Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010 (SI 2010/Draft)
Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/1651)
Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing by EEA Practitioners) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
(SI 2010/1673)
First, the now familiar statistics: it lasted 12 years, sat for some 434 days, at a total cost of £191m and finally published this month, 38 years after 13 people were shot dead by the British Army on 30 January 1972. So was Lord Saville’s inquiry into the events of Bloody Sunday really worth it?
Let us begin with the good news. This is the first of three articles on the coalition government’s policy relating to the law and the constitution. We start with civil liberties. There has been a lot of talk about whether the budget will be a “game changer”: the coalition’s programme for action on civil liberties certainly is. David Blunkett and John Reid, the most macho of Labour home secretaries, should be turning in their political graves. The coalition’s policy on civil liberties says as much about their failure as it does about the coalition’s own success.
Juliet Carp reports on how to manage employee business connections
Written evidence of agreements remains the most reliable proof of intention, says Laura Bednall
Nick Knapman discusses break notices—a topic likely to get property solicitors’ hearts racing
Paul Denholm offers advice on coping with a planning regime in flux
Gibb v Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust [2010] EWCA Civ 678
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Maryam Syed KC, Church Court Chambers
From childhood dreams of the Bar to some of the country's most challenging cases, Maryam Syed KC explains why she has never stopped standing up for others
DAC Beachcroft—Richard Breavington, Rachel Ford & Daniel Guilfoyle
DAC Beachcroft significantly expands Cyber team, hiring three Cyber partners
Browne Jacobson—Professor Clive Kay
Browne Jacobson appoints senior healthcare leader Professor Clive Kay as strategic adviser
Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.
