“A man who shot dead three women had been allowed to keep his guns by police despite complaints of domestic violence and then threatening to shoot himself, according to a report seen by the BBC.”
The Guardian, 19th Npvember 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Articles 49 and 63FEU precluded legislation of a member state which applied the exemption method to nationally-sourced dividends and the imputation method to foreign-sourced dividends if it was established, first, that the tax credit to which the company receiving the dividends was entitled under the imputation method was equivalent to the amount of tax actually paid on the profits underlying the distributed dividends and, second, that the effective level of taxation of company profits in the member state concerned was generally lower than the prescribed nominal rate of tax.”
WLR Daily, 13th November 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina v Waya: [2012] UKSC 51; [2012] WLR (D) 324
“The statutory object of Part 2 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 was to remove from a defendant the proceeds of his crime and a confiscation order made thereunder was not intended to be an additional financial penalty similar to a fine. A confiscation order which was disproportionate to the benefit obtained by the defendant from his crime would be a violation of article 1 of the First Protocol to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. However section 6(5) of the 2002 Act could, pursuant to section 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998, be read and given effect in a manner which was compatible with the rights under article 1.”
WLR Daily, 24th October 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“A pensioner claiming to be a Catholic nun who sent envelopes containing white powder to parliamentary figures including Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg was given a community order today.”
The Independent, 16th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The sister of honour killing victim Shafilea Ahmed was spared jail today when she was given a 12-month suspended sentence for organising a robbery at her parents’ house.”
The Independent, 16th November 2012
Soure: www.independent.co.uk
“A Christian who was demoted in his job for a comment he wrote on Facebook about gay marriages has won a breach of contract action against his employers.”
BBC News, 16th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court
Waya, R. v [2012] UKSC 51 (14 November 2012)
Gujra, R (on the application of) v Crown Prosecution Service [2012] UKSC 52 (14 November 2012)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Bailey & Anor v Graham (aka “Levi Roots”) & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 1469 (16 November 2012)
Marlow Inns Ltd v HM Revenue & Customs [2012] EWCA Civ 1498 (16 November 2012)
Richards v London Borough of Bromley [2012] EWCA Civ 1476 (16 November 2012)
Dolby v Sheffield City Council [2012] EWCA Civ 1474 (15 November 2012)
Wright Hassall LLP v Morris [2012] EWCA Civ 1472 (15 November 2012)
Rahman v GMAC Commercial Finance Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1467 (14 November 2012)
Bieber & Ors v Teathers Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1466 (14 November 2012)
JE (Uganda) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 1437 (14 November 2012)
B (A Child) [2012] EWCA Civ 1475 (14 November 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Brown, R (on the application of) v Canal River Trust [2012] EWHC 3133 (Admin) (16 November 2012)
AC v Polish Judicial Authority [2012] EWHC 3201 (Admin) (14 November 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Claimant v First Defendant & Ors [2012] EWHC 3214 (Ch) (15 November 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Patents Court)
Mölnlycke Health Care AB & Anor v BSN Medical Ltd & Anor [2012] EWHC 3157 (Pat) (09 November 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Maguire v North West Strategic Health Authority [2012] EWHC 3272 (QB) (16 November 2012)
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Swan Housing Association Ltd v Gill: [2012] EWHC 3129 (QB); [2012] WLR (D) 325
“A tenant facing anti-social behaviour injunction proceedings was not prevented from applying to register his possessory title with the land registry by virtue of paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 6 to the Land Registration Act 2002.”
WLR Daily, 7th November 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Charles Terence Estates Ltd v Cornwall Council: [2012] EWCA Civ 1439; [2012] WLR (D) 326
“It was not appropriate to circumscribe a local authority’s power to acquire houses in order to provide accommodation for unintentionally homeless in priority need by limiting the power to acquire at a reasonable price.”
WLR daily, 13th November 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Hollister Inc and another v Medix Ostomy Supplies Ltd: [2012] EWCA Civ 1419; [2012] WLR (D) 327
“When taking an account of costs on a normal basis under English law following infringement of a trade mark, the court was not required or permitted to assess damage caused to the claimant by the infringement nor to embark on a general inquiry into proportionality of the remedy nor to weigh factors which would point to a higher or a lower award. When the court calculated net profits it was not permissible for a defendant to allocate a proportion of its general overheads to an infringing activity.”
WLR Daily, 9th November 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“You may have heard that the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) decided on Tuesday that Abu Qatada, an alleged terrorist who has been detained for the best part of the last seven years awaiting deportation to his native Jordan, cannot be deported. There would be a real risk, ruled SIAC, that he would face a flagrant denial of justice in his ensuing trial.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 16th November 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The nature of messages posted on social media platforms and not how many people read those comments should determine whether public prosecutors pursue legal action against those that breach UK communications laws, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will investigate the use of ‘personalised pricing’ in a bid to discover if the practice treats consumers fairly.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“A teenager who killed her best friend after crashing her car into a tree while ‘showing off’ has been jailed for six months, as their grieving families have to be separated by police in court.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“New faith schools could be forced to admit pupils from non-religious backgrounds if a judicial review currently being heard in the High Court is successful.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether Channel 4’s Big Fat Gypsy Weddings unfairly racially stereotyped the UK’s Gypsy and Traveller communities.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Newsnight scandal shows that the status quo does very little for defamation victims.”
The Guardian, 16th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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