BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted April 18th, 2008 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Newman, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 816 (18 April 2008)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Mills v Birchall & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 385 (18 April 2008)

Oxford Legal Group Ltd v Sibbasbridge Services Plc & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 387 (18 April 2008)

Morgan v UPS Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 375 (17 April 2008)

Strachey v Ramage [2008] EWCA Civ 384 (18 April 2008)

Bonham & Anor v Fishwick & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 373 (16 April 2008)

Abbey Mine Ltd v Coal Authority & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 353 (16 April 2008)

Dunn v Parole Board [2008] EWCA Civ 374 (16 April 2008)

Black, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2008] EWCA Civ 359 (15 April 2008)

A v Essex County Council [2008] EWCA Civ 364 (16 April 2008)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Supperstone v Hurst & Anor [2008] EWHC 735 (Ch) (16 April 2008)

Frost v Clarke [2008] EWHC 742 (Ch) (14 April 2008)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Goodall v Peak District National Park Authority [2008] EWHC 734 (Admin) (04 April 2008)

B, Re [2008] EWHC 690 (Admin) (11 April 2008)

Varma v General Medical Council [2008] EWHC 753 (Admin) (16 April 2008)

High Court (Commercial Court)

IPCO (Nigeria) Ltd. v Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation [2008] EWHC 797 (Comm) (17 April 2008)

High Court (Patents Court)

Kapur v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks [2008] EWHC 649 (Pat) (10 April 2008)

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Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted April 18th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2008

The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Criteria) (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008

The Specified Products from China (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) (England) Regulations 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Muslim preacher Abu Izzadeen jailed for four and a half years – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 18th, 2008 in news, sentencing, terrorism by sally

“Abu Izzadeen, an al-Qa’eda disciple who once heckled John Reid, has been jailed for four and a half years for terrorism offences.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th April 2008

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Psychics foresee big trouble over new laws – Reuters

Posted April 18th, 2008 in consumer protection, fraud, news, psychics by sally

“Fortune-tellers, mediums and spiritual healers will march on Downing Street on Friday to protest against new laws they fear will lead to them being ‘persecuted and prosecuted’.”

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Reuters, 18th April 2008

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Justice Smith reprimanded after OJC verdict – Legal Week

Posted April 18th, 2008 in judges, news, professional conduct by sally

“Mr Justice Peter Smith has been found guilty of misconduct by the Office for Judicial Complaints (OJC) after refusing to stand down from a case over which he was presiding.”

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Legal Week, 18th April 2008

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House of Lords Judgments – What’s New?

Posted April 18th, 2008 in law reports by sally

R (on the application of Edwards and another) v Environment Agency and others

Principal and Fellows of Newnham College in the University of Cambridge (Respondents) v Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

Simmers (Respondent) v Innes (Appellant) (Scotland)

Source: www.parliament.uk

R (Black) v Secretary of State for Justice – WLR Daily

Posted April 18th, 2008 in human rights, law reports, parole, prisons by sally

R (Black) v Secretary of State for Justice [2008] EWCA Civ 359; [2008] WLR (D) 114

“S 35(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991, giving the Secretary of State power to override a Parole Board recommendation for the release on parole of a prisoner serving a sentence of more than 15 years, was not compatible with art 5(4) of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”

WLR Daily, 17th April 2008

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TRM Copy Centres (UK) Ltd and ors v Lanwall Services Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted April 18th, 2008 in bailment, consumer credit, contracts, law reports by sally

TRM Copy Centres (UK) Ltd and ors v Lanwall Services Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 382; [2008] WLR (D) 113

“The practice of placing machines on premises mainly for the use of persons other than the owner of the premises, who was paid a commission on its use, would not generally be a form of bailment by way of hire; it was necessary to look at the essential nature and commercial purpose of the agreement.”

WLR Daily, 17th April 2008

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Moran v Manchester City Council; Richards v Ipswich Borough Council – WLR Daily

Posted April 18th, 2008 in homelessness, housing, law reports by sally

Moran v Manchester City Council; Richards v Ipswich Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 378; [2008] WLR (D) 112

“A women’s refuge was accommodation which, having regard to various factors, it could be reasonable for women to continue to occupy.”

WLR Daily, 17th April 2008

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Principal and Fellows of Newnham College in the University of Cambridge v Revenue and Customs Commissioner – WLR Daily

Posted April 18th, 2008 in law reports, VAT by sally

Principal and Fellows of Newnham College in the University of Cambridge v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2008] UKHL 23; [2008] WLR (D) 111

“For the purposes of para 3A(7) of Sch 10 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994 a party was “in occupation” of land if it had the right to occupy the land as if it were the owner and to exclude any other person from enjoyment of such a right.”

