Nanny loses discrimination case against Heather Mills – BBC News

Posted June 4th, 2010 in employment tribunals, news, sex discrimination, unfair dismissal by sally

“Heather Mills’ ex-nanny has lost her unfair dismissal and sex discrimination case against her former boss.”

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BBC News, 4th June 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 4th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Ajinomoto Sweeteners Europe SAS v ASDA Stores Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 609 (02 June 2010)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Parties Named In Schedule A v Dresdner Kleinwort Ltd & Anor [2010] EWHC 1249 (QB) (28 May 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Regina (Boahen) v Secretary of State for the Home Office – WLR Daily

Posted June 4th, 2010 in appeals, immigration, law reports, visas by sally

Regina (Boahen) v Secretary of State for the Home Office [2010] EWCA Civ 585; [2010] WLR (D) 143

“An immigration officer at the port of entry had discretionary power to cancel a visa granted overseas on the ground that the purpose of the visit was not same as stated in the visa granted and to refuse leave to enter the UK.”

WLR Daily, 3rd June 2010

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.

Regina v Miller – WLR Daily

Posted June 4th, 2010 in appeals, bad character, cross-examination, law reports, witnesses by sally

Regina v Miller [2010] EWCA Crim 1153; [2010] WLR (D) 142

“In criminal proceedings, the circumstances in which one party would be permitted pursuant to s 100(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 to ask a witness a question in cross-examination with a view to eliciting an answer implicating that witness in bad behaviour, which behaviour that party would be otherwise unable to prove, were infrequent and limited in scope.”

WLR Daily, 3rd June 2010

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.

Regina v Braithwaite – WLR Daily

Posted June 4th, 2010 in appeals, bad character, law reports, witnesses by sally

Regina v Braithwaite [2010] EWCA Crim 1082; [2010] WLR (D) 141

“Material contained in police crime reports that unproven allegations had been made against a person who was someone other than a defendant, or that that person had been investigated in respect of an offence, would rarely be of substantial probative value to an issue at trial sufficient to render it admissible as evidence of bad character against that person pursuant to s 100(1)(b) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.”

WLR Daily, 3rd June 2010

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.

Richard Buxton (a Firm) v Mills-Owens – Times Law Reports

Posted June 4th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Richard Buxton (a Firm) v Mills-Owens

Court of Appeal

“Since solicitors were under a professional duty not to advance arguments which they did not consider to be properly arguable, where a client insisted on such argument being advanced, a solicitor was lawfully entitled to terminate his retainer.”

The Times, 4th June 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

The loopholes in Britain’s gun laws – The Guardian

Posted June 4th, 2010 in firearms, news by sally

“The home secretary’s disclosure that the two weapons Derrick Bird used in the shootings were covered by a shotgun certificate he had since 1995 and a firearms licence he obtained in 2007 raises questions about the effectiveness of UK gun laws.”

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The Guardian, 3rd June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Tweeter appeals against conviction over explosive airport message – The Guardian

Posted June 4th, 2010 in airports, explosives, internet, news by sally

“Paul Chambers, a former trainee accountant who was fined £1,000 after posting a message to the social network Twitter joking about blowing up an airport, is to appeal against his conviction.”

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The Guardian, 3rd June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Libel Bill gives ISPs definite 14 day window to act – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 4th, 2010 in bills, defamation, internet, news by sally

“A new libel law proposed by a Liberal Democrat peer would clarify how quickly ISPs and publishers have to act when told of a defamatory post or article. Defamatory material would not have to be taken down for 14 days, under the proposal.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd June 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

FSA loses first insider dealing case – The Times

Posted June 4th, 2010 in law reports by sally

“An accountant and two lawyers accused of insider dealing walked free from court today, marking the first time the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has lost such a prosecution.”

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The Times, 3rd June 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk