“A Sikh girl who took her fight for the right to wear a religious bangle at school to the High Court has won a landmark claim for discrimination.”
The Times, 29th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Noble, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1473 (24 June 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
British Airways Plc v Grundy [2008] EWCA Civ 875 (28 July 2008)
ETI Euro Telecom International NV v Republic of Bolivia & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 880 (28 July 2008)
JT (Cameroon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 878 (28 July 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Mason v Ministry of Justice [2008] EWHC 1787 (QB) (28 July 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Daniels & Ors v Deville & Ors [2008] EWHC 1810 (Ch) (25 July 2008)
High Court (Administrative Division)
Lewis, R (on the application of) v Persimmon Homes Plc [2008] EWHC 1813 (Admin) (18 July 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Orascom Telecom Holding SAE v Republic of Chad & Ors [2008] EWHC 1841 (Comm) (28 July 2008)
Berghoff Trading Ltd & Ors v Swinbrook Developments Ltd & Ors [2008] EWHC 1785 (Comm) (28 July 2008)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Makers UK Ltd v London Borough of Camden [2008] EWHC 1836 (TCC) (25 July 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible
“The government has been conducting a review into the law on homicide. The first part of the review was conducted by the Law Commission. This paper now sets out the government proposals for reforms on:
Ministry of Justice, 29th July 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Related link: Murder, manslaughter and infanticide: proposals for reform of the law (PDF)
Mosley v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2008] EWHC 1777 (QB); [2008] WLR (D); [2008] WLR (D) 259
“Sado-masochistic behaviour, even where it involved adultery, was not a matter of genuine public interest justifying interference by the media in an individual’s private life. Exemplary damages were not available in a claim for infringement of privacy: a claim for compensatory damages could reflect an element of aggravation. Certain principles were applicable in the assessment of compensatory damages for infringement of privacy.”
WLR Daily, 28th July 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.
Bocardo SA v Star Energy and another [2008] EWHC 1756 (Ch); [2008] WLR (D); [2008] WLR (D) 258
“Access to land to remove oil vested in the Crown from beneath the subsoil, without obtaining access rights from the owner of the land, amounted to an actionable trespass entitling the landowner to compensation, which was to be assessed on the basis of what would be fair and reasonable between willing parties.”
WLR Daily, 28th July 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.
Newport City Council v Charles
Court of Appeal
“A fixture need not be vacated when the Civil Appeals Listing Office had failed to ascertain that leading counsel was prebooked for an appeal due to be heard in Cardiff.”
The Times, 29th 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.
Coleman v Attridge Law (a Firm) and Another Case C-303/06
Court of Justice of the European Communities
“The prohibition of direct discrimination against and harassment of disabled people in employment, provided for in the Community disability directive, was not limited to employees who were themselves disabled but extended to unequal treatment and harassment of a non-disabled employee for reasons connected with the disability of his child.”
The Times, 29th 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.
“A teenager is due to find out later whether she has succeeded in her fight to wear a religious bangle at school.”
BBC News, 29th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A High Court judge ruled himself out of a case involving hunting yesterday after it emerged that he had spoken out against the sport’s ‘barbarity’ and voted for a ban when he was an MP.”
The Times, 29th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A medical student with dyslexia is to take legal action in a bid to prevent the use of multiple choice exams as part of doctors’ training.”
BBC News, 29th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A lesbian couple who were publicly outed in a web advert by their estate agents have won £5,000 in compensation.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A former immigration officer from Kent has been jailed for 10 years after admitting 17 sex offences including the rape of a girl under the age of 13.”
BBC News, 28th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The traditional crime of passion is to be swept away in the most radical overhaul of the murder laws in 50 years.”
The Times, 29th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The European Court of Justice (ECJ) recently gave judgment in Coleman v Attridge Law (2008). In so doing, it clarified the remit of the Framework Directive (2000/78/EC), which was adopted in November 2000 to combat discrimination in the workplace on grounds of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.”
The Lawyer, 28th July 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
The Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 (Specified Organisations) Order 2008
The Freedom of Information (Parliament and National Assembly for Wales) Order 2008
The Finance Act 2008, Section 29 (Appointed Day) Order 2008
The Finance Act 2008, Section 30 (Appointed Day) Order 2008
The Finance Act 2008, Section 28 (Appointed Day) Order 2008
The Finance Act 2008, Section 27 (Appointed Day) Order 2008
The Finance Act 2008, Section 26 (Appointed Day) Order 2008
The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The A282 Trunk Road (Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Charging Scheme) Order 2008
The Health Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2008
The Commons Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4 and Savings) (England) Order 2008
The Overseas Life Insurance Companies (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Insurance Companies (Taxation of Insurance Special Purpose Vehicles) Order 2008
The Financing-Arrangement-Funded Transfers to Shareholders Regulations 2008
The Stamp Duty Land Tax (Zero-Carbon Homes Relief) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Friendly Societies (Modification of the Corporation Tax Acts) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Insurance Companies (Taxation of Reinsurance Business) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Registered Pension Schemes (Transfer of Sums and Assets) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Tax Avoidance Schemes (Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Taxes (Fees for Payment by Telephone) Regulations 2008
The Insurance Accounts Directive (Lloyd’s Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts) Regulations 2008
The Dartmoor Commons (Authorised Severance) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“The financial watchdog has continued its crackdown on market manipulation with another prosecution.”
The Times, 28th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“New interactive maps which will allow every neighbourhood in England and Wales to access local crime information will be ready by the end of the year.”
BBC News, 28th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Physical restraint methods on young people in secure training centres (STCs) – including pulling back thumbs – have been outlawed today by the Court of Appeal.”
The Guardian, 28th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“There is insufficient evidence to prosecute any US soldier over the death of ITN journalist Terry Lloyd in Iraq, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.”
BBC News, 28th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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