R (Edwards) v Environment Agency – WLR Daily

Posted April 22nd, 2008 in appeals, confidentiality, disclosure, judgments, law reports by sally

R (Edwards) v Environment Agency; [2008] WLR (D) 119

“When copies of draft speeches which the Law Lords proposed to deliver were provided in confidence, prior to the delivery of judgment, to the legal representatives of the parties to an appeal which had been heard, the purpose was to obtain help in correcting misprints, inadvertent errors of fact or ambiguities of expression. It was not intended to enable the case to be reargued, and any attempt to do so amounted to an abuse of the procedure of the House of Lords.”

WLR Daily, 21st April 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.

The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2008 and the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Fast Track Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2008 [CP 29/07] – Ministry of Justice

Posted April 22nd, 2008 in asylum, consultations, immigration, tribunals by sally

“This report summarises the responses to the consultation, including how the consultation process has influenced the final shape of the rules.”

Response to consultation (PDF)

Ministry of Justice, 21st April 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Related link: Consultation paper (PDF)

Midlands Co-Operative Society Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – Times Law Reports

Posted April 22nd, 2008 in assignment, law reports, VAT by sally

Midlands Co-Operative Society Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners

Court of Appeal

“A taxable person was entitled to assign to another any benefit of repayment he enjoyed from the overpayment of value-added tax.”

The Times, 22nd April 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online fro 21 days from the date of publication.

AIC Ltd v Marine Pilot Ltd – Times Law Reports

Posted April 22nd, 2008 in charterparties, law reports by sally

AIC Ltd v Marine Pilot Ltd

Court of Appeal

“Where a charterparty provided that the vessel should load at a single named safe port, the charterers thereby warranted the safety of that port.”

The Times, 22nd April 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online fro 21 days from the date of publication.

Masri v Consolidated Contractors International UK Ltd and Others (No 2) – Times Law Reports

Posted April 22nd, 2008 in execution, foreign jurisdictions, judgments, law reports, receivers by sally

Masri v Consolidated Contractors International UK Ltd and Others (No 2)

Court of Appeal

“The court had the power to appoint a receiver by way of equitable execution over future receipts from a defined asset.”

The Times, 22nd April 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online fro 21 days from the date of publication.

Targeting clients to fight prostitution – Reuters

Posted April 22nd, 2008 in news, prostitution, trafficking in human beings by sally

“The rise of international sex trafficking is causing many countries to rethink their laws on prostitution and re-examine legal frameworks that for decades have treated the purchase of sex as a social nuisance or ‘victimless crime’.”

Full story

Reuters, 22nd April 2008

Source: www.reuters.com

Teacher killer stalls parole bid – BBC News

Posted April 22nd, 2008 in murder, news, parole by sally

“The killer of headteacher Philip Lawrence will remain in prison for several more months despite being eligible for release.”

Full story

BBC News, 21st April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Solicitors face inquiry over insurance fraud kickbacks – The Times

Posted April 22nd, 2008 in fraud, insurance, law firms, news by sally

“Ten solicitors’ firms are being investigated with dozens of accident claims-handling companies for alleged insurance fraud.”

Full story

The Times, 22nd April 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Loophole has allowed spread of lap dancing clubs, say campaigners – The Guardian

Posted April 22nd, 2008 in licensing, news, sex establishments by sally

“The number of lap dancing clubs across Britain has doubled to more than 300 in four years because of a loophole in legislation, according to a report published today. The marketing of lap dancing as a leisure industry rather than as a branch of the commercial sex industry has helped its rapid expansion since the first mainstream club opened in 1995.”

Full story

The Guardian, 22nd April 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judges set to deliver new blow on terror – The Times

Posted April 22nd, 2008 in news, terrorism by sally

“Gordon Brown is facing a new battle over key anti-terrorism laws this week with the High Court set to rule against powers to freeze suspects’ bank accounts.”

Full story

The Times, 22nd April 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Outcome of consultation on public law family fees – Ministry of Justice

Posted April 22nd, 2008 in consultations, family courts, fees, press releases by sally

“Justice Minister Bridget Prentice has made a written ministerial statement on the outcome of a consultation on court fees in public law family proceedings.”

Full story

Ministry of Justice, 21st April 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Ticket tout legislation ruled out – BBC News

Posted April 22nd, 2008 in news, sale of goods by sally

“New laws against ticket touts have been ruled out, the government has said.”

Full story

BBC News, 21st April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

A mistake that took 30 months in Preston prison to correct – The Times

Posted April 22nd, 2008 in barristers, Crown Prosecution Service, prosecutions, special report by sally

“For many of us who work in the criminal courts, Sir Ken Macdonald’s words that we ‘intend to do more for ourselves’ gave greater cause for anxiety about the independence of the prosecution than for applause. Such anxiety was fuelled when on the same day the article was published the case against two men in Lancashire Constabulary’s biggest murder investigation collapsed.”

Full story

The Times, 22nd April 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Rape victim ‘too grubby’ for NHS – BBC News

Posted April 22nd, 2008 in hospitals, medical treatment, news, rape by sally

“The National Health Service has been criticised in court after a doctor told the male victim of a double rape that he was ‘too grubby’ to be treated.”

Full story

BBC News, 22nd April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Law 100: the UK’s most powerful lawyers – The Times

Posted April 22nd, 2008 in legal profession, news by sally

“Months of research have brought us to this, our inaugural list of the lawyers who have the most clout in shaping the rules we live by and who drive an industry worth more than £20 billion a year.”

Full story

The Times, 22nd April 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Succession and marriage laws will be left unchanged by Bill – The Times

Posted April 22nd, 2008 in news, royal family, succession by sally

“The Attorney-General’s office has ruled out any legislation that would give equal rights of succession to the throne to daughters of a monarch. Nor will it repeal the law that bans the heir to the throne from marrying a Roman Catholic.”

Full story

The Times, 22nd April 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Customer data ‘needs protection’ – BBC News

Posted April 22nd, 2008 in data protection, news by sally

“Companies and public bodies are not doing enough to protect customers’ data, the UK’s privacy watchdog and a major survey of security have said.”

Full story

BBC News, 21st April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Mayor who refereed while on benefits faces jail – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 22nd, 2008 in benefits, disabled persons, fraud, news by sally

“A town’s mayor is facing jail after being caught refereeing football matches while claiming more than £9,000 in disability benefits.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 22nd April 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The CPS is putting prosecution standards at risk – The Times

“Justice and the public interest seem to come a poor second to targets that the Director of Public Prosecutions is insisting on.”

Full story

The Times, 22nd April 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Driver is jailed for 51st offence – BBC News

Posted April 21st, 2008 in news, road traffic offences, sentencing by sally

“A 35-year-old man has been jailed for eight months and banned for driving for five years for his 51st offence of driving while disqualified.”

Full story

BBC News, 21st April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk