“In the run-up to World Intellectual Property Day on 26 April, technology law specialists at international law firm Pinsent Masons have warned that UK technology companies do not know how to value their IP and that they are not doing enough to exploit the value of their IP portfolios.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th April 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“A woman who claims she was sexually abused by Soham killer Ian Huntley is due in court in a bid to sue him.”
BBC News, 24th April 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A controversial bill seeking to exempt members of parliament from the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act will be heard again this Friday. The proposal was the subject of a five-hour filibuster in Parliament last week.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th April 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“A supply teacher who covertly filmed her pupils swearing, fighting and attempting to access pornography on the internet was misusing her professional position, a tribunal was told yesterday.”
The Times, 24th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Law Society has stepped in to defend a solicitor’s human rights after the Russian government publicly accused him of embezzlement.”
The Lawyer, 24th April 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Shouting not relevant to offence
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“The fact that a defendant shouted at his partner in the context of a charge of murdering his friend was not evidence amounting to reprehensible behaviour within the bad character provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.”
The Times, 24th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Employee’s privacy breached by employer’s monitoring
Copland v. United Kingdom (Application No. 62617/00)
European Court of Human Rights
“The collection and storage of information by an employer of an employee’s telephone, e-mail and internet usage at the place of work was, in the absence of any legal provisions, unjustified.”
The Times, 24th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“Diversity in the lower tiers of the judiciary has improved significantly in the past five years. But as a whole the judiciary is struggling to reflect the demographics of society.”
The Times, 24th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A solicitor has become the first British citizen to be targeted by the Russian authorities in connection with the collapse of Yukos, the oil company.”
The Times, 24th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Confectionery giant Cadbury is to be prosecuted for producing and selling ‘unsafe’ chocolate contaminated with salmonella and unfit for human consumption last year, it was confirmed yesterday.”
The Guardian, 24th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A civil servant accused of leaking a highly classified document about the Government’s policy on Iraq admitted to Scotland Yard that he opposed the war, the Old Bailey was told yesterday. David Keogh, 50, who was employed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office but seconded to a Cabinet Office communications centre beneath the Ministry of Defence in Whitehall, has pleaded not guilty to breaching the Official Secrets Act 1989.”
The Times, 24th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Calls for the creation of a new EU competition court to hear appeals over European Commission (EC) decisions on the legality of large mergers and acquisitions have been rejected by a House of Lords committee.”
The Times, 23rd April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The civil courts made £45.5m in profit last year – almost 15 per cent of its net intake from fees – a Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) consultation paper has revealed.”
The Lawyer, 23rd April 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“From today all claims management companies will be regulated by the Department for Constitutional Affairs. Those authorised to provide the regulated services must follow strict rules of conduct. This will ensure that consumers are given clear information about the options available for pursuing their claim. If an authorised person fails to comply with the rules, the Regulator will be able to take disciplinary action.”
Department for Constitutional Affairs press release, 23rd April 2007
Source: www.gnn.gov.uk
London & Quadrant Housing Trust v. Ansell
“Where, pursuant to ss 82 and 85 of the Housing Act 1985, a former secure tenant, following a possession order made against her, remained in occupation as a tolerated trespasser but failed to comply with the conditions imposed under the order the proper course was for the landlord to recover possession by issuing fresh proceedings. It was not appropriate to issue a warrant to recover possession under the original order to enable the tenant to claim protection under s 85 (2) of the Housing Act 1985.”
WLR Daily, 19th April 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Lord Goldsmith, the Attorney-General, insisted yesterday that he would not give up his power to have the final say on whether prosecutions are brought in the cash-for-honours inquiry.”
The Times, 23rd April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“An inquest into a major rail crash could be delayed after the government decided to appeal against a High Court ruling on legal aid for relatives.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Warwick University has agreed to pay £35,000 in compensation, subject to appeal, to an Irish academic after a unanimous employment tribunal ruling that it discriminated against her on the grounds of her race. The Birmingham tribunal ruled last month that the university failed to select Patricia Walls for a research job because she was Irish and gave the post to a less-qualified candidate instead.”
The Guardian, 23rd April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The state now has 266 powers to draw upon when its agents want to enter homes, according to research.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd April 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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