Sri Lankan Government in Colombo
In February - March 2019 I spent two weeks training officials of the Legislative Drafting Department of the Sri Lankan Government in Colombo.
Environmental Audit Committee
On 6 February 2019 I gave oral evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee
On Wednesday 30 January 2019 in my capacity as Counsel for Domestic Legislation in the House of Commons I gave oral evidence to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee
Radio 4 Today Programme’s Thought For the Day
I gave my fourth Radio 4 Today Programme’s Thought For the Day slot. I talked about The Etiquette of Accidents and the importance of noting that the Compensation Act
Statutes For Students: The Essentials of Statutory Interpretation
Daniel Greenberg has written a book ‘Statutes for Students: The Essentials of Statutory Interpretation. How to Read and Apply Legislation in 40 Easy Pages’
Radio 4 Today Programme’s Thought For the Day
I gave my third Radio 4 Today Programme's Thought For the Day slot. I talked about The Dangers of Victory and the importance of remembering that when we engage in conflict
Kings College London Cancer Prevention Group
On 10 January 2019 the Kings College London Cancer Prevention Group Blog published a piece by me entitled Maintaining Independence in a Collaborative Government Structure
International Workshop on Omnibus Legislation
From 1 to 3 January 2019 I attended the International Workshop on Omnibus Legislation in Bar-Ilan University
Legislative Scrutiny
On 27 November in my House of Commons capacity I spoke to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association's Westminster Conference.
Thomson Reuters Student Representatives Conference
On 23 November I spoke to the Thomson Reuters Student Representatives Conference, on the subject of how artificial intelligence and robotics are likely to change the nature of legal services during their careers.
University of London Bill
On 21 November Private Bill Committee in my House of Commons capacity I advised the Unopposed Private Bill Committee considering the University of London Bill.
Draft Legislative Reform (Horse racing Betting Levy) Order 2018
On 21 November in my House of Commons capacity I advised the Commons Regulatory Reform Committee at its joint meeting with the Lords Committee considering the Draft Legislative Reform (Horseracing Betting Levy) Order 2018.
Volume 96 of Halsbury’s Laws of England
In September 2018 LexisNexis published the re-issue of Volume 96 of Halsbury's Laws of England which includes Statutes and Legislative Process, of which I am the Consultant Editor.
Legislating for Wales by Thomas Glyn Watkin and me
In September 2018 University of Wales Press published Legislating for Wales by Thomas Glyn Watkin and me - it has been an enormously enjoyable collaboration and we have been delighted by some very kind early reactions to the book.
New book based on the Hamlyn Lectures Thinking About Statutes
On 13 September 2018 I had the pleasure of being a discussant (although really only a minor quibblant) at the launch at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies of Professor Andrew Burrows' wonderful new book based on his Hamlyn Lectures Thinking About Statutes - the discussion on the panel and in the room was very stimulating, and it felt like a great launch for a great book.
Radio 4 Today Programme’s Thought For the Day
I gave my second Radio 4 Today Programme's Thought For the Day slot. I talked about social media and the importance of not allowing comparisons with other people to distract me from being the best me possible; "Zisha, why weren't you Zisha?"
Thomson Reuters blog piece
Thomson Reuters published a blog piece by me entitled Implications for Brexit legislation: technical scrutiny of statutory instruments; it provides an analysis of the standard parliamentary processes for technical scrutiny of UK statutory instruments (SIs) by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments and the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, and implications for Brexit-related SIs.
Thought of the day attitudes
I made my debut appearance on Radio 4 Today Programme's Thought for the Day - I spoke about different attitudes to reclining seats on aircraft.
Practical Law piece
Practical Law published a piece by me entitled Parliamentary technical scrutiny of statutory instruments: implications for Brexit legislation.
Thomson Reuters published a piece by me entitled Cutting through the noise
On 23 July 2018 Thomson Reuters published a piece by me entitled Cutting through the noise: the key Brexit facts - Daniel Greenberg explains why the enormous amount of day to day political activity makes relatively little difference to the key Brexit facts and position.
The Times carried a piece called Brexit talks send other issues to bottom of pile
On 16 July 2018 The Times carried a piece called Brexit talks send other issues to bottom of pile, quoting me on the impact of Brexit on legislative capability.
Commons Committee on Standards
On 13 July 2018 the House of Commons Committee on Standards published a note by me, in my capacity as Counsel for Domestic Legislation, Office of Speaker’s Counsel, House of Commons, on the Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy Proposals, as an adjunct to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2017–19; the note deals, in particular, with an analysis of the rules of natural justice; you can read the note here.
Canvey Island Jewish community
On 8 July 2018 I spoke at the celebratory dinner marking the establishment of the Canvey Island Jewish community - you can hear my speech, which was about the future of the Jewish community in the United Kingdom, here.
BBC Parliament’s The Week in Parliament presented by Mandy Baker interview
On 17 June 2018 BBC Parliament's The Week in Parliament presented by Mandy Baker included a short interview with me about legislative drafting - you can see it here (it starts about 10 minutes into the programme).
House of Lords Constitution Committee Inquiry
On 13 June 2018 I gave oral evidence to the House of Lords Constitution Committee Inquiry into the legislative process. I spoke about the myth of the "line by line" scrutiny of Bills in Committee in both Houses, and suggested that members of the public should be able to table amendments to Bills directly. You can see the evidence session here.