Surrogacy in the UK – from the UK’s leading surrogacy lawyers

Surrogacy is both legal and possible in the UK, even if the laws are outdated and fail to reccognise the right people as the legal parents when a child is born.

Our UK surrogacy content hub gives free information and resources on UK legal issues for UK surrogates and for parents conceiving children through surrogacy in the UK.

Expert UK law guides from our Knowledge Centre

How the law regulates UK surrogacy

UK law makes surrogacy agreements unenforceable, and restricts the ways in which intended parents and surrogates can find each other. Find out more about what the law says and how it affects UK surrogacy on the ground.

Parental orders

UK parents who have a child through surrogacy are expected to apply for a UK parental order after their child is born. Find out why you need one, what the court is assessing and how the process works

Legal rights in the post-birth period

What really happens on the ground if parents are caring for their child without being the legal parents? Find out more about how UK law works in practice, and what rights everyone has

Surrogacy disputes in UK law

What if a surrogate changes her mind? It happens very rarely, but read more about how such cases have played out on the ground, and how the UK family court has managed them.

UK law and surrogacy law reform

Where did UK surrogacy law come from, and why does it need to change? Read more about how UK surrogacy law got written, and the reasons why it needs to be modernised.

Latest news about UK surrogacy

Read our most recent updates about what’s going on with UK surrogacy

Your surrogate will keep the baby, won’t she?

Your surrogate will keep the baby, won’t she?

So many clients tell us that this is the question they are asked when they tell their friends – and even their fertility doctors – that they are considering surrogacy.  Is it true?  Are surrogacy arrangements in the UK very risky, with the surrogate mother holding all...

NGA on the Vanessa Feltz show talking about surrogacy

NGA on the Vanessa Feltz show talking about surrogacy

Channel 5's Vanessa show today ran a featue about surrogacy.  Appearing together with new mum through surrogacy Fiona, Natalie talked to Vanessa (and celebrity guest Mylene Class) about surrogacy law in the UK.The UK's leading surrogacy lawyers Find out more about how...

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 comes into force today

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 comes into force today

Today marks an important step in English fertility law, with the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 – the first major review of UK fertility law for 19 years – coming into force. Our website has been fully updated to take account of all the changes which...

Modern surrogacy in the UK – Article published in The Review

Modern surrogacy in the UK – Article published in The Review

Natalie has written a guide to the basics of surrogacy for other UK family lawyers. Published in The Review, it sets out what surrogacy is, how parents find surrogates and what the law says, as well as giving a couple of case study examples. Read the full article...

NGA on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour on surrogacy

NGA on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour on surrogacy

Natalie Gamble was delighted to be interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour on Friday 19 June 2009 on the subject of surrogacy. The item, chaired by Jennie Murray, looked at the rights of commissioning mothers to leave from work following the birth of a child through...

How we can help you with UK surrogacy

Top tier legal advice and representation

NGA Law has more experience of surrogacy law than any other UK lawyers. With everything you need in one place, we can help with early UK legal advice (including support with clinics), parental order applications, British passports, wills, and more.

Practical help through Brilliant Beginnings

Our directors founded non-profit Brilliant Beginnings in 2013, and we work closely alongside the BB team to support surrogates and intended parents who want experienced, thorough professional support for a safe, ethical surrogacy journey.

The Brilliant Beginnings Knowledge Centre

Our sibling organisation, Brilliant Beginnings, is a non-profit surrogacy agency, founded by the NGA Law directors in 2013 to support safe ethical surrogacy.

It has a free online Knowledge Centre with a wealth of information and resources about the practicalities of surrogacy in the UK.

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We are here to help however we can.