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After US ruling, Italy's ban on overseas surrogacy targets same-sex couples

LGBTQ+ rights and surrogacy face growing legal threats as conservative policies intensify globally, say Alphonse Provinziano and Alessandro Gravante

Closing the gender gap in Cyprus

Athina Evagorou explores how Cyprus is making strides towards gender equality through new legislation

Keeping off the FATF grey list

With the large influx of privately held investment funds into the UAE emanating from high net worth individuals in Eastern Europe and Asia, a significant increase in money laundering has become a serious risk. Government authorities need to work hard to ensure that the UAE does not return to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list

Lifestyle is more important than ever for US associates

Tom Hanlon explores how work-life balance has overtaken partnership ambitions as the top priority for young lawyers

European elections: a touch of Weimar?

Udo Bux looks at the ever flagrant fragmentation of the political party landscape in Germany, and implications for the European parliament

Balancing free speech and content regulation in Nigeria

Nigeria's NFVCB faces criticism over new regulations for online content creation, raising concerns about freedom of expression, explains Ayokunle Faith Adetula

EU merger investigations see sharp decline

Despite a rise in U.S. merger probes, the EU faces a notable drop in significant Phase I investigations, say Clemens York and Laurence Bary

Tesla triumphs in Avago’s UPC patent battles

Lucy Coe and Matthew Naylor offer key insights into the evolving UPC approach to claim interpretation