Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7560

Former Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer QC has tabled an Assisted Dying Bill in the House of Lords.

Claimant clinical negligence lawyers have formed a society to support each other through the “unprecedented uncertainty” of the Jackson reforms.

The number of new laws introduced by Westminster rose by eight per cent in 2012, despite the government’s pledge to cut red tape.

Former civil servant Stephen Crowne has been appointed chief executive of the Bar Council. The role had been vacant since May 2011.
 

A Home Office policy that leaves children in limbo by making successive grants of short periods of leave fails to consider the welfare and best interests of the child, the High Court has held.

Bench criticised for being patchy and inconsistent

Chris Grayling, Lord Chancellor, has rejected the Legal Services Board’s (LSB) recommendation that will-writing activities be regulated.
 

Two out of five in-house legal departments expect to boost their headcount before the end of the year.
 

Privacy Laws & Business annual international conference, Bridging Privacy Cultures, will be held on 1-3 July at Queens’ College, Cambridge.