Parental responsibility granted in a disputed lesbian parenting case – Article published in The Review

by Franklyn | Jun 4, 2021 | Conception, LGBT Surrogacy

We have written an article, published in The Review, about an important recent decision on same-sex parenting where the High Court ruled in favour of a non-birth lesbian mother seeking parental responsibility despite her lack of legal parenthood. Read the article in...

UK Supreme Court says commercial surrogacy is no longer against UK public policy – Article published in The Review

by Franklyn | Aug 12, 2020 | Surrogacy, Surrogacy UK Law

Natalie and Heidi have written for the latest edition of The Review about an important new Supreme Court decision on surrogacy. The case of Whittington Hospital NHS Trust v XX [2020] UKSC 14 involved a negligence claim brought by a woman who sought compensation to...

When fathers are mothers: the absurdity of UK law for trans parents – Article published in Family Law

by Franklyn | Feb 17, 2020 | Conception

Natalie and Kelly have written an article, published by Resolution in The Review, about Re TT (2019) and the absurdity of modern family law which does not provide for trans parents. The recent ruling in Re TT [2019] EWHC 2384, which forced transgender man Fred...

Streamlining declarations of parentage after sperm donation – Article published in The Review

by Natalie | Oct 22, 2018 | Conception

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...

Modern surrogacy in the UK – Article published in The Review

by Natalie | Sep 22, 2009 | Surrogacy, Surrogacy UK Law

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...