law, the article says: "As...
Can I get NHS funding for storing my sperm or eggs as a trans person?
Fertility preservation is of particular significance for any trans young person embarking upon a treatment programme which may compromise their fertility. Any consideration of hormone or other treatment must include the fact that egg or sperm quality might be impaired...
Happy 10th birthday, NGA Law
NGA Law is ten years old today! To celebrate our birthday, Natalie and Helen reflect on the last ten years. Our and NGA Law’s journey over the last ten years has been a real whirlwind. We have had some big moments, as well the less obvious but no less significant...
NGA speaks at the Trans Healthcare Conference in Bristol
The team at NGA Law were delighted to be part of the Trans Healthcare Conference in Bristol, organised by Policy Bristol, the Trans Equality Legal Initiative and Mermaids. We were invited to be a speaker on the legal panel, about UK family law for trans adults and...
Natalie speaks at the Fertility Forum (RCOG and BFS conference), London
Natalie was delighted to speak at the national Fertility Forum conference on Saturday in London. Jointly organised by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the British Fertility Society, Fertility Forum was jam-packed with talks from the UK’s...
I’m a single parent through surrogacy – should I apply for a parental order?
Following our last blog about the law change for law change for single parents through surrogacy, we’ve been talking to single mums and dads considering applying for parental orders. We understand the family court is busy with applications and we have already made a...
NGA in the Law Society Gazette on today’s law change for single parents
The Law Society Gazette have covered today's law change to include single parents in UK surrogacy law. Speaking to NGA Law, the Law Society Gazette wrote: The change has been welcomed by Burgate and London firm Natalie Gamble Associates, whose work to challenge UK...
UK surrogacy law embraces single parents from today – NGA celebrating after a long campaign
We are celebrating the coming into force of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018 which, from today, enables single parents through surrogacy to apply for a parental order to become their child’s legal parent and to obtain a UK birth...
Surrogacy isn’t about the money, but the law must change – Comment piece by Natalie published in The Guardian
Natalie Gamble has written a comment piece for the Guardian about surrogacy law reform, following her interview on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme yesterday. Arguing that the law in the UK need to recognise the reality of payments within UK surrogacy, she says this is...
Surrogacy law reform: where are we now? – Article published in the British Infertility Counselling Association journal
We were asked to write an article for the British Infertility Counselling Association's journal about surrogacy law reform, why it's needed and where it's heading now that the Law Commission has started a project to review the law - with proposals awaited. Read the...
Streamlining declarations of parentage after sperm donation – Article published in The Review
We have written an article, published in The Review, the journal for English family lawyers, about the recent NGA case of AD to AH (2017) and what it means for parents through sperm donation. The case is the latest in a string of cases in which errors at fertility...
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