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Businesses should prepare for new rules on fraud or they risk being caught out

As the 1 September deadline approaches, Rachel Warren, Legal Director at Charles Russell Speechlys, guides us through the examples set out in the government guidance related to the new failure prevent fraud offence

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

The definition of ‘sex’ under the Equality Act 2010: the Supreme Court’s guidance

Chris Hadrill from Redmans provides his analysis of the Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland Ltd 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

Gauke’s review and reforming justice

Tim Kiely, a Criminal Barrister at Red Lion Chambers, provides his thoughts on the proposed reforms put forward in the latest Independent Sentencing Review

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