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Womble Bond Dickinson secures landmark £13.4m High Court patents win

The judgment is a rarity as damages are rarely awarded in patents cases

Legal considerations around surrogacy

Harriet Errington and Pippa Cook explore international and domestic surrogacy and argue of the need for reforms

How crypto-assets are handled in criminal investigations

Evan Wright assesses how the UK courts can seize and freeze crypto-assess

Irwin Mitchell appoint environmental expert to lead manufacturing group

The firm's national head of planning will now also lead its manufacturing sector

Contractual limitations on the right to litigate

Ricky Cella examines a case which considers the enforcement of contractual restrictions on a right to litigate where ADR provisions apply

Litigation: adopting a balanced method

Looking at a recent costs decision, Ed Patton argues for litigators to adopt a fair approach

Childhood abuse: neglecting a duty of care

Richard Sweetman assesses when it is possible for a duty of care to be owed to a child, who is not already the subject of a care order, by local authorities

Interim ruling blow for Rebecca Vardy in Wagatha Christie case

Vardy has been ordered to pay costs on an indemnity basis