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Animal Welfare Act: five successful years?

The Act was hailed as a revolutionary step forward in animal welfare law and, for once, parliament appears to have got it right, says Tim Ryan

Breaking dawn

Will 2012 herald a new era in the delivery of legal services in the UK? David Mort looks at the direction the industry will take

Face off

?Kevin Masterton considers the relationship between ?trust practitioners and ?investment managers

For whom the bell tolls

Mishcon de Reya's private client head James Libson explains how the firm has rung the changes to move with the times

Open doors

Questionable practices used to engage experts undermine their value by preparing the ground for fraudulent claims, warns Martin Stockdale

Experts update

Brendan Roche and Rob Harland round up the latest developments in the courts' approach to expert evidence, including immunity, hot tubbing and fingerprints

In the hot seat

Edward Powell explores the benefits of hot tubbing, and considers whether a recent case on report disclosure gives defendants an unfair advantage

Bearing false witness?

The latest proposals and pilots to speed up the family justice system rushes experts into providing evidence and don't offer the guaranties of independence and objectivity that families should be entitled to, argues Finola Moss