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The nightmare of unregulated sperm donation using a sperm ‘super donor’

Natalie Sutherland, a Partner at Burgess Mee, provides a breakdown of three important judgments brought by a sperm donor and the risks they highlight in regard to unregulated sperm donation

The aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the meaning of ‘sex’

Lui Asquith from Russell-Cooke shares their thoughts on the rationale to and the wider implications of the UK Supreme Court’s ruling in FWS v Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16

Contracts for difference supporting Clean Power 2030

Ben Brown and Sophie Lowe from Eversheds Sutherland discuss the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s consultation on proposals for further reform of the contracts for difference for allocation round 7

Safeguarding children in education in the age of AI

Baljinder Bath, from 4PB, assesses the risks posed to children by artificial intelligence in educational settings

SJ Interview: Jinal Shah

For the June 2025 volume Jinal Shah of BCLP speaks to the Solicitors Journal

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill heralds a major change in approach for developer impacts on protected sites and species

Richard Broadbent, a Director at Freeths, shares his thoughts on the savage decline in biodiversity and whether the government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill could be the gamechanger needed to address the housing crisis in a way that adequately protects the environment

Deepfakes and the criminal law: addressing the rise of AI-generated sexual material

Danielle Reece-Greenhalgh, a Partner at Corker Binning, discusses the history to the recent reforms targeting the creation of sexually explicit deepfakes

The Football Governance Bill and the Independent Football Regulator: once upon a time in Bury

Tim Williamson, a Partner at Clarke Willmott, shares his thoughts on how we make sure that football survives in the context of the reforms promised by the new government