Surrogacy in the UK vs Surrogacy Abroad – entirely different, or one and the same? – Family Law Week

Posted August 12th, 2015 in consent, jurisdiction, news, surrogacy by sally

‘Nicola Scott, fertility lawyer at Porter Dodson LLP, considers those issues that often arise in UK surrogacy arrangements.’
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Family Law Week, 4th August 2015

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Surrogacy Law Update (June 2015) – Family Law Week

Posted July 3rd, 2015 in news, surrogacy by tracey

‘Andrew Powell, barrister, 4 Paper Buildings, examines recent developments in surrogacy law.’

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Family Law week, 26th June 2015

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Surrogacy agreement breakdowns–what are the issues? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

‘Are new laws needed to cover surrogacy arrangements and modern family set-ups? Mai-Ling Savage, a barrister and specialist in surrogacy, same-sex parenting and fertility law at Fourteen, a specialist family chambers, analyses a recent case which highlights the lack of a clear legal framework to enforce agreements made before the birth of a child.’

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 4th June 2015

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Time for a Regulated Process for Surrogate Parents? – Family Law Week

Posted May 13th, 2015 in custody, families, news, regulations, surrogacy by tracey

‘Natalie Gamble, solicitor, of Natalie Gamble Associates and Elizabeth Isaacs QC of St Ives Chambers consider the significance of H v S (Surrogacy Agreement) in which Ms Justice Russell awarded care of a surrogate child to a gay couple.’

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Family Law Week, 12th May 2015

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Mother paraded as “intimidated martyr” to cheat gay couple of surrogacy arrangement – Family Court – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 12th, 2015 in agreements, homosexuality, news, surrogacy by tracey

‘H & S (Surrogacy Arrangement) EWFC 36, 30 April 2015. M, a fifteen month old girl, was born as the result of artificial or assisted conception and of a highly contested agreement between S (the mother, a Romanian national) and H (the father, of Hungarian extraction) and B (the second applicant and H’s partner who had moved to the UK in 2004).’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 11th May 2015

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Mother in legal battle to bear dead daughter’s child – BBC News

Posted May 8th, 2015 in bereavement, children, consent, families, grandparents, news, pregnancy, surrogacy by tracey

‘A mother is launching a legal battle for possession of her dead daughter’s frozen eggs so that she can become pregnant with her own grandchild.’

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The Guardian, 8th May 2015

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High court orders surrogate mother to hand baby to gay couple – The Guardian

Posted May 7th, 2015 in agreements, homosexuality, news, surrogacy by sally

‘Lawyers are calling for rules surrounding surrogacy to be tightened up after a woman who had a child with a gay couple then refused them access was ordered to hand over the baby.’

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The Guardian, 6th May 2015

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Baby girl removed from ‘homophobic’ biological mother after court battle – The Independent

‘A High Court Judge has ruled that a baby girl conceived through surrogacy should be placed with her father and his partner after her biological mother was deemed “homophobic”.’

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The Independent, 6th May 2015

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Single dad adopts surrogate baby born to his mother – Park Square Barristers

Posted March 19th, 2015 in adoption, families, news, parental responsibility, surrogacy by sally

‘The single father in the recent case B v C & Others (Surrogacy: Adoption) [2015] EWFC 17 (Fam) successfully obtained an adoption order which was the only means open to him to secure his legal relationship with his surrogate son. Alison Hunt of Park Square Barristers represented the father in this unique case in the Family Court before Mrs Justice Theis. The judgment opens the way for other single would-be parents to proceed in the same way, but it also highlights the very real pitfalls and uncertainty which await them in this difficult process. It raises questions about whether parental orders should be available to single applicants as they are for couples.’

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Park Square Barristers, 9th March 2015

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Pitfalls for Single Parents in Surrogacy – Family Law Week

Posted March 9th, 2015 in adoption, children, families, jurisdiction, news, surrogacy by tracey

‘Anne-Marie Hutchinson OBE, Partner, and Colin Rogerson, Solicitor Advocate, both of Dawson Cornwell, consider the options for single parents seeking legal parentage of children born through a surrogacy arrangement.’

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Family Law Week, 6th March 2015

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Woman acted as surrogate mother for son’s IVF baby, court hears – The Guardian

Posted March 4th, 2015 in adoption, families, news, pregnancy, surrogacy by sally

‘A woman acted as a surrogate mother for a baby whose biological father is her adult son, a family court judge has been told.’

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The Guardian, 4th March 2015

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Surrogacy Law Update (February 2015) – Family Law Week

Posted February 27th, 2015 in consent, limitations, news, surrogacy by tracey

‘Andrew Powell, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, reviews recent important judgments concerning surrogacy including the President’s landmark decision in Re X.’

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Family Law Week, 26th February 2015

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Surrogacy Law Update (September 2014) – Family Law Week

Posted September 5th, 2014 in adoption, news, surrogacy by tracey

‘In this inaugural surrogacy update, Andrew Powell, barrister, of 4 Paper Buildings reviews recent judgments in the High Court.’

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Family Law Week, 4th September 2014

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Are surrogates and parents losing out due to a lack of global surrogacy laws? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted September 1st, 2014 in children, international law, news, surrogacy by sally

‘A Thai surrogate mother, C, gave birth to twins on behalf of Australian nationals D and WF in an arrangement where C was paid £9,000. When one of the twins, G, was born with Down’s syndrome, C alleged that D and WF abandoned the baby boy, taking only the healthy sister back to Australia. D and WF deny this.’

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 28th August 2014

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Surrogacy overseas – Home Office

Posted June 27th, 2014 in citizenship, immigration, news, surrogacy by tracey

‘Information for British nationals who are considering entering into surrogacy arrangements in foreign countries.’

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Home Office, 26th June 2014

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Bin Laden surrogate jailed after faking pregnancies – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 17th, 2014 in fraud, news, sentencing, surrogacy by sally

‘Louise Pollard, who once agreed to act as a surrogate for Bin Laden’s son, is jailed for pretending to carry children for other desperate couples’

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Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2014

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No maternity rights for commissioning mother in surrogacy case – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 28th, 2014 in EC law, equality, maternity leave, news, surrogacy by sally

‘The European Court (CJEU) has now considered two requests for preliminary ruling made in proceedings between intended mothers (also referred to as a commissioning mother) who have had babies through a surrogacy arrangement, and their employers concerning the refusal to grant them paid leave following the birth of the babies. It has replied that EU law does not provide for commissioning mothers to be entitled to paid leave equivalent to maternity leave or adoption leave.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 26th March 2014

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No maternity rights for surrogate parents? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

‘In the recent cases of CD v ST and Z v A Government Department and the Board of Management of a Community School, the ECJ clarified the EU position regarding the protections and benefits that should be afforded to mothers having children through surrogacy arrangements.’

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 26th March 2014

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Surrogacy: A Guide to the Current Law (Part 2) – Issues Arising – Family Law Week

Posted February 3rd, 2014 in consent, enforcement, families, news, surrogacy by tracey

‘In the second of two articles providing an introduction to surrogacy law, Bianca Jackson, a pupil barrister at Coram Chambers, considers the main issues arising from the current legislation.’

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Family Law Week, 30th January 2014

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Surrogacy: A Guide to the Current Law (Part 1) – Family Law Week

Posted January 24th, 2014 in news, surrogacy by sally

‘In the first of two articles providing an introduction to surrogacy law, Bianca Jackson, a pupil barrister at Coram Chambers, considers the key statutes and regulations underpinning this growing area of family law practice.’

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Family Law Week, 24th January 2014

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