Court withdraws parental order after couple discover they’re unrelated to surrogate-born twins
A judge for the family division of the High Court has given permission for a “blameless” couple who had fertility treatment in Sri Lanka to apply for an adoption order after it was discovered that the babies in their care were not biologically related to either of them. Non-identical twins, who are now nearly seven […]
SRA consults on new proposals for complaints handling
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has launched a public consultation on new rules for complaint handling by regulated law firms, after proposals in its October 2025 consultation were withdrawn. The additional draft rules build on the reforms contained in the 2025 consultation, the SRA said, but “will not revisit” the earlier proposals. Although the SRA formally […]