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Infant formula market study: CMA publishes final report

Eloise Robson, a Lawyer at Clifford Chance, discusses the findings and recommendations put forward following the UK regulator’s study of the infant formula market

Gillick competent minors and parental authority: lessons from S v F and M [2025] EWHC 439 (Fam)

Ceri White, Barrister at 4PB, summarises the main takeaways from the case and its implications

Cum-ex: far from over

Rahman Ravelli Partner, Niall Hearty, explains that despite the final fine being issued by the UK regulator over the cum-ex scandal, other jurisdictions impacted by the tax fraud scheme are still actively pursuing enforcement action

Navigating shifting sands: the retreat from diversity pledges and the UK business landscape

Sajida Hussain, a Legal Director at Addleshaw Goddard, takes a closer look at the retreat by certain notable companies in regard to their diversity commitments and the likely impact in the UK

Diversity, equity and inclusion: you can make the messenger but not the message redundant

John Hayes, Managing Partner at Constantine Law, shares his thoughts on whether the rollback on DEI happening in the United States will be replicated in the UK

Will legal aid, as with so many other public services, simply be co-opted into a system of managed decline?

Daniel Newman, Professor in Law at Cardiff University, Emma Cooke, Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Kent, and Jess Mant, a Senior Research Fellow at Monash University, discuss the findings from their recent project funded by the British Academy on the legal aid sector

The Arbitration Act 2025: fab or fail?

Justin Weare, a Partner at Blake Morgan, asks whether the reforms to be introduced by the Arbitration Act 2025 will have a significant impact

The painful reality of the Sara Sharif case

Catherine Gee, a Barrister at Pump Court Chambers, discusses the issues raised by the Sara Sharif case and the decision to publish the names of the judges involved