Leading terror trial QC to be counter-terror laws watchdog

Max Hill, who prosecuted in ricin conspiracy case and trial of 21 July 2005 bombers, replaces David AndersonMax Hill QC, a leading prosecutor in many of the most serious terrorism trials, has been named the new independent reviewer of terrorism legislation.He will replace the human rights lawyer David Anderson QC, who marked his upcoming departure this weekend with a warning that the government’s anti-radicalisation strategy Prevent is faltering because it is not trusted by “a very l