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Public rail reform begins here

South Western Railway and c2c will transfer to public ownership in 2025 under new legislation

Alternative dispute resolution takes centre stage

Sandi Simons, a Partner, and Maninder Goraya, an Associate, at Harbottle & Lewis, discuss the amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules instigated by the decision in Churchill and the potential impact of these reforms on alternative dispute resolution

Gateley Legal appoints real estate litigation partner

Gateley Legal strengthens its real estate dispute team in London with the appointment of partner Martin Thomas

BDB Pitmans advises Acorns Health Care buy-out

BDB Pitmans advised Acorns Health Care on a management buy-out, helping the company transition to new ownership

Why Agricultural Property Relief reforms pose challenges for farming families

Ingrid McCleave says the announced inheritance tax reforms risk uprooting family farms and deepening challenges for British agriculture

Microsoft faces competition appeal tribunal scrutiny

Claim alleges Microsoft's licensing practices reduce competition, leveraging dominance in server operating systems and cloud services

CILEx Regulation

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Surrogacy in the UK and the need for legal reform

Deirdre Fottrell KC and Andrew Powell, Barristers at 4BP, take a look at the law on surrogacy in the UK and the room for reform, as well as several recent international developments