Trio jailed for beating teenager – BBC News
“Three men have been jailed at the Old Bailey for attacking a teenager who was later stabbed to death.”
BBC News, 13th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 13 March 2009
Artist must pay £7,000 back to ex-lover who funded her career – Daily Telegraph
“A man who funded his former lover’s career, buying her jewellery, meals, and paying her household bills, has won a £7,000 payout after he sued her for the return of his money.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Stansted legal challenge defeated – The Times
“Campaigners have lost their High Court battle to block the expansion of Stansted Airport.”
The Times, 13th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Revealed: Taxi driver rapist John Worboys is Britain’s worst sex attacker – The Times
“A London cab driver who scoured the streets of London at night looking for vulnerable women to drug and assault is Britain’s worst sex attacker, The Times can reveal. John Worboys was today found guilty of 21 charges, including the rape of a woman, but is thought to have attacked more than 200 women during his 13-year career as a trusted licensed taxi driver.”
The Times, 13th March 2009
Spurce: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Cobham Hire Services Ltd v Eeles [2009] EWCA Civ 204 (13 March 2009)
Sinclair v Glatt [2009] EWCA Civ 176 (13 March 2009)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Williams, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 107 (27 February 2009)
Wayne, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 434 (09 March 2009)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Energy Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2009
The Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Amendment) (England) Order 2009
The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (West Berkshire) Designation Order 2009
The Driving Standards Agency Trading Fund (Maximum Borrowing etc.) Order 2009
The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2009
The Housing Corporation (Dissolution) Order 2009
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2009
The Offender Management Act 2007 (Establishment of Probation Trusts) Order 2009
The Communications (Television Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Energy Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2009
The Armed Forces Pension Scheme etc. (Amendment) Order 2009
The Scotland Act 1998 (Designation of Receipts) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Youell v La Reunion Aerienne – WLR Daily
Youell v La Reunion Aerienne [2009] EWCA Civ 175; [2009] WLR (D) 95
“Where a court could otherwise determine the substance of a claim, the mere fact that the claim was the subject of an arbitration agreement did not deprive the court of its jurisdiction under Council Regulation (EC) 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters. What was critical was the nature of the claim.”
WLR Daily, 12th March 2009
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.
Bovale Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another – WLR Daily
“A judge had no power to alter the Civil Procedure Rules either by a judgment or practice direction or to vary or alter any practice direction which was binding on the court to which it was directed. Where there was a gap in the Rules or practice directions pending the giving of a practice direction, a judge had inherent jurisdiction to include procedural directions of general application in his judgment.”
WLR Daily, 12th March 2009
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.
Proceedings brought by Gottfried Heinrich – WLR Daily
Proceedings brought by Gottfried Heinrich (Case C – 345/06) [2009] WLR (D) 93
“The annex to Commission Regulation (EC) 622/2003 laying down measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) 68/2004, had no binding force in so far as it sought to impose obligations on individuals because it had not been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.”
WLR Daily, 12th March 2009
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.
R (Perinpanathan) v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court – WLR Daily
R (Perinpanathan) v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court; [2009] WLR (D) 92
“In exercising its power under s 64(1) Magistrates’ Court Act 1980 to make ‘such order as to costs … as it thinks just and reasonable’ a magistrates’ court was entitled, when dismissing forfeiture proceedings, to take into account its view that the application had reasonably been made.”
WLR Daily, 12th March 2009
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.
Ofulue v Bossert – WLR Daily
Ofulue v Bossert [2009] UKHL 16; [2009] WLR (D) 91
“An offer by a squatter to buy the property from the owners in a letter marked ‘without prejudice’ could not be used as evidence that she had acknowledged the owners’ title to the property so as to defeat her claim to adverse possession.”
WLR Daily, 12th March 2009
Source: www.lawreprots.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
McE v Prison Service of Northern Ireland; C and A v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland; M v Same – WLR Daily
McE v Prison Service of Northern Ireland; C and A v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland; M v Same [2009] UKHL 15; [2009] WLR(D) 90
“The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (‘RIPA’) permitted covert surveillance of communications between lawyers and their clients covered by legal professional privilege and notwithstanding any statutory rights of persons in custody to consult privately with their lawyers.”
WLR Daily, 12th March 2009
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.
Reforming insurance contract law – Law Commission
“The Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission are conducting a joint review of insurance contract law.”
Law Commission, 11th March 2009
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Ofulue and Another v Bossert – Times Law Reports
House of Lords
“Where an occupier disputing possession proceedings made an offer to the owners to buy the property in a ‘without prejudice’ letter, which was rejected, but later claimed that the title of the property had passed to her because of 12 years’ adverse possession, the owners could not rely on the letter as evidence that she had acknowledged their title to the property so as to defeat her claim.”
The Times, 13th March 2009
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.
UK warns over EU maternity plan – BBC News
“The UK will not accept any EU proposal for women to have the right to be paid their full salary while on maternity leave, minister Pat McFadden has said.”
BBC News, 12th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mastermind of Britain’s biggest stolen car ‘ringing’ scam jailed – Daily Telegraph
“The mastermind behind Britain’s biggest stolen car ‘ringing’ operation, worth more than £38 million, has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Conker trip killer driver jailed – BBC News
“A disqualified driver who killed two men and seriously injured a toddler as they returned from a conker collecting trip has been jailed for 10 years.”
BBC News, 12th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-fencing coach jailed for abuse – BBC News
“A former leading fencing coach and school teacher who sexually assaulted a girl repeatedly over five years has been jailed for six years.”
BBC News, 12th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man bites dog: man banned from owning animals for life – Daily Telegraph
“A man has been banned from owning animals for life after he battered his dog and bit it on the nose.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Watchdog will not investigate a Christian bus advertising campaign despite fourth-highest number of complaints – Daily Telegraph
“The advertising watchdog will not investigate a controversial campaign for the Christian Party that says ‘there is definitely a God’ despite it becoming one of the four most criticised adverts on record.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
