A herd of libel actions is fast approaching – The Times
“Despite the myths, bloggers are just as vulnerable as conventional publishers to legal action – if not more so.”
The Times, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Author: sally
Websites like Mumsnet are not above the law – The Times
“The recent settlement of the libel action brought by the baby- and child-care author Gina Ford against Mumsnet, the parenting website, leaves some tricky questions unanswered – not least whether a website is a ‘publisher’ for the purposes of the law of libel.”
The Times, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Home sale packs may be doomed after Kelly U-turn – The Times
“Home information packs (Hips) appeared to be doomed last night after ministers were forced into a humiliating climb-down by delaying the packs for two months.”
The Times, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Soham criminal records deadline missed again – Reuters
“Potential killers may be slipping through the judicial net because the government has again missed a deadline, set in the wake of the Soham schoolgirl murders, for speeding up the recording of criminal convictions.”
Reuters, 22nd May 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
Hips delayed until August – The Guardian
“The government said today it would delay the introduction of controversial home information packs until August, following a last-minute legal challenge by critics of the legislation.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Revenue and Customs Commissioners v. William Grant & Sons Distillers Ltd.; Small (Inspector of Taxes) v. Mars UK Ltd. – WLR Daily
“Where the taxpayer companies carried forward in their tax computations the element of depreciation in fixed assets that related to production of unsold stock as part of the cost of unsold stocks they did not infringe the prohibition of deductions for the depreciation of capital assets in s 74(1)(f) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (as renumbered by s 144(2) of the Finance Act 1994).”
WLR Daily, 28th March 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Lay and others v. Drexler and others – WLR Daily
Lay and others v. Drexler and others [2007] EWCA Civ 464
“Where a tenant had filed an acknowledgment of service indicating an intention to take a new lease in response to his landlord’s application to the court to grant a new lease under the amended provisions of s 24(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, subsequent notice to the court that the tenant no longer wanted a new tenancy was similar to filing of a notice to discontinue a claim for a new lease justifying an order that the tenant should pay the costs of the entire proceedings to the landlord.”
WLR Daily, 18th May 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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AWB Geneva SA and another v. North America Steamships Ltd. – WLR Daily
AWB Geneva SA and another v. North America Steamships Ltd. [2007] EWHC 1167 (Comm)
“A party to a contract that was subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English High Court could not restrain the other party’s foreign trustee in bankruptcy from seeking an order in foreign insolvency proceedings that certain conditions precedent to liability under the contract should cease to apply.”
WLR Daily, 17th May 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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‘Unfair’ bank charges left me penniless, barrister tells court – The Independent
“A bank customer was so denuded of money by ‘disproportionate and unfair’ charges that he was left penniless on his 30th birthday, a court heard yesterday.”
The Independent, 22nd May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
High Court delays casino decision – Reuters
“The high court delayed a decision on Monday which could cast further doubt over government plans to build a new wave of Las Vegas-style casinos.”
Reuters, 22nd May 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
Health Department ‘broke law over doctors’ job test scores’ – The Times
“The Department of Health has breached the Data Protection Act by refusing to reveal to junior doctors the scores they achieved in the failed Medical Training Application System (MTAS).”
The Times, 22nd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Push towards pay-as-you-go roads – BBC News
“The government is pushing ahead with plans to introduce road pricing schemes in England and Wales despite a huge public campaign against them.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
A legal system we can’t afford – The Times
“Litigation in England costs between three and ten times more than similar cases in Germany and the Netherlands.”
The Times, 22nd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Law firm chambers: the model setup for the 21st century or just a gimmick? – The Lawyer
“Two years on and only one firm has followed Herbert Smith into the courtroom. Nina Goswami asks why.”
The Lawyer, 21st May 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Legal ruling fails to end court battles over bank charges – Financial Times
“This morning, Tom Brennan, a recently qualified barrister, will be back in court, fighting the latest round in the increasingly high-profile legal battle between banks and their customers over overdraft charges.”
Financial Times, 21st May 2007
Source: www.ft.com
Lords bid to halt Hips – The Guardian
“A last-ditch attempt to halt the introduction of Home Information Packs (Hips) will take place in the House of Lords tomorrow.”
The Guardian, 21st May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Plan to identify potential violent offenders condemned – The Guardian
“Council staff, charity workers and doctors will be obliged to tip off police about anyone they believe might commit a violent crime, under a Home Office plan revealed in a leaked document today.”
The Guardian, 21st May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Eyres v. Atkinsons Kitchens and Bedrooms Ltd. – Times Law Reports
Micro-sleep cause of accident
Eyres v. Atkinsons Kitchen and Bedrooms Ltd.
Court of Appeal
“A kitchen fitter who suffered serious injuries in crashing his employer’s van caused by a micro-sleep after being awake for 19 hours would be one third responsible for the accident.”
The Times, 21st May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Secretary of State for the Home Department v. E – WLR Daily
Secretary of State for the Home Department v. E [2007] EWCA Civ 459
“It was not a condition precedent to the making, maintaining and renewal of a control order against a person that the Home Secretary complied with his duty to consider and reconsider the realistic prospect of successfully prosecuting that person for terrorism-related offences.”
WLR Daily, 17th May 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Housden and another v. the Conservators of Wimbledon and Putney Commons – WLR Daily
Housden and another v. the Conservators of Wimbledon and Putney Commons
“Where the capacity or power of the servient owner derived from a statute which rendered it unlawful for him to grant a particular easement no such right could be acquired by prescription under s 2 of the Prescription Act 1832.”
WLR Daily, 17th May 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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