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26 February 2009
Categories: Legislation , Public , Community care
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Legislation round-up

Legislation news update

Amend the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/2393) to provide an exemption from charges for the supply of drugs or appliances for cancer patients. From 1 April 2009 no charge shall be payable by a person who is undergoing treatment for cancer, the effects of cancer, or the effects of cancer treatment. Revised application forms are being sent direct to doctors and NHS Trusts from 19 January 2009. Application for a certificate may be made from 9 February 2009.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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