House of Lords Judgments: What’s new?

Posted May 24th, 2007 in law reports by sally

Ceredigion County Council (Respondents) v. Jones (FC) and others (FC) (Appellants) [2007] UKHL 24 (23rd May 2007)

Boake Allen Limited and others (Appellants) v. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Respondents) [2007] UKHL 25 (23rd May 2007)

Source: www.parliament.uk

Daily Telegraph Law Reports, 24th May 2007

Posted May 24th, 2007 in law reports by sally

Edwards v. Edwards & Others

Buckley v. Dalziel & Anr

Lawrence v. Pembrokeshire CC

R (IPCC) v. Chief Constable of West Mercia & Anr

Mead & Anr v. Babington & Anr

Walker v. Birmingham CC

Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.u

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Regina (Jones) v. Ceredigion County Council (No. 2) – Times Law Reports

Posted May 24th, 2007 in appeals, jurisdiction, law reports by sally

Applicant free not to pursue appeal to House of Lords

Regina (Jones) v. Ceredigion County Council (No. 2)

House of Lords

“Where the House of Lords gave an applicant for a leapfrog appeal from the High Court permission to appeal on terms as to the issues which could be argued or as to costs, it was open to that applicant to decline to proceed and instead to pursue an appeal before the Court of Appeal.”

The Times, 24th May 2007

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Boake Allen Ltd. v. Revenue and Customs Commissioners – Times Law Reports

Posted May 24th, 2007 in corporation tax, double taxation, law reports by sally

Tax statute is not discriminatory

Boake Allen Ltd. v. Revenue and Customs Commissioners

House of Lords

“Section 247 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988, by denying companies with foreign parents the right to make a group income election allowing a subsidiary company to pay dividends to a parent company free of advance corporation tax, did not infringe the nondiscrimination articles of the double taxation agreements between the United Kingdom and the United States, or between the UK and Japan.”

The Times, 24th May 2007

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Court upholds £48m divorce award – BBC News

Posted May 24th, 2007 in divorce, news by sally

“A millionaire businessman has lost an appeal over a £48m divorce award made to his former wife.” 

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BBC News, 24th May 2007

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Bid to put off info time-wasters – BBC News

Posted May 24th, 2007 in freedom of information, news by sally

“Plans are due to be unveiled to deter ‘pointless and mischievous’ requests under the Freedom of Information Act.” 

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BBC News, 24th May 2007

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The Big Question: Partners back judges on quality but warn there is little oversight – Legal Week

Posted May 24th, 2007 in judges, special report by sally

“Lawyers are uneasy over the lax system of policing senior judges, and many believe cover-ups of embarrassing episodes are taking place – despite general confidence in the UK’s judicial standards. Claire Ruckin reports on the latest Big Question survey.”

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Legal Week, 24th May 2007

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Record £125m in assets recovered from criminals – The Guardian

Posted May 24th, 2007 in confiscation, news by sally

“Luxury mansions, classic cars ranging from Bentleys to Lamborghinis, millions in cash and even racehorses are among the record £125m-worth of assets recovered from criminals in the last year. Claiming the seizures as a great success, the Home Office will today announce greater powers to confiscate criminals’ wealth.”

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The Guardian, 24th May 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Suicide banker’s NatWest case fear – Financial Times

Posted May 24th, 2007 in extradition, inquests, news by sally

“Neil Coulbeck, the retired bank executive who could have been an important witness in the NatWest Three fraud case, feared he might “get dragged into” the affair at the time he died, his widow told an inquest on Wednesday.”

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Financial Times, 23rd May 2007

Source: www.ft.com

UK ‘politics of fear eroding human rights’ – The Independent

Posted May 24th, 2007 in news by sally

“Tony Blair’s government has been condemned for exploiting the ‘politics of fear’ by bringing in tougher anti-terror legislation, cracking down on asylum-seekers and allowing the prison population to soar.”

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The Independent, 24th May 2007

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Related link: Amnesty International Report 2007

Squatter wins £2m London plot after 18-year stay – The Independent

Posted May 24th, 2007 in adverse possession, news, planning by sally

For most people a property on Hampstead Heath would be many mortgages or lottery tickets away, but a squatter has been granted the rights to a plot of land worth £2m for nothing.

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The Independent, 24th May 2007

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Lord Chancellor acts to heal rift with judges over justice ministry – The Times

Posted May 24th, 2007 in judges, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

“The Lord Chancellor moved to defuse the unprecedented rift with the judiciary yesterday, making a personal intervention with the Lord Chief Justice to resolve the deadlock over the Ministry of Justice.”

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The Times, 24th May 2007

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