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Mishcon de Reya expands international offering in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Hong Kong

Mishcon de Reya has announced the launch of two new offices in the United Arab Emirates, for the provision of legal services, to meet the growing demands of its clients as well as the increasing capital, business and family interests and opportunities in the region.

The UK Government opens its consultation for views on "Growing Up in the Online World: A National Conversation"

The UK Government has opened a wide-ranging consultation on children's digital wellbeing, with potentially significant implications for social media platforms, parents, and young people. The promised consultation, which launched on 2 March 2026, covers potential measures to improve online safety, as well as wider social issues, including parents' role in protecting children online and digital literacy.

Mishcon de Reya appoints leading arbitration and disputes expert in UAE

Mishcon de Reya today announced the appointment of Bushra Ahmed as a leading international disputes lawyer specialising in arbitration, complex litigation and asset recovery.

Amanda Gray quoted in The Art Newspaper on the use of Norwich Pharmacal Orders in art market disputes

My BE Career: Seema Agrawal for BE News

To mark International Women’s Day 2026, Seema Agrawal spoke to BE News about her career journey in construction law. In the interview, she reflects on her unconventional route into the profession

Hardware component prices soar: navigating the commercial and contractual challenges

A global shortage of key components is forcing manufacturers to make difficult commercial decisions. Contracts drafted before the surge may no longer be viable, making pricing mechanisms and hardship clauses essential. Strategic planning and diversification can help reduce exposure.

Where can the HNW community find certainty in an increasingly uncertain world?

The high net worth (HNW) community increasingly leads a nomadic lifestyle. Wealth gives them the ability to "vote with their feet" on political decisions that do not favour them, and international relocations are driven by both business and personal needs.

Mishcon de Reya's Advisers featured in Spear’s Property Index 2026

Six of Mishcon de Reya's advisers from the Private Real Estate and Real Estate departments have once again been featured in the Spear’s Property Index 2026, as listed below.

New report examines fundamental due process defects in case of Erion Veliaj, Mayor of Tirana, Albania

The report examines the fundamental due process defects underlying the continued detention and prosecution of Mayor Veliaj who has been unjustly and unlawfully detained by the Special Structure Against Corruption and Organized Crime (“SPAK”) in Albania for over a year. Today’s report supplements and updates prior reports issued by Kasowitz LLP and Mishcon de Reya LLP on 24 June 2025 and 28 October 2025.

UK Supreme Court reshapes the approach to patentability of AI inventions, and beyond

The UK Supreme Court has handed down its much anticipated decision in Emotional Perception AI Limited v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks. The decision changes how patent applications and granted patents relating to artificial neural networks (ANNs), AI, and computer implemented inventions (as well as other categories) are to be assessed.