Stelios takes easyJet to court over branding – The Times

Posted August 18th, 2008 in airlines, brand names, news by sally

” Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is taking easyJet, the airline that he founded, to the High Court to try to limit its ability to make money from activities that may clash with his other ventures. The surprising spat between the budget carrier and its founder stunned the City yesterday and threatens to limit the airline’s ability to raise revenues.”

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The Times, 18th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

R v K – WLR Daily

Posted August 18th, 2008 in barristers, immigration, law reports, professional conduct by sally

R v K [2008] EWCA Crim 1900; [2008] WLR (D) 294

“A person called to the Bar who had not found a place in chambers but fell within para 206.1 of the Code of Conduct was not thereby ‘authorised’ by the Bar Council to practise as a member of the profession whose members the Bar Council regulated for purposes of s 84 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; accordingly he was apt to be prosecuted for providing immigration advice or immigration services contrary to ss 84 and 91 of the 1999 Act.”

WLR Daily, 15th August 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Cobbe v Yeoman’s Row Management Ltd and another – WLR Daily

Posted August 18th, 2008 in constructive trusts, contracts, estoppel, law reports by sally

Cobbe v Yeoman’s Row Management Ltd and another [2008] UKHL 55; [2008] WLR (D) 293

“A claimant who had entered into an oral agreement with the defendants in respect of the redevelopment of a property had no claim against them in proprietary estoppel or constructive trust based on their unconscionable withdrawal from the agreement, but was entitled to a quantum meruit in respect of money and services which he had provided.”

WLR Daily, 15th August 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICRL series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Roberts v Gill & Co (a Firm) and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted August 18th, 2008 in derivative claims, joinder, law reports by sally

Roberts v Gill & Co (a Firm) and Another

Court of Appeal

“When the court gave permission for a personal claim, brought by a beneficiary of an estate in his personal capacity, to be continued as a derivative claim on behalf of the estate, the personal representative or administrator had to be joined as a party to those proceedings.”

The Times, 18th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Serious Fraud Office v Lexi Holdings plc (in Administration) and Another – The Times

Posted August 18th, 2008 in confiscation, fraud, law reports, proceeds of crime, trusts by sally

Serious Fraud Office v Lexi Holdings plc (in Administration) and Another

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“A restraint order should not be varied to allow for the payment of a debt to an unsecured creditor.”

The Times, 18th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Law change ‘is Rachel’s legacy’ – BBC News

Posted August 18th, 2008 in news by sally

“The father of a 19-year-old woman who died in a motorway crash welcomes a change in the law which comes into force on Monday to jail careless drivers.”

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BBC News, 18th August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 18th, 2008 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

K, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1900 (14 August 2008)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Secretary of State for the Home Department v TB (Jamaica) [2008] EWCA Civ 977 (14 August 2008)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Rideh v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 2019 (Admin) (15 August 2008)

Beckett v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 2002 (Admin) (15 August 2008)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

CJP Builders Ltd v William Verry Ltd [2008] EWHC 2025 (TCC) (15 August 2008)

Source: www.bailii.org

Head of Met had his rival bugged – The Times

Posted August 18th, 2008 in interception, news, police, privacy by sally

“Britain’s most senior Asian policeman was illegally bugged and spied on in a clandestine operation sanctioned by Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan police commissioner, according to leaked Scotland Yard documents.”

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The Times, 17th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted August 18th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No.2) Order 2008

The Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2008

The Private Dentistry (Wales) Regulations 2008

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 5) (Wales) Order 2008

The School Curriculum in Wales (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008

The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (City and County of Swansea) Designation Order 2008

The School Budget Shares (Prescribed Purposes and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Solicitor quizzed over £30m fraud – The Times

Posted August 18th, 2008 in news by sally

“A solicitor is being questioned by the legal profession’s watchdog as part of an investigation into a huge fraud allegedly involving one of Britain’s biggest property-law firms.”

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The Times, 17th August 2008

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Moors murderer Ian Brady bemoans detention treatment – The Guardian

Posted August 18th, 2008 in news by sally

“The Moors murderer Ian Brady has complained about low wages and poor treatment at the top-security hospital where he is held, in a wide-ranging letter in which he also claims that people do not feel safe walking the streets.”

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The Guardian, 17th August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Cohabiting couples’ rights alert – BBC News

Posted August 18th, 2008 in news by sally

“A campaign has been launched to stress to cohabiting partners that they do not have the same rights as married couples if they separate or one of them dies.”

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BBC News, 15th August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rhys Jones murder trial ‘threatened by legal aid reforms’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 18th, 2008 in news by sally

“The trial of a teenager accused of murdering 11 year old Rhys Jones in Liverpool might not go ahead because he cannot get legal aid, it was claimed last night.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th August 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

UK ‘fails to prevent sex tourism’ – BBC News

Posted August 18th, 2008 in news by sally

“The government is ‘turning a blind eye’ to British sex tourists and failing to prevent abuse despite having laws in place for 10 years, claims a charity.”

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BBC News, 17th August 2008

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Freed prisoners ‘breach bail to deal drugs back in jail’ – The Guardian

Posted August 18th, 2008 in news by sally

“Prisoners freed under the government’s controversial early release scheme are deliberately breaching their licences so they can return to jail to deal in drugs, according to probation staff.”

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The Guardian, 17th August 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Abortion does not harm mental health, says study – The Times

Posted August 18th, 2008 in news by sally

“Women do not put their mental health at risk by having an abortion, according to an authoritative study that will undermine the campaign to tighten the UK’s abortion laws.”

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The Times, 18th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Guide to Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008 – Ministry of Justice

Posted August 18th, 2008 in news by sally

“Details of changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules which come into force on 6 October 2008.”

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Ministry of Justice, 15th August 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Man jailed over mini-moto death – BBC News

Posted August 18th, 2008 in news by sally

“A man has been jailed for four years for causing the death of his three-year-old stepdaughter in a mini motorbike accident in Lincolnshire.”

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BBC News, 15th August 2008

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Domestic violence laws fail to increase convictions – The Independent

Posted August 18th, 2008 in domestic violence, news by sally

“Labour’s flagship reforms to protect women from domestic violence have failed to increase criminal convictions, a government study has found.”

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The Independent, 16th August 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Tougher lap dance licensing urged – BBC News

Posted August 18th, 2008 in licensing, news by sally

“Councils are powerless to stop the spread of lap dancing clubs and licensing laws need to be tightened up, the government has been urged.”

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BBC News, 15th August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk