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Post-Ukraine surrogacy and cross-border legal risk

As intended parents move beyond Ukraine, courts are confronting increasingly complex ethical, legal and public policy tensions

European energy markets: navigating a perfect storm

Rising gas prices, Middle East conflict and regulatory upheaval are reshaping European energy law in 2026.

EU Inc.: what the insolvency and liquidation provisions mean for practitioners

The European Commission's EU Inc. proposal takes meaningful steps toward harmonising winding-up procedures across the Single Market, but questions remain

Court of Appeal redraws the limits of fatherhood in parental responsibility ruling

In Re J (Loss of Parental Responsibility), the Court of Appeal clarifies that parental responsibility under the Children Act 1989 is confined to biological fathers,...

Paying for information: should the SFO incentivise whistleblowers?

The Serious Fraud Office is considering US-style financial incentives for whistleblowers in a bid to strengthen its intelligence-gathering capabilities

The Mandelson investigation and the limits of a common law offence

The Metropolitan Police investigation into Lord Mandelson has revived scrutiny of the uncertain offence of misconduct in public office

Grandparents’ rights and royal rifts: a Californian perspective

From Windsor to California courts, the law prioritises children’s interests over family status or sentiment

Privacy, joinder and limitation in Gibraltar

The Supreme Court clarifies key divergences from English practice on privacy, limitation, and late joinder of defendants