WLR Daily, 17th April 2008

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Dunn v Parole Board – WLR Daily

Posted April 18th, 2008 in false imprisonment, law reports, parole by sally

Dunn v Parole Board [2008] EWCA Civ 374; [2008] WLR (D) 110

“In the context of CPR Pt 11, the limitation provisions within s 7(5) of the Human Rights Act 1998 provided a defence to a claim rather than going to jurisdiction, so that a failure to apply to strike out within 14 days of acknowledging service did not preclude a defendant from applying to strike out a claim on the basis of limitation.
The Court of Appeal so stated when dismissing the appeal of the claimant, Peter Dunn, from a decision of Judge Darroch, sitting in the Norwich County Court on 29 March 2007, striking out his claims against the defendant, The Parole Board, under the Human Rights Act 1998 and for false imprisonment arising out of his detention after recall to prison from that part of his sentence he was serving on licence in the community. There had been delay in the management of the case by the defendant. The grounds of appeal were that: (i) the court should have determined under CPR Pt 11 that the filing of an acknowledgment of service by the defendant precluded it from arguing the issue of limitation under s7(5) of the 1998 Act; (ii) the judge erred in finding that the claim for false imprisonment had no real prospect of success; (iii) the case was appropriate for the court to extend the period for bringing the claim under s7(5) of the 1998 Act.”

WLR Daily, 17th April 2008

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Getting left behind? – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 18th, 2008 in care orders, children, family courts, special report by sally

“Radical changes to the way childcare cases are processed and how much they will cost could leave vulnerable children at risk, family law experts fear. Grania Langdon-Down reports.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 17th April 2008

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Clash of arms – Law Society’s Gazette

“Four landmark court rulings last week placed into sharp focus the ongoing trial of strength between ministers and the judiciary.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 17th April 2008

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Lichter & Schwarz (a Partnership) v Rubin – Times Law Reports

Posted April 18th, 2008 in freezing injunctions, law reports by sally

Lichter & Schwarz (a Partnership) v Rubin

Chancery Division

“When applying for an interim order directing a party to provide information about relevant property or assets which were, or could be the subject of an application for a freezing injunction, it was necessary to show only that there was a reasonable possibility, based on credible evidence, that a freezing injunction would be applied for.”

The Times, 18th April 2008

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Regina (Black) v Secretary of State for Justice – Times Law Reports

Posted April 18th, 2008 in human rights, law reports, parole, prisons by sally

Regina (Black) v Secretary of State for Justice

Court of Appeal

“Section 35 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991, giving the Secretary of State for Justice power to block the release on licence of prisoners sentenced between 1991 and 2003 to prison terms of more than 15 years, was not compatible with article 5.4 of the European Convention on Human Rights, providing that anyone deprived of his liberty had the right to have the lawfulness of his detention decided speedily by a court.”

The Times, 18th April 2008

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Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Mary Ltd and Others v Kingston upon Thames Borough Council – Times Law Reports

Posted April 18th, 2008 in injunctions, law reports, rights of way, roads by sally

Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Mary Ltd and Others v Kingston upon Thames Borough Council

Chancery Division

“The introduction by Kingston upon Thames Borough Council of an unmanned code-operated barrier to control entry to Warren Road, a private road that provided access from a public road to the Coombe Estate, would amount to a substantial interference with the statutory rights of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Mary Ltd, Holy Cross Sisters Trustees Inc, Rokeby Educational Trust Ltd, who run three schools, and Unilever plc, who run a training centre, to use the relevant roads for going to or leaving their premises.”

The Times, 18th April 2008

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Regina v Blythe – Times Law Reports

Posted April 18th, 2008 in law reports, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

Regina v Blythe

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“Offences of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child or causing a child to watch a sexual act were not serious specified sexual offences for the purposes of the provisions relating to dangerous offenders if the defendant was under 18.”

The Times, 18th April 2008

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Inmates win ‘cold turkey’ payout – The Times

Posted April 18th, 2008 in compensation, human rights, news, prisons by sally

“Taxpayers have footed a £1 million compensation bill after almost 200 drug-addicted prisoners sued the Government, claiming that denying them a heroin substitute breached their human rights.”

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The Times, 18th April 2008

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Now, even the pro bono units can’t afford to stay open – The Times

Posted April 18th, 2008 in law centres, pro bono work, special report by sally

“The shake-up in legal aid is having a devastating effect on law centres – hitting some of those most deserving of legal help.”

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The Times, 17th April 2008

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BT’s secret Phorm trials open door to corporate eavesdropping – The Register

Posted April 18th, 2008 in advertising, internet, investigatory powers, news, privacy, telecommunications by sally

“The government has refused to investigate BT’s covert wiretapping of thousands of its customers in 2006 and 2007, despite its own expert’s view that without consent Phorm’s advertising targeting technology is a breach of criminal law.”

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The Register, 17th April 2008

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