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Don’t bottle it: a once-in-a-generation reset to water regulation

The Water Commission’s review to re-set the way we regulate the water sector could be a template for the reform of other infrastructure intensive sectors, explains Nicola Williams, a Partner at Eversheds Sutherland

Securing a sustainable future and restoring trust in the water sector

Bhikhu Samat, a Legal Director in the energy team at Shakespeare Martineau, shares his thoughts on how the water sector should go about securing a sustainable future and regaining public trust

The impact of the biodiversity net gain requirements on developers

Bill Bidder and Mithun Rabheru, from IBB Law LLP, explain the biodiversity net gain requirements that must be followed when undertaking a development

Mitigating the tractor tax – can a compromise be found?

Charles Richardson, a Partner specialising in landed estates at Kingsley Napley, discusses the outcry from farmers in response to the inheritance tax changes announced by the government and whether a compromise is possible

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

Budget reforms pose tax challenges for farming families

Ingrid McCleave, a Partner at DMH Stallard, shares her thoughts on the impact of the tax reforms announced as part of the 2024 Budget for farming families

Legal measures for the protection of animals

Kimberly Moore, author of 'The Case for the Legal Protection of Animals, Humanity’s Shared Destiny with the Animal Kingdom', presents the case for the protection of animals with meaningful and substantive laws

Del Monte Kenya pineapple plantation at centre of human rights abuse allegations

Fruit giant Del Monte is accused of betraying its human rights pledges with allegations against security guards of violent beatings and the rape of villagers living near to its pineapple plantation in Kenya