Category: time limits

Mucelli v Government of Albania; Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor in Creteil, France [2009] UKHL 2; [2009] WLR (D) 12

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Mucelli v Government of Albania; Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor in Creteil, France – WLR Daily

Posted January 22nd, 2009 in appeals, extradition, law reports, time limits by sally

“In order to comply with the requirement in ss 26(4) and 103(9) of the Extradition Act 2003 that notice of an appeal to the High Court must be ‘given’ within the specified period the notice had to be both served on all respondents to the appeal and filed in the court within that period, and the court had no power to grant an extension of time.”

WLR Daily, 21st January 2009

Director of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions v N E Plastics Ltd [2008] WLR(D); [2008] WLR (D) 236

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Director of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions v N E Plastics Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted July 15th, 2008 in customs and excise, law reports, time limits by sally

“For the purposes of s 146A(3) Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 matters within the knowledge of officers of HM Revenue and Customs were not to be imputed to the Director of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions, so that the period for the commencement of summary proceedings started only when sufficient evidence to warrant proceedings came to the attention of the Director or his staff.”

WLR Daily, 14th July 2008

Byrne v Motor Insurers’ Bureau and Another

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Byrne v Motor Insurers’ Bureau and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted July 2nd, 2008 in EC law, law reports, Motor Insurers’ Bureau, time limits by sally

Court of Appeal

“The procedure for making a claim to the Motor Insurers’ Bureau for compensation in respect of injury caused by an untraced driver should be subject to a limitation period no less favourable than that which applied to the commencement of proceedings by minors for personal injury in tort against a traced driver.”

The Times, 2nd July 2008

Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor, Creteil

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Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor, Creteil – Times Law Reports

Posted June 2nd, 2008 in appeals, extradition, law reports, time limits by sally

Queen’s Bench Divisional Court

“Late service of a copy of a duly filed appeal notice was not a fatal bar to an appeal against an extradition order.”

The Times, 2nd June 2008

Adorian v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2008] EWHC 1081 (QB); [2008] WLR (D) 158

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Adorian v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis – WLR Daily

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in law reports, personal injuries, police, time limits, trespass to the person by sally

“Civil proceedings for trespass to the person commenced by a claimant who has been convicted in the United Kingdom of an imprisonable offence, committed on the same occasion as the alleged trespass, are not rendered a nullity by the claimant’s failure to seek the prior permission of the court as required by s 329(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.”

WLR Daily, 21st May 2008

Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor in Creteil, France [2008] EWHC 1024 (Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 148

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Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor in Creteil, France – WLR Daily

Posted May 13th, 2008 in appeals, extradition, law reports, time limits by sally

“Late service of a copy of a duly filed appeal notice was not a fatal bar to an appeal against an order extraditing (or not extraditing) a person.”

WLR Daily 12th May 2008

Legal Services Commission v Rasool

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Legal Services Commission v Rasool – Times Law Reports

Posted April 21st, 2008 in costs, law reports, legal aid, time limits by sally

Court of Appeal

“Where the Legal Services Commission sought to recover sums following the revocation of a legal aid certificate, the quantum of costs paid or payable need not first be established before a cause of action accrued.”

The Times, 21st April 2008

Goodall v Peak District National Park Authority; [2008] WLR (D) 99

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Goodall v Peak District National Park Authority – WLR Daily

Posted April 10th, 2008 in enforcement notices, human rights, law reports, planning, time limits by sally

“The 28 day time limit for appealing against an enforcement notice prescribed by s174(3) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 was not incompatible with the right to a fair trial guaranteed by art 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”

WLR Daily, 9th April 2008

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Airbus UK Ltd v Webb – Times Law Reports

Posted February 26th, 2008 in disciplinary procedures, dismissal, law reports, time limits, tribunals by sally

Airbus UK Ltd v Webb

Court of Appeal

“An employment tribunal was entitled to find that an employee’s dismissal for misconduct was fair, even though the employer, in his response to the reason for the dismissal, had taken account of previous similar misconduct which was the subject of an expired final warning.”

