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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

UNCITRAL’s convention on negotiable cargo documents

UNCITRAL’s new convention introduces negotiable cargo documents across transport modes, enhancing legal certainty, trade finance and multimodal logistics

Aircraft leasing disputes in the Australian courts

Recent airline insolvencies reveal how Australian courts balance international leasing principles with domestic insolvency law, treaty obligations and priority regimes