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Forty years on, surrogacy law is still playing catch-up

Despite international growth in surrogacy, UK law remains reactive, outdated and ill-equipped for today’s challenges

SJ Interview: James Palmer CBE

James Palmer CBE, Partner of Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, has long been recognised as one of the UK’s most influential corporate lawyers and policy voices. Awarded a CBE in 2025 for his services to business and law, he has combined a high-profile career in M&A with decades of work on legal reform. In this interview, he discusses the challenges of legislative inflation and corporate advice, access to justice, and the future role of technology.

How the amended English Arbitration Act puts London at the centre of global arbitration reform

The Arbitration Act 2025 introduces reforms enhancing efficiency, certainty, and London’s global leadership in international arbitration

Exploring The Data (Use and Access) Act

The DUA 2025 reforms UK data law, reshaping compliance for organisations while promising simpler rules and stronger enforcement powers

‘J’ ACCUSE…!’

Dr Jason McCue, Senior Partner at McCue Jury & Partners and Committee Member of the Standing Group on Atrocity Crimes, calls on governments, the international community and individuals to act against the atrocities of genocide, war crimes, aggression and crimes against humanity taking place around the world

SJ Interview: Mark Sansom

The Solicitors Journal speaks to Mark Sansom, London and Dublin Managing Partner at Freshfields.

From hours to minutes: agentic AI frees solicitors for high-value legal work

Venture back a mere two years in time and the concept of injecting AI into your legal workflow would have sounded preposterous. Now, a legal workflow managed entirely by humans seems more irresponsible

Fawkes in the Road - Choosing a Future Direction for Carbon Capture 

Consulting Engineer Professor Robert Jackson, General Practitioner Dr Frederick Newton and Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin discuss the environmental, health and political challenges posed by carbon capture and storage. Together with sulphur and saltpetre, carbon is one of the principal constituents of gunpowder, and this article will expose and examine the explosive implications if society fails to arrest harmful emissions from waste incineration facilities.