Widow wins compensation over husband’s work-related suicide – The Times

Posted February 27th, 2008 in compensation, industrial injuries, news, suicide by sally

“The widow of a man who killed himself six years after an industrial accident should be compensated by his former employers, the House of Lords said this morning.”

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The Times, 27th February 2008

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Brain damage boy awarded £5.4m – BBC News

Posted February 27th, 2008 in birth, damages, hospitals, negligence, news by sally

“A ‘sparky young man’ who suffered serious brain damage at birth has been awarded £5.4m in damages.”

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BBC News, 27th February 2008

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Asylum removals slump as applications rise – The Times

Posted February 27th, 2008 in asylum, news by sally

“The number of failed asylum-seekers and their dependants removed from Britain fell last year by more than a quarter compared with the previous 12 months, according to government figures published yesterday.”

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The Times, 27th February 2008

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Web tourism fraudsters swindled £12m to go on their own dream holidays – The Times

Posted February 27th, 2008 in fraud, internet, news by sally

“Members of a gang that made millions of pounds from swindling thousands of holidaymakers were convicted yesterday of setting up one of Britain’s biggest tourism scams. The three men and a woman are believed to have made up to £12 million by taking reservations for holidays from at least 8,000 people via the internet and teletext, but never booking them, Southwark Crown Court was told.”

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The Times, 27th February 2008

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Forever accused – BBC News Magazine

Posted February 27th, 2008 in rape, special report by sally

“False allegations of rape may make for gripping headlines in the newspapers, but they can also ruin the lives of those men who’ve been accused despite being innocent.”

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BBC News Magazine, 27th February 2008

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Group challenges asbestos ruling – BBC News

Posted February 27th, 2008 in asbestos, compensation, industrial injuries, news by sally

“A group from Wales is campaigning for the UK government to overturn a decision to stop compensating people suffering from an industrial illness.”

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BBC News, 27th February 2008

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How single day in court exposed the dominance of Britain’s binge culture – The Times

Posted February 27th, 2008 in alcohol abuse, special report by sally

“The scale of youth binge drinking was exposed yesterday by a single day’s hearings in one court where a dozen teenagers claimed that their separate crimes were all drink fuelled.”

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The Times, 26th February 2008

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Law aims to get water vole out of a hole – The Times

Posted February 27th, 2008 in animals, news by sally

“Water voles are to be given protection from persecution and accidental disturbance to try to stem the decline in their population. The species has suffered more than a 90 per cent fall in numbers in less than 20 years.”

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The Times, 27th February 2008

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Regina (Aweys and Others) v Birmingham City Council – Times Law Report

Posted February 27th, 2008 in law reports by sally

Regina (Aweys and Others) v Birmingham City Council

Court of Appeal

“A housing authority acted unlawfully when persons unintentionally homeless and in priority need, but unsuitably accommodated rather than on the streets, were left in the same accommodation pending permanent re-housing.”

The Times, 27th February 2008

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Pirelli Cable Holding NV and Others v Commissioners for Revenue and Customs – Times Law Reports

Posted February 27th, 2008 in law reports by sally

Pirelli Cable Holding NV and Others v Commissioners for Revenue and Customs

Court of Appeal

“Where the United Kingdom had not levied corporation tax on the dividend paid by a UK subsidiary to a parent resident in The Netherlands or Italy, the UK tax authorities would not assume responsibility for eliminating double taxation.”

The Times, 27th February 2008

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Scottish & Newcastle International Ltd v Othon Galanos Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted February 27th, 2008 in contracts, jurisdiction, law reports, sale of goods by sally

Scottish & Newcastle International Ltd v Othon Galanos Ltd [2008] UKHL 11; WLR (D) 61

“Where, under a contract for the sale of cider by the Scottish claimants to Cypriot defendants, with invoices giving Limassol as the “place of delivery”, the cider had been shipped from Liverpool to Limassol, the agreed place of delivery had been Liverpool and delivery of the goods had taken place at Liverpool for the purposes of art 5(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001.”

WLR Daily, 26th February 2008

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R v W Stevenson & Sons (A Partnership) – WLR Daily

Posted February 27th, 2008 in criminal responsibility, law reports, partnerships by sally

R v W Stevenson & Sons (A Partnership) [2008] EWCA Crim 273; WLR (D) 60

“Legislation could render a partnership criminally liable as a separate entity from its individual partners. However, confiscation proceedings could not properly be brought against the personal assets of the partners on the basis of the partnership’s conviction.”

WLR Daily, 26th February 2008

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.

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted February 27th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Dorset Primary Care Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2008

The Surrey Primary Care Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2008

The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Northumberland, Tyne and Wear National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2008

The Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Non-Domestic Rating (Unoccupied Property) (England) Regulations 2008

The District of South Lakeland (Electoral Changes) Order 2008

The Official Statistics Order 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

How could it happen again? – The Guardian

Posted February 27th, 2008 in murder, special report, women by sally

“Levi Bellfield is the third man to be found guilty in the past week of the brutal murder of women. Why are there so many such cases – and just how much of a misogynist does a man have to be before anyone stops him? Kira Cochrane reports.”

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The Guardian, 27th February 2008

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Pair in DNA database legal battle – BBC News

Posted February 27th, 2008 in criminal records, DNA, human rights, news by sally

“Two British men are due to appear before Strasbourg’s European Court of Human Rights to try to get their DNA removed from the UK national database.”

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BBC News, 27th February 2008

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Information tribunal rules that MPs should disclose details of expenses for second homes – The Guardian

Posted February 27th, 2008 in disclosure, expenses, news, parliament by sally

“MPs have lost a battle to block the detailed disclosure of expenses covering their second homes, power and telephone bills, and the furniture they buy. The decision is a serious blow to Jack Straw, the justice secretary and former leader of the house, who with the Speaker, Michael Martin, tried to stop the public getting additional information on MPs’ expenses under the Freedom of Information Act.”

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The Guardian, 27th February 2008

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Child nicotine patches approved – BBC News

Posted February 27th, 2008 in news by sally

“Children as young as 12 should receive nicotine patches if they have a serious smoking problem, the official NHS advisory body in England says.”

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BBC News, 27th February 2008

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Forcing drug companies to publish negative trial results ‘is against law’ – The Times

Posted February 27th, 2008 in EC law, medicines, news by sally

“An election pledge to require drugs companies to publish full details of clinical trials for medicines cannot be fulfilled because it is illegal under EU law, the Government has admitted.”

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The Times, 27th February 2008

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No Arabic staff at jail “creating risks” – Reuters

Posted February 27th, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“A lack of Muslim and Arabic-speaking staff at a jail that detains terrorism suspects is creating a security risk because they could not understand what inmates were discussing, a government report revealed on Wednesday.”

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Reuters, 27th February 2008

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Benefit cuts for addicts who shun rehab – The Independent

Posted February 27th, 2008 in benefits, drug abuse, news by sally

“Jobless drug addicts who refuse to be treated for their habit face having their benefit cut, the Government will announce today.”

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The Independent, 27th February 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk