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Brónach Gordon and Nathan Baylis, instructed by Amie Dinan of Duncan Lewis Solicitors

24th Apr 2023

Brónach Gordon and Nathan Baylis, instructed by Amie Dinan of Duncan Lewis Solicitors, appeared for the applicants in the recently published AY and BY v ZX [2023] EWFC 39.

In his judgment, MacDonald J confirmed that the court could make parental orders where artificial insemination had taken place outside of a licenced clinic, contrasting s54 with other provisions of the HFEA 2008 and utilising official guidance provided to surrogates and intended parents.

The judgment is linked below:

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2023/39