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Root and branch

With an explosion of 'multi-disciplinary practices' predicted, James Ward explains how his firm made the leap from accountants to MDP

Update: commercial property

The Forsters team assess the relevance of the Bribery Act 2010 for commercial property developers, a right to light case and a ruling on demolition works

It's a jungle out there

The Hargreaves report is a fresh take on intellectual property law in the digital economy, says Martin Delafaille

Update: agriculture

Michael Aubrey and Simon Blackburn review planning permission for polytunnels, the binding nature of a contract for the sale of bull semen, and imminent changes to the pesticides regulation

Update: consumer

Bryan Nott celebrates a victory for consumers in the payment protection insurance case and reviews a decision on a notice of cancellation and a case involving personal injury disbursement funding agreements

Survival of the fittest

Critics of NHS reform are wrong to spread fears of competition law breaches, argues Susan Singleton

Over and out

Few will regret the demise of the Legal Services Commission, but shouldn't there be an autonomous body responsible for legal aid policy, asks Steve Hynes

Bad influence

Increasing control over expert evidence in criminal trials will make justice more costly and less accessible, argues Finola Moss