“Steps to further toughen up [sic] the demanding physical work offenders carry out on community payback were outlined today (1st September) by Justice Minister David Hanson.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st September 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Attorney General of Zambia v Meer Care & Desai (A Firm) & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 1007 (31 July 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Dayman v Lawrence Graham (a firm) [2008] EWHC 2036 (Ch) (28 August 2008)
High Court (Family Division)
Stodgell v Stodgell [2008] EWHC 1925 (Fam) (18 July 2008)
M v F & Ors [2008] EWHC 2049 (Fam) (20 August 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Field Common Ltd v Elmbridge Borough Council [2008] EWHC 2079 (Ch); [2008] WLR (D) 298
“The correct approach to the assessment of damages on a landowner’s claim against a council in respect of its tenants’ trespasses was the hypothetical negotiation approach, based on what the council would have paid on a hypothetical negotiation between the claimant and the council for the grant to the council of the necessary rights.”
WLR Daily, 1st September 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.
“Where a defendant in criminal proceedings was said to have breached a restraint order, imposed under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, by making certain prohibited transactions a judge of the Crown Court had jurisdiction to try an application made by the prosecution for the defendant to be committed for contempt.”
WLR Daily, 1st September 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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R v B and others: [2008] WLR (D) 296
“Where one of several defendants in the same criminal proceedings became unfit to stand trial before a jury had been empanelled there was nothing in principle to prevent a single empanelled jury subsequently proceeding to hear the trial of all the defendants, although in the case of the unfit defendant the jury would now be looking to the question whether he had committed the actus reus of the relevant offence.”
WLR Daily, 1st September 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.
Maco Door and Window Hardware (UK) Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners
House of Lords
“Expenditure on a warehouse which was used for storage of goods which the taxpayer was in the business of importing and selling was not expenditure on an industrial building so as to qualify under section 18 of the Capital Allowances Act 1990.”
The Times, 2nd September 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.
“One of the two senior Asian officers suing the Metropolitan Police for racial discrimination has lost his claim after alleging that a ‘golden circle’ of white officers had been chosen to run Britain’s largest force.”
The Independent, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“British people are the least likely in Europe to be ‘have-a-go heroes’ and get involved if they witness a crime, research from a think tank claims.”
BBC News, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The actress stepped into a political and social minefield when she claimed date rape should not be a matter for the courts. Paul Vallely examines an issue which raises divisive issues of women’s rights and personal responsibility.”
The Independent, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Nacro, which attempts to cut crime by finding practical work for offenders, has formed a consortium with the private security firm G4S, a drugs charity and a construction company, its chief executive Paul Cavadino has confirmed.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Lawyers for a Briton accused of hacking into secret military and Nasa computers are asking the home secretary to ensure he is not jailed in the US.”
BBC News, 1st September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A paranoid schizophrenic has been found guilty of murdering a father-of-three who was stabbed more than 80 times.”
BBC News, 1st September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Public authorities can destroy information after a Freedom of Information request for it has been made, the privacy regulator has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Sarah Carberry, 27, was given an epidural injection but claims it failed to work and she suffered 40 minutes of agony.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Selina Scott is set to sue Channel Five, claiming she was lined up as maternity cover for Natasha Kaplinsky on Five News but was discriminated against for being too old.”
The Guardian, 1st September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Criminals sentenced to community service may have to work full-time under new government rules.”
BBC News, 1st September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“There were two ways in which Crown could prove property derived from crime.”
The Times, 1st September 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.
Court of Appeal
“A trade union was not justified in indirectly discriminating against a number of female members in resolving gender-based pay inequalities among local authority employees.”
The Times, 1st September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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“Low-flying by the RAF caused the death of or serious injuries to dozens of horses, cows, chickens and other animals in a series of incidents for which the Ministry of Defence has paid tens of thousands of pounds of compensation.”
The Times, 1st September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The UK’s top Asian police officer is to accuse Met Police chief Sir Ian Blair of ordering the rewriting of a report on officers’ harassment of a black man.”
BBC News, 1st September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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