‘Easy’ threat to £5 curry house – BBC News

Posted July 22nd, 2008 in news, trade names by sally

“A new Indian restaurant may have to take on an international business in the High Court to keep its name.”

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BBC News, 22nd July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Daily Cause List, 23rd July 2008

Posted July 22nd, 2008 in news by sally

Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk

Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible

Podcast 70: Stephen Mason, barrister, on Digital Evidence – Charon QC

Posted July 22nd, 2008 in evidence, podcasts by sally

“Today I am talking to barrister and author Stephen Mason. Stephen is an expert in the field of electronic and digital evidence. The author of several books on digital evidence and electronic signatures, his website is a useful resource for lawyers and students alike.”

Podcast

Charon QC, 18th July 2008

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

Related link: Chambers of Stephen Mason

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

New witness rules introduced to protect trials – The Times

Posted July 22nd, 2008 in anonymity, news, witnesses by sally

“Tighter rules on when witnesses can claim anonymity in court were issued yesterday to ensure that trials are not undermined because defendants do not know the identity of witnesses.”

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The Times, 22nd July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

County Courts – BBC News

Posted July 22nd, 2008 in county courts, special report by sally

“With the misery of mortgage repossession returning to haunt us Law In Action visits the courts where these devastating dramas are played out.”

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BBC Law in Action, 22nd July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Criminal justice reforms a ‘significant contributor’ to prison overcrowding, say MPs – The Guardian

Posted July 22nd, 2008 in news, prisons by sally

“Prison reform has been hastily implemented, underfunded and has left record numbers behind bars, MPs said in a scathing report published today.”

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The Guardian, 22nd July 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Health and Social Care Act 2008

Posted July 22nd, 2008 in health, legislation, social services by sally

Health and Social Care Act 2008 published

Full text of Act (PDF)

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2008

Posted July 22nd, 2008 in appropriation, government departments, legislation by sally

Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2008 published

Full text of Act (PDF)

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Finance Act 2008

Posted July 22nd, 2008 in customs and excise, legislation, taxation by sally

Finance Act 2008 published

Full text of Act (PDF)

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Sale of Student Loans Act 2008

Posted July 22nd, 2008 in education, legislation, loans by sally

Sale of Student Loans Act 2008 published

Full text of Act (PDF)

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008

Posted July 22nd, 2008 in legislation, special educational needs by sally

Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008 published

Full text of Act (PDF)

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008

Posted July 22nd, 2008 in legislation, repeals by sally

Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008 published

Full text of Act (PDF)

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008

Posted July 22nd, 2008 in company law, fines, legislation, local government by sally

Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 published

Full text of Act (PDF)

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008

Posted July 22nd, 2008 in evidence, legislation, witnesses by sally

Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008 published

Full text of Act (PDF)

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Family living next to golf course compensated after ball bombardment – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 22nd, 2008 in news by sally

“A family living next to a golf course are to receive thousands of pounds in compensation after their garden was bombarded with balls.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Council puts freeze on ice-cream jingles – The Times

Posted July 22nd, 2008 in news, noise by sally

“Ice-cream vans have been ordered to silence their jingles after four seconds because they are considered to be noise pollution.”

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The Times, 22nd July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

R (Lewis) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council – WLR Daily

Posted July 22nd, 2008 in commons, law reports by sally

R (Lewis) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council; [2008] WLR (D) 246

“Where, in relation to a question whether user of land had been user as of right, the issue of deference arose as between a landowner and other people making use of the land, the question was how the position would have appeared to the landowner, rather than to the other users, and what would matter to the landowner would be the fact of deference, not the reasons for it.”

WLR Daily, 22nd July 2008

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.

Newport City Council v Charles – WLR Daily

Posted July 22nd, 2008 in estoppel, housing, law reports by sally

Newport City Council v Charles; [2008] WLR (D) 245

“A local authority’s right to possession against a person succeeding to a tenancy on the death of a family member other than a spouse on the ground that the accommodation was more than he reasonably required was not an interest in land capable of giving rise to a proprietory estoppel against the tenant. Accordingly, a tenant who concealed his mother’s death for three years in order to avoid being moved to a different property could not be ousted on that ground because the time limit for doing so had expired before the local authority discovered his mother had died.”

WLR Daily, 21st July 2008

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.

Day v Haine and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted July 22nd, 2008 in EC law, insolvency, law reports, redundancy by sally

Day v Haine and Another

Court of Appeal

“Protective awards made by an employment tribunal following the failure of a company to comply with its statutory obligation to consult concerning collective redundancies before going into liquidation were contingent debts of the company and therefore provable debts in the liquidation.”

The Times, 22nd July 2008

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.

Gravil v Carroll and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted July 22nd, 2008 in assault, law reports, sport, vicarious liability by sally

Gravil v Carroll and Another

Court of Appeal

“A rugby club was vicariously liable for an assault by one of its semi-professional players on a member of the opposing team during a match.”

The Times, 22nd July 2008

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.