Fertility

Why is the 4th May 2020 important? From that date all donor conception procedures must be carried out strictly in accordance the provisions of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 and [...]

Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 to commence on the 5th May 2020. The Department of Health has announced its intention to commence Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and [...]

The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have today issued a joint consultation paper on surrogacy. It is accepted in the UK that the law on surrogacy is outdated [...]

Press Release by Department of Health – 26 June 2018 The Minister for Health has today received approval from Cabinet to draft a standalone piece of legislation, which will close a loophole [...]

The twins, now almost seven years old, were born through surrogacy to the Italian male couple in Canada.  Under a 2011 Canadian Court Order, both men were named on the birth certificate as [...]

On the 13th October 2016 Law Firm AGA Partners in conjunction with the Ukrainian Bar Association held a one day conference in Kiev on Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) and Surrogacy in Ukraine.  [...]

PATERNITY LEAVE AND BENEFIT ACT 2016 The Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 commenced this month and provides a “relevant parent” with two weeks paternity leave to assist with the provision of [...]

  Is Canada the new destination of choice for surrogacy? At a time when many countries are closing their doors or restricting access (India November 2015, Mexico December 2015) to foreign [...]

Our partner and head of our surrogacy department, Fiona Duffy, was pleased to contribute a recent article to Public Affairs Ireland Magazine. read more here  [...]

Fiona Duffy attended a one day surrogacy conference in London on the 21st March 2015 run by Families Through Surrogacy.  There was a very large international attendance, including couples from [...]