BA faces prospect of multiple lawsuits – The Times

Posted May 18th, 2007 in competition, news by sally

“British Airways’ admission that there have been ‘breaches of its competition policy’ – a legalistic way of owning up to having cheated on ticket prices – opens the airline up to the potential for multiple lawsuits.”

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The Times, 18th May 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

MPs make themselves exempt from FOI – The Times

Posted May 18th, 2007 in freedom of information, news, parliament by sally

“A move to exempt Parliament from freedom of information law has been approved by MPs after attempts to block it in the Commons failed.”

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The Times, 18th May 2007

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Lawrence v. Pembrokeshire County Council – WLR Daily

Posted May 18th, 2007 in child abuse, duty of care, law reports, local government by sally

Lawrence v. Pembrokeshire County Council [2007] EWCA Civ 446

“The Human Rights Act 1998 did not give rise to a duty of care to the parent of a child on the part of a local authority when exercising, through social workers, its duty to protect children from abuse. The local authority’s principal duty was to the child in need of protection, and there were powerful public policy reasons for not having a duty of care to the parents. There was no reason to treat social workers in this context any differently from policemen or doctors who were not subject to such a duty of care.”

WLR Daily, 14th May 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.

Dunwoody Sports Marketing v. Prescott – WLR Daily

Posted May 18th, 2007 in civil procedure rules, law reports, substitution by sally

Dunwoody Sports Marketing v. Prescott [2007] EWCA Civ 461 

“The power to order substitution of a new party for an existing party to an action under CPR r 19.2 continued after judgment had been given.”

WLR Daily, 17th May 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.

Marcan Shipping (London) Ltd. v. Candida Corpn and another – WLR Daily

Posted May 18th, 2007 in civil procedure rules, law reports by sally

Marcan Shipping (London) Ltd. v. Candida Corpn and another [2007] EWCA Civ 463

“The sanction embodied in an “unless” order in traditional form took effect without the need for any further order if the party to whom it was addressed failed to comply with it in any material respect. Unless the party in default had applied for relief, or the court itself decided for some exceptional reason that it should act of its own initiative, the question whether the sanction ought to apply did not arise.”

WLR Daily, 17th May 2007

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Regina v. D (Control orders)

Posted May 18th, 2007 in control orders, law reports, terrorism by sally

Power to delegate reporting obligations

Regina v. D 

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“A control order that required a suspected terrorist to comply with reporting obligations, the details of which would be specified by a police officer, was valid.”

The Times, 18th May 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Datec Electronics Holdings Ltd. and Another v. United Parcels Services Ltd. – Times Law Reports

Posted May 18th, 2007 in carriage of goods, contracts, law reports by sally

Contract valid despite nonconformity

Datec Electronics Holdings Ltd. and Another v. United Parcels Services Ltd.

House of Lords

“When a carrier accepted packages for transportation by road to another country, and the undertaking was performed to an extent, then there was a contract of carriage even if the carrier had unknowingly accepted packages which did not conform to its terms and conditions of carriage. Therefore the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road applied.”

The Times, 18th May 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Legal mindfield – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 18th, 2007 in mental health by sally

“Jonathan Rayner looks at why lawyers fear the government’s proposed amended version of the Mental Health Act. Meanwhile Frances Mayne explains how lawyers should prepare for the Mental Capacity Act.” 

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Law Society’s Gazette, 17th May 2007

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Legal aid reforms will put civil liberty work ‘at risk’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 18th, 2007 in legal aid, news by sally

“Proposed reforms to legal aid will destroy specialist civil liberties teams, practitioners have warned.” 

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Law Society’s Gazette, 17th May 2007

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Commercial bench feels squeeze – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 18th, 2007 in Commercial Court, news by sally

“The Commercial Court is under pressure because of the number of judges needed to hear criminal cases – and terrorist trials in particular.” 

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Law Society’s Gazette, 17th May 2007

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Related links: Report of the Commercial Court and Admiralty Court, 2005-2006 (PDF)

Bank charge firms under spotlight – BBC News

Posted May 18th, 2007 in banking, fees, news by sally

“Regulators are investigating the tactics of ‘no win, no fee’ firms that specialise in recovering bank penalty charges, the BBC has learned.” 

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BBC News, 18th May 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Human-animal embryos get go-ahead – The Guardian

Posted May 18th, 2007 in embryology, news by sally

“Plans to outlaw the creation of ‘human-animal’ embryos are set to be scrapped by ministers amid fears that an outright ban would hamper work on incurable diseases and damage British science.”

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The Guardian, 18th May 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk