Beware the overriding objective! – New Law Journal
“Dominic Regan calls attention to the revised CPR 1.”
New Law Journal, 22nd July 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Leylandii row: man wins appeal after spraying hedge-cutting neighbour with hosepipe – Daily Telegraph
“A man who sprayed water in the face of his neighbour as she trimmed a Leylandii hedge has had a conviction of battery overturned on appeal after a judge ruled it was an accident.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Councils could be forced to cut parking permit cost following court judgement – Daily Telegraph
“Councils across the country could be forced to cut the cost of residents’ parking permits following a landmark judgment in the High Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Two brothers jailed for Selfridges raid – The Guardian
“Two brothers have been jailed for their roles in a ‘professionally planned and executed’ million-pound armed raid at Selfridges, in which the gang dressed in burqas.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regulator sees case against iSoft collapse over missing file – The Guardian
“The city regulator has suffered a huge blow to its reputation after one of its biggest financial crime cases, against four former company directors of iSoft, collapsed over a missing file.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Number of ambulance-chasing firms falls by a third after change to ‘no-win, no-fee’ law – Daily Telegraph
“The number of ‘ambulance-chasing’ firms handling personal injury claims has plummeted by nearly a third after a Government clampdown on no-win, no-fee deals earlier this year.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Competition Commission urges shakeup of accountancy market – The Guardian
“Britain’s largest companies should put their accounting business up for tender every five years, the Competition Commission has said, as part of an investigation into the dominance of the big four accountancy groups.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Myths about rape myths – OUP Blog
“In recent decades, England and Wales have experienced extensive rape law reform and a substantial rise in rape reporting, but the number of rape convictions has not kept pace, leading to a galloping attrition rate: the current proportion of recorded rapes that result in a rape conviction is about 7%. To the extent that rape law reform aimed at convicting more men of rape, it has not been an unqualified success.”
OUP Blog, 22nd July 2013
Source: www.blog.oup.com
Regina (Minter) v Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary – WLR Daily
Regina (Minter) v Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary [2013] EWCA Civ 697; [2013] WLR (D) 289
“A convicted sex offender on whom an extended sentence was passed pursuant to section 85(2) of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 became subject to the notification requirements of Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 for an indefinite period under section 82(1) of the 2003 Act, if the aggregate of the custodial term and the extension period was 30 months or more, even if the custodial term was less than 30 months.”
WLR Daily, 1st May 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Alemo-Herron v Parkwood Leisure Ltd – WLR Daily
Alemo-Herron v Parkwood Leisure Ltd (Case C-426/11); [2013] WLR (D) 288
“Article 3 of Council Directive 2001/23/EC precluded a member state from providing, in the event of a transfer of an undertaking, that dynamic clauses referring to collective agreements negotiated and adopted after the date of transfer were enforceable against the transferee, where that transferee did not have the possibility of participating in the negotiation process of such collective agreements concluded after the date of the transfer.”
WLR Daily, 18th July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Specsavers International Healthcare Ltd and others v Asda Stores Ltd – WLR Daily
“‘Genuine use’ within the meaning of article 15(1) and article 51(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 could be fulfilled where a Community figurative mark was used only in conjunction with a Community word mark which was superimposed over it, and the combination of those two marks was, furthermore, itself registered as a Community trade mark, to the extent that the differences between the form in which that trade mark was used and that in which it was registered did not change the distinctive character of that trade mark as registered. Where a Community trade mark was not registered in colour, but the proprietor had used it extensively in a particular colour or combination of colours with the result that it had become associated in the mind of a significant portion of the public with that colour or combination of colours, the colour or colours which a third party used in order to represent a sign alleged to infringe that trade mark were relevant in the global assessment of the likelihood of confusion or unfair advantage pursuant to article 9(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 207/2009. The fact that the third party making use of a sign which allegedly infringed the registered trade mark was itself associated, in the mind of a significant portion of the public, with the colour or particular combination of colours which it used for the representation of that sign was relevant to the global assessment of the likelihood of confusion and unfair advantage for the purposes of article 9(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 207/2009.”
WLR Daily, 18th July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Kaneria lifetime ban upheld – Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers
“The Appeal Panel of the Cricket Discipline Commissions of the ECB has published its decision upholding the lifetime ban on former Pakistan international spin bowler, Danish Kaneria, from any involvement in the playing, organisation or administration of cricket under the jurisdiction of the ECB. The Pakistan Cricket Board has acknowledged the decision, and so the impact of the suspension is that Kaneria will remain banned for life from involvement in professional cricket.”
Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 19th July 2013
Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org
Three found guilty of raping teenager – The Independent
“Three men have been convicted of raping and sexually assaulting a vulnerable young girl. The men, who – along with two others – were suspected of running a child sex abuse ring in London, were found guilty on five separate counts.”
The Independent, 19th July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Self-Help Disclosure – Imerman v Tchenguiz: from ‘cheat’s charter’ to ‘damp squib’? (Some guidance, at last, in UL v BK) – Family Law Week
“Andrzej Bojarski of 36 Bedford Row examines the law and the latest guidance relating to self help disclosure.”
Family Law Week, 18th July 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Beware of the web – New Law Journal
“Employers must get their social media policies in order, say Chris Bryden & Michael Salter.”
New Law Journal, 19th July 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Injunctions against ISPs Part VI: The Football Association Premier League Ltd v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd and Others – NIPC Law
“In The Football Association Premier League Ltd v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd and Others [2013] EWHC 2058 (Ch) (16 July 2013) Mr. Justice Arnold granted an injunction under s.97A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 against the top 6 internet service providers in the UK to block access to the First Row Sports website. As the judge had already made similar orders against the same defendants in Newzbin2 (see “Injunctions against ISPs” 6 Nov 26), Dramatico (‘Injunctions against ISPs Part III: Dramatico Entertainment Ltd and Others v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd. and Others’) and EMI (‘Injunctions against ISPs Part V: EMI Records Ltd and Others v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd and Others’ 5 March 2013) they did not defend the application but instead agreed the terms of the order with the Premier League. However, as the judge acknowledged at paragraph [7] of his judgment, that did not absolve the Court of the responsibility of determining whether the orders sought were justified.”
NIPC Law, 20th July 2013
Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
High Court strikes off solicitors for ‘integrity of profession’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“A High Court judge has struck off three solicitors after ruling that a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal had been too lenient in punishing the trio.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th July 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