The Times, 26th February 2008

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Employee’s past can contribute to dismissal despite expired warnings, says judge – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 12th, 2008 in disciplinary procedures, dismissal, news, time limits by sally

“An employee’s past conduct can be taken into account when dismissing them, even if that conduct was the subject of a written warning which has since expired, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”

Ashe (Trustee in bankruptcy of Djabar Babai) v National Westminster Bank plc [2008] EWCA Civ 55; [2008] WLR (D) 40

OUT-LAW.com, 12th February 2008

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Ashe (Trustee in bankruptcy of Djabar Babai) v National Westminster Bank plc – WLR Daily

Posted February 12th, 2008 in adverse possession, law reports, mortgages, time limits by sally

“Where a mortgagor was in exclusive possession of his mortgaged property, and the mortgagee had for more than 12 years failed to protect its security by taking steps to enforce its right to possession or to obtain payment from the mortgagor, such possession was ‘adverse possession’ for the purposes of the Limitation Act 1980 and ran in the mortgagor’s favour and against the mortgagee; and the latter’s right of action, having accrued more than 12 years before, was extinguished under the Act.”

WLR Daily, 11th February 2008

Statek Corporation v Alford and Another

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Statek Corporation v Alford and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted February 12th, 2008 in breach of trust, law reports, time limits by sally

Chancery Division

“Where a beneficiary had a claim against an accessory to another’s fraudulent breach of trust, the exception to the normal limitation period applied to that claim as if the accessory were a fiduciary or trustee.”

The Times, 12th February 2008

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Abuse victims win historic ruling on compensation – The Independent

Posted February 5th, 2008 in damages, news, personal injuries, sexual offences, time limits by sally

“Two young women have won a key ruling in their legal battle to secure compensation from the man who sexually abused them when they were children. The case is the first to benefit from last week’s landmark House of Lords ruling against the man known as the ‘Lotto Rapist’.”

A v Hoare; X and another v Wandsworth London Borough Council; C v Middlesborough Council; H v Suffolk County Council; Young v Catholic Care (Diocese of Leeds) [2008] UKHL 6; [2008] WLR (D) 20

The Independent, 5th February 2008

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A v Hoare; X and another v Wandsworth London Borough Council – WLR Daily

Posted February 1st, 2008 in damages, law reports, personal injuries, sexual offences, time limits by sally

“A claim for damages for personal injuries caused by a sexual assault fell within s 11 of the Limitation Act 1980, allowing a limitation period of three years from the date when the claimant first considered the injury sufficiently serious to justify proceedings and the possibility of an extension beyond that if it was equitable to do so.”

WLR Daily, 31st January 2008

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Churches, schools and charities braced for flood of claims after ruling on Lotto rapist, Iorworth Hoare – The Times

Posted January 31st, 2008 in damages, news, personal injuries, sexual offences, time limits by sally

“Thousands of victims of sexual abuse including a woman whose life was ruined by the so-called Lotto rapist are preparing to lodge compensation claims after a landmark ruling by Britain’s highest court yesterday.”

The Times, 31st Janaury 2008

A v Hoare; X and Another v Wandsworth London Borough Council; C v Middlesborough Council; H v Suffolk County Counci; Young v Catholic Care (Diocese of Leeds) and Another

A v Hoare X and Another v Wandsworth London Borough Council – Times Law Reports

Posted January 31st, 2008 in damages, law reports, personal injuries, sexual offences, time limits by sally

House of Lords

“A claim for damages for personal injuries caused by a sexual assault had a limitation period of three years from the date when the victim first considered the injury sufficiently serious to justify proceedings but judges could extend that period if thought equitable.”

The Times, 31st Janaury 2008

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Legal victory for child abuse man – BBC News

Posted January 30th, 2008 in news, sexual offences, time limits by sally

“A North Yorkshire man who suffered sexual abuse as a child has won the right to sue his tormentors in a landmark ruling by Law Lords.”

BBC News, 30th January 2008

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‘I did not bring this case for the money – it is a fight for justice’ – The Times

Posted January 30th, 2008 in compensation, news, sexual offences, time limits by sally

“Two decades after being dragged into bushes and sexually assaulted as she took a daylight stroll through a Leeds park, Mrs A still suffers nightmares. Now in her late 70s, Mrs A has said that the brutality of the attack destroyed her confidence and left her with lasting psychiatric injury.”

The Times, 30th January 2008

Lotto rape victim wins hope for thousands – The Times

Posted January 30th, 2008 in compensation, news, sexual offences, time limits by sally

“One woman’s quest for justice against the so-called Lotto rapist ends in victory today, with a court ruling that paves the way for thousands of sex abuse victims to sue their attackers for compensation, The Times has learnt.”

The Times, 30th January 2008