BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted April 22nd, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Whippey v Jones [2009] EWCA Civ 452 (08 April 2009)

So v HSBC Bank Plc & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 296 (03 April 2009)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Heslop v Bishton & Ors [2009] EWHC 607 (Ch) (20 April 2009)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Levicom International Holdings BV & Anor v Linklaters (a firm) [2009] EWHC 812 (Comm) (21 April 2009)

High Court (Admiralty Division)

George v Coastal Marine 2004 Ltd (t/a Mashfords) [2009] EWHC 816 (Admlty) (21 April 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

H (a Child) v East Sussex County Council – Times Law Reports

Posted April 22nd, 2009 in law reports, reasons, special educational needs, tribunals by sally

H (a Child) v East Sussex County Council

Court of Appeal

“Special educational needs tribunals were required to give only summary reasons for their decisions.”

The Times, 22nd April 2009

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Doleman v Shaw – Times Law Reports

Posted April 22nd, 2009 in assignment, leases, news, winding up by sally

Doleman v Shaw

Court of Appeal

“When a liquidator disclaimed a lease, that did not determine any liability under the lease of the original lessee or of the guarantor in relation to leases or assignments of the leases executed after the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 had come into force on January 1, 1996, although the liability of the insolvent assignee company had ceased after the disclaimer.”

The Times, 22nd April 2009

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Jews and Muslims succeed in bid to avoid post-mortems – The Independent

Posted April 22nd, 2009 in inquests, news by sally

“Bereaved families will be allowed to pay for pathologists to perform body scans on their loved ones to establish cause of death if they object to post-mortems for religious reasons, the Government announced yesterday.”

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The Independent, 22nd April 2009

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Judge rejects G20 footage ban bid – BBC News

Posted April 22nd, 2009 in demonstrations, injunctions, media, news, police by sally

“An attempt to stop new footage being broadcast of the moments leading up to the death of Ian Tomlinson has failed.”

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BBC News, 21st April 2009

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Third postmortem to be carried out on Ian Tomlinson – The Guardian

Posted April 22nd, 2009 in demonstrations, inquests, news by sally

“A third postmortem examination is to be carried out tomorrow on the body of Ian Tomlinson, the newspaper seller who died shortly after a police officer hit him from behind during the G20 protests on 1 April.”

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The Guardian, 21st April 2008

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Guantanamo men in High Court bid – BBC News

Posted April 22nd, 2009 in evidence, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“Lawyers for seven men who were detained at Guantanamo Bay are seeking a court order preventing any evidence of their alleged mistreatment being destroyed.”

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BBC News, 22nd April 2009

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Linklaters wins €50m negligence claim – The Times

Posted April 22nd, 2009 in law firms, negligence, news by sally

“Linklaters, the ‘magic circle’ law firm, today ducked a multimillion-pound payout after defeating one of the largest negligence claims ever brought against a UK law firm.”

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The Times, 21st April 2009

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Sex attack cab driver jailed for minimum eight years – The Independent

Posted April 22nd, 2009 in news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A London taxi driver who sexually assaulted a string of women passengers whom he plied with champagne laced with sedatives was jailed for at least eight years today.”

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The Independent, 21st April 2009

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