Abstract
OVER the past 15 years, international surrogacy has grown from a niche practice catering only to a few adventurous couples, to a convenient response to infertility for those who would otherwise be hindered by restrictive national regimes. While the Hague Conference Permanent Bureau continues to debate the desirability, and indeed viability, of an international convention in this area, governments and courts around the world have been confronted by the difficult question of whether to recognise an agreement that takes place legally in another jurisdiction, but which is contrary to their own laws. In this, England is no exception. With approximately 25%. of all surrogacy arrangements now taking place outside its borders, English courts are regularly being asked to confer parenthood on commissioning parents in circumstances in which the statutory requirements have not only not been met, but in some cases flagrantly breached. The latest development in this regard is Re X (A Child) (Surrogacy: Time Limit) [2014] EWHC 3135 (Fam), where the tension between public policy as evinced in the legislation, and the welfare of the child who will bear the burden of any refusal to recognise parenthood, once again came to a head.
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