Man wins 30-year-old divorce payout appeal – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 25th, 2007 in news by sally

“A wealthy retired builder has won his appeal over a court ruling that he must pay more money to the woman he divorced nearly 30 years ago.”

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Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Husband-and-wife team triumph in tax battle – The Times

Posted July 25th, 2007 in dividends, income tax, married persons, news, small businesses by sally

“HM Revenue and Customs suffered a major defeat today when the House of Lords gave the legal all clear to a tax saving arrangement used by thousands of husband-and-wife small businesses.”

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The Times, 25th July 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Brown wants to double terror suspect detention, reports say – The Guardian

Posted July 25th, 2007 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Gordon Brown will today set out counter-terrorism proposals amid reports that they will include the option of doubling the current limit for holding terror suspects from 28 to 56 days.”

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The Guardian, 25th July 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Parliament (Joint Departments) Act 2007

Posted July 25th, 2007 in legislation, parliament by sally

Parliament (Joint Departments) Act 2007 published

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Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Rating (Empty Properties) Act 2007

Posted July 25th, 2007 in legislation, rates by sally

Rating (Empty Properties) Act 2007 published

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Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007

Posted July 25th, 2007 in legislation, transport by sally

Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007 published

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Source:  www.opsi.gov.uk

Vehicle Registration Marks Act 2007

Posted July 25th, 2007 in legislation, road traffic by sally

Vehicle Registration Marks Act 2007 published

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Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v. Morina – WLR Daily

Posted July 25th, 2007 in jurisdiction, law reports, social security by sally

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v. Morina [2007] EWCA Civ 749 

“The Court of Appeal had jurisdiction under s 15 of the Social Security Act 1998 to hear an appeal by the Secretary of State challenging the jurisdiction of the social security commissioner to determine an appeal from a legally qualified panel member (‘LQPM’) of the social security appeal tribunal where the commissioner had accepted jurisdiction but dismissed the appeal on the merits. However, the commissioner had no jurisdiction under s 14(1) of the Act to determine appeals from an LQPM on decisions from which the Act gave no right of appeal. The claimants’ remedy was to seek judicial review.”

WLR Daily, 23rd July 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.

Green Lane Products Ltd. v. PMS International Group Ltd. and others – WLR Daily

Posted July 25th, 2007 in Community designs, EC law, law reports by sally

Green Lane Products Ltd. v. PMS International Group Ltd. and others [2007] EWHC 1712 (Pat)

“The ‘sector concerned’ for the purposes of art. 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 was the sector corresponding to the prior art., and not the sector corresponding to the product class indicated in the application for a Community registered design.”

WLR Daily, 19th July 2007

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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

House of Lords Judgments: What’s new?

Posted July 25th, 2007 in law reports by sally

Jones (Respondent) v.Garnett (Her Majesty’s Inspector of Taxes) (Appellant) [2007] UKHL 35

Source: www.parliament.uk

Hearing aid – The Lawyer

“Solicitors must be given greater freedom to take their clients’ cases all the way to the High Court. By Simon Davis.”

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The Lawyer, 23rd July 2007

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Peter Smith J case: the first test of judging the judges – The Lawyer

Posted July 25th, 2007 in complaints, judges, news by sally

“The referral of Mr Justice Peter Smith to the Office of Judicial Complaints (OJC) over his conduct has led to the inevitable question: what is going to happen now?”

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The Lawyer, 23rd July 2007

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Government backs private copying but ignores compensation – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 25th, 2007 in copyright, news by sally

“The Government will launch a public consultation this autumn on an exemption from copyright law for people who are moving music on to MP3 players. But the plan for a private copying exemption does not address the controversial question of compensation.”

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OUT.com, 24th July 2007

Source: www.out-law.com

Doubts rise over electronic tags – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 25th, 2007 in bail, electronic monitoring, news by sally

“Breaches of court-imposed bail curfews involving electronic tags quadrupled last year while attempts to remove or tamper with them nearly doubled, according to new figures.”

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Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

MPs want Blair to give evidence in reopened honours inquiry – The Guardian

Posted July 25th, 2007 in news, peerages & dignities by sally

“Tony Blair should give evidence to a reopened cash for honours inquiry by MPs in the autumn, members of the Commons public administration committee demanded at a private session yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 25th July 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Smith defends new counter-terror package – The Guardian

Posted July 25th, 2007 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, yesterday presented the first detailed evidence to MPs for the case to go beyond the 28-day limit for holding terror suspects without charge.”

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The Guardian, 25th July 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Dyslexic police inspector wins ruling he is disabled – The Times

Posted July 25th, 2007 in disability discrimination, dyslexia, news by sally

“A Metropolitan Police officer has won a test legal victory that dyslexia is a disability in the eyes of the law.”

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The Times, 25th July 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted July 24th, 2007 in legislation by sally

The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2007

The Gambling Act 2005 (Incidental Non-Commercial Lotteries) Regulations 2007

The Gambling Act 2005 (Non-Commercial Equal-Chance Gaming) Regulations 2007

The Court of Protection Fees Order 2007

The National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Public Guardian (Fees, etc) Regulations 2007

The Spreadable Fats (Marketing Standards) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Commencement No.1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007

The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No.1) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007

The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Limited Liability Partnerships (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Zoonoses and Animal By-Products (Fees) (England) Regulations 2007

The Licensing Act 2003 (Amendment of Schedule 4) Order 2007

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2007

Posted July 24th, 2007 in legislation by sally

Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2007 published

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Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Tribunal Service deals with 600,000 cases in first year – The Lawyer

Posted July 24th, 2007 in news, tribunals by sally

“The Government’s Tribunal Service dealt with almost 600,000 cases in its first full year, its annual report revealed today (24 July).”

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The Lawyer, 24th July 2007

Source: www.thelawyer.com