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Survival of the fittest

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

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

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

Divided we fall

Proprietary estoppel is still a valid concept that lies in wait to trip up the unwitting private client practitioner, warns Penny Wright

Work it out

The government's plans to cut red tape in employment tribunals is a botched job, argues Richard M Fox

Factory fit

Don't be fooled by the Supreme Court's common sense approach in Baker – trouble may yet be afoot, says Robert O'Leary

Single file

Maybe our eight-strong rainbow of regulators is a tad indulgent, muses our eye on ABS, Stuart Bushell

Update: divorce

Austin Chessell looks at FAQ on the new mediation information assessment meetings