A guide to surrogacy for family practitioners

Surrogacy is an emerging and ever-growing method of family building. It is now, effectively, an international industry. In 2023, the Law Commission highlighted the need for statutory reform, but this remains unaddressed by Parliament. Case law, though, continues to stretch and develop as the Court seeks to apply an arguably outdated statutory framework to modern societal norms.

Topics covered include:

• A brief overview of the existing legal framework covering surrogacy in England & Wales
• An examination of the Court’s judicial creativity in the field of surrogacy
• A look at the “state of play” of some of the key socio-economic issues facing surrogacy law
• Case law