“Wealthy people would be ‘mad’ to marry without a prenuptial agreement after last week’s decision by senior judges that a woman can keep her £48m divorce settlement – and they could be legally enforceable within months, said the lawyer acting for her husband.”
The Guardian, 27th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ruling seen as ‘judicial endorsement’ of attempts to stop B52 bombers.”
The Guardian, 26th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Civil liberties groups are warning that the details of every Briton could soon be on the national DNA database, raising fresh concerns of a ‘surveillance society’. Controversial plans being studied by the government would see the DNA of people convicted of even the most minor, non-imprisonable offences, such as dropping litter, entered on the national database.”
The Guardian, 27th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Tony Blair’s final measures to tackle law and order are being threatened by a Cabinet dispute over fears that the Bill will fuel a further 3,000 rise in prison numbers.”
The Times, 26th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The 1998 Data Protection Act (DPA) is the main tool for the public to take control of its personal data, but there are concerns that the law is falling behind the technological curve.”
The Times, 26th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Prisoner numbers in England and Wales have hit a record high for the second week in a row, says the Prison Service.”
BBC News, 25th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The launch party for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) on Wednesday night (23 May) had a few notable absentees – namely judges.”
The Lawyer, 25th May 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Local authorities should conduct a risk assessment before sharing personal data with other public bodies. Sharing can be legitimate, but only when the benefits and risks have been weighed up, the Information Commissioner has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th May 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“The UK’s best-known expert on transsexualism was today found guilty of serious professional misconduct for rushing five patients into sex-changing treatments, but avoided being struck off.”
The Guardian, 25th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain’s multibillion-pound legal profession is about to profit from a landmark change in India that will allow foreign law firms to set up shop there for the first time.”
The Times, 25th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Substitution of party
Dunwoody Sports Marketing v. Prescott
Court of Appeal
“The court had power to order substitution of a new party for an existing party or joinder of a party to an action after judgment had been given.”
The Times, 25th May 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.
Escaped sewage was ‘discarded’ waste
Court of Justice of the European Communities
“Waste water which accidentally escaped from a sewerage system was discarded by the sewerage management undertaking and was waste within the EC Waste Directive.”
The Times, 25th May 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.
Appeal still available
Wolverhampton City Council v. Special Educational Needs and Disabilty Tribunal and Another
Queen’s Bench Division
“Where, even though a local authority’s educational responsibility for a child had lapsed, the council had made a decision to end the statementing of a child then that decision was open to appeal.”
The Times, 25th May 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.
R v. Hendy-Freegard [2007] EWCA Crim 1236
“The offence of kidnapping was not committed where a defendant, by a fraudulent misrepresentation, induced a person to make a journey which did not deprive him of his liberty.”
WLR Daily, 23rd 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.
Framlington Group Ltd. and another v. Barnetson [2007] EWCA Civ 502
“An employee’s discussions with his employer about the scope of his entitlement on the employment contract were inadmissible as ‘without prejudice’ communications even though at the time they occurred there was no litigation in prospect and no basis for litigation at the time they took place.”
WLR Daily, 24th 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.
Secretary of State for Defence v. Pensions Appeal Tribunal
“Notification requirements contained in s 9 of the Pensions Appeals Tribunals Act 1943 relating to rights of appeal from decisions of the Secretary of State for Defence on war pensions claims made pursuant to the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983, and to the time limits for such appeals, did not require the provision of a single document but could be fulfilled by the provision of a letter enclosing a leaflet to which reference was made,.nor was it necessary to state the date on which the time limit for the bringing of an appeal expired. Provided the information was reasonably clear, a notice specifying that notice of appeal must be given within a specified period of a specified date sufficed. A failure to comply strictly with the requirements of s 9 did not preclude the relevant time limits for appeals from starting to run.”
WLR Daily, 18th 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.
R (Bancoult) v. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (No. 2) [2007] EWCA Civ 498
“The British Indian Ocean Territory (Constitution) Order 2004 and the British Indian Ocean Territory (Immigration) Order 2004 were amenable to judicial review and were an abuse of power in that they frustrated the legitimate expectation of the islanders to be allowed to return to the Chagos Islands.”
WLR Daily, 23rd 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.
Kay v. Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
“Since no fixed route was followed the monthly mass cycle rides through central London could not be considered commonly or customarily held processions and therefore the organisers were required to give the police prior notice of the names of organisers, date and start time and intended route.”
WLR Daily, 21st 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.
“Research should be carried out into whether juries are prejudiced by media reports of criminal cases, Attorney General Lord Goldsmith has said.”
BBC News, 25th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Both lawyers and insurers agree that the personal injury claims process is in need of radical change. But, asks Anita Rice, will the government’s recently released proposals to reform the industry appease everyone?”
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th May 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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