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Court of Appeal redraws the limits of fatherhood in parental responsibility ruling

In Re J (Loss of Parental Responsibility), the Court of Appeal clarifies that parental responsibility under the Children Act 1989 is confined to biological fathers, reshaping the legal position of non-biological parents named on birth certificates and raising significant practical implications for family practitioners

Paying for information: should the SFO incentivise whistleblowers?

The Serious Fraud Office is considering US-style financial incentives for whistleblowers in a bid to strengthen its intelligence-gathering capabilities

The Mandelson investigation and the limits of a common law offence

The Metropolitan Police investigation into Lord Mandelson has revived scrutiny of the uncertain offence of misconduct in public office

Grandparents’ rights and royal rifts: a Californian perspective

From Windsor to California courts, the law prioritises children’s interests over family status or sentiment

Privacy, joinder and limitation in Gibraltar

The Supreme Court clarifies key divergences from English practice on privacy, limitation, and late joinder of defendants

The United States’ Reactivation of Deep-Seabed Mining Under DSHMRA and Executive Order 14285

President Trump’s 2025 executive order has reactivated a long-dormant US legal regime for deep seabed mining, raising profound legal, environmental and geopolitical questions for advisers operating beyond national jurisdiction

Interpol Red Notices and transnational repression

Interpol Red Notices are exploited by authoritarian states, creating cross-border legal risks and testing the effectiveness of available remedies

Magna Carta and constitutional rights in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea demonstrates the continuing influence of Magna Carta principles on constitutional rights and the rule of law