by | Jul 2, 2019 | All Articles, NEWS ARTICLES, Surrogacy
She was presented with the certificate at Guildhall on Friday 17th May 2019. A City Law Firm (ACLF) launched in London ten years ago and quickly became the go to firm for scale-up businesses, entrepreneurs in the disruptive markets and the LGBT community. Karen was...
by | Jan 25, 2019 | All Articles, Child Law, LGBT, Surrogacy
A common concern, in the UK especially, is about the surrogate changing her mind and seeking to keep the child. Whilst on the flip side the government are also concerned about the vulnerable nature of some surrogates who could unfairly be taken advantage of by...
by | Jun 25, 2018 | All Articles, Surrogacy, Surrogacy Q&A
It shouldn't take a car crash for us to react. It shouldn't take sensationalist journalism and broadcasting to prick up your ear. It shouldn't take a parent losing their child for common sense to takeover the driving seat. Society and the law are interesting...
by | Jun 25, 2018 | All Articles, LGBT, Surrogacy, Surrogacy Q&A
It has been over 50 years since the decriminalisation of homosexuality started – and since then we have made some phenomenal steps forward when it comes to protecting the rights of people in the LGBT community. Perhaps the biggest and most seminal piece of...
by | Aug 9, 2016 | All Articles, Surrogacy, Surrogacy Q&A
A Single Father’s Journey: The Trilogy The Family Courts have recently had to grapple with the particularly thorny issue of a single man seeking a Parental Order for a child born through surrogacy. Under the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Act 2008 (HFEA),...
by | Nov 7, 2014 | All Articles, Surrogacy
In 2014, the President of the Family Division had a case before him where he updated the more literal statutory interpretation of the Parental Order process with a more flexible child-focused version. Although it will remain fact-specific, an application not...
