THIS ISSUE
Liza Gatrell sets out the law as couples increasingly consider surrogacy at home & overseas
Enforcement headaches, reluctant judgments & surprising outcomes: Dominic Regan surveys the legal landscape
Mário Barroso, Head of R&D and Method Development at AlphaBiolabs, discusses what family law professionals need to know about hallucinogens, from the main hallucinogenic drugs encountered in family proceedings, to their effects and the testing options available
Charlotte Hill & Harriet Campbell examine the Supreme Court’s decision in Drelle: what does it mean for creditors seeking to turn unrecognised foreign judgments into insolvency action?
Masood Ahmed, associate professor of law, on why indemnity costs are determined by the conduct, not just the outcome, of litigation
Indemnity costs remain exceptional, but parties cannot ignore a case that deteriorates around them. In Lawrence v Associated Newspapers, Mr Justice Nicklin ordered the claimants to pay indemnity costs after finding their conduct, viewed cumulatively, fell ‘well outside the norm’
Public law is in flux following reversals and robust appellate intervention, according to the latest public law update by the team at HSFK for NLJ
As neurotechnology reshapes the battlefield, Aidan Lloyd & Harry Lambert explore profound gaps in the laws governing war, responsibility & human agency
Neurotechnology is turning the human mind into an operational domain, exposing gaps in the laws of war
Rare reversals, robust appellate intervention & unresolved doctrinal questions: the public law team at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer rounds up a significant period in public law
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Charles Russell Speechlys—Justine Howard
Charles Russell Speechlys appoints Justine Howard as General Counsel
Gibson Dunn—Suzanne Thomson
Gibson Dunn further bolsters business restructuring and reorganization practice in London
Penningtons Manches Cooper—Rachel Yao
Penningtons Manches Cooper expands international private wealth practice with new Singapore partner
NEWS
Foreign judgment creditors have gained a route to recovery after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Drelle v Servis-Terminal
Surrogacy is growing in popularity, but parents-to-be face a complex legal framework
Winning a judgment may be only the beginning of an expensive enforcement battle, writes Professor Dominic Regan in this week's NLJ
Indemnity costs remain exceptional, but parties cannot ignore a case that deteriorates around them. In Lawrence v Associated Newspapers, Mr Justice Nicklin ordered the claimants to pay indemnity costs after finding their conduct, viewed cumulatively, fell ‘well outside the norm’
Public law is in flux following reversals and robust appellate intervention, according to the latest public law update by the team at HSFK for NLJ
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