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Sir Nicholas approves parental orders for couple in Indian surrogacy deal

Sir Nicholas Wall, president of the Family Division, has made parental orders in favour of a couple who obtained two children by paying surrogate mothers in India, despite admitting that it was unclear how much money the surrogates received and what was covered.

How to reward and retain top professional talent in challenging economic times

By Jeff Berardi, Chief Marketing Officer, K&L Gates

World's biggest litigation funder buys Firstassist for £10m

Burford Capital, which describes itself as the 'world's largest dispute financier', has today announced the purchase of Firstassist Legal Expenses Insurance, a leading ATE specialist, for £10m. The acquisition is subject to FSA approval.

Common ground

Issues of cross-border capacity would be made simpler if England and Wales were to ratify Convention XXXV, says Richard Frimston

Jersey open its doors to third-party funding

Royal Court ruling 'good news for individuals'

Strategy 101

Neil May, executive manager at Hogan Lovells, demystifies the process of creating a firmwide strategy

Online brawl

L. Donald Prutzman and Amy S. Beard explore the implications of ICANN's controversial decision to allow the vast expansion of generic top-level domains

Career winner

Why let your future be a lottery? Take control by developing a portfolio career, say Patricia Wheatley Burt and Chrissie Lightfoot