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Update: employment

Sue Ashtiany provides a whistlestop tour of the coalition's latest forays into employment law

More harm than good?

When Russell Conway wrote a column asking what the point of the Pro Bono Centre's shiny new office on Chancery Lane was, he hit a nerve. Can the centre's chief executive, Rebecca Hilsenrath, talk him round?

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

IP review urges government to take action

Current intellectual property law is stifling the economy but only serious government intervention can fix it, an inquiry has found.

Conveyancing solicitors divided over impact of regulator 'shopping list'

Conveyancing solicitors are divided over the impact of being able to choose a regulator, after the Legal Services Board approved an application by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) to regulate ABSs.

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