Fertility Network UK to run 6-week course on LGBTQ+ Pathways to Parenthood

by Olivia Chan | Aug 4, 2023 | Conception, Embryos and Donation Storage, LGBT Law, LGBT Surrogacy, Surrogacy, Surrogacy UK Law

NGA Law is delighted to be part of an educational course being run for intended LGBT+ parents by national fertility charity Fertility Network UK. Run online on Thursday evenings in August and September, the course offers free digital access to expert opinion and...

Fertility Nurses Forum: Future directions in surrogacy law

by Robyn | May 31, 2023 | International Surrogacy, LGBT Surrogacy, Surrogacy, Surrogacy Agencies, Surrogacy UK Law

The national Fertility Nurses’ Congress was held this year in Solihull in May.  Following publication of the Law Commission’s final recommendations, Natalie was invited to address the conference on what surrogacy law reform will mean for fertility nurses. Natalie...

NGA speaks at ESHRE 2022 conference in Italy

by Natalie | Jul 9, 2022 | Conception, Surrogacy

Natalie was delighted to address the annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) held in Milan on 6 July 2022.   Natalie spoke as part of the panel on ‘The next step of parenting’ and talked about UK law on...

Natalie gives evidence to the Irish Parliament on international surrogacy

by Natalie | Apr 20, 2022 | International Surrogacy, Surrogacy

The Irish Parliament has been hearing evidence from a range of expert witnesses on the issue of surrogacy law reform, and Natalie was delighted to be invited as a leading expert on UK law, together with academic lawyer Dr Kirsty Horsey. After each giving a five minute...

What is the difference between parental responsibility and legal parenthood?

by Franklyn | Jan 10, 2020 | Adoption

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...