Ex-Tory peer Lord Taylor jailed for expenses fraud – BBC News
“Ex-Tory peer Lord Taylor of Warwick has been jailed for 12 months for falsely claiming £11,277 in parliamentary expenses.”
BBC News, 31st May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina (HRH Sultan of Pahang) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
“The question of who was a head of state such as to attract state immunity was a matter for the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and not for the court. A certificate issued by the Secretary of State under section 21 of the State Immunity Act 1978 was conclusive evidence of the status of a territory for the purposes of Part I of the 1978 Act. The certificate was the only proper means by which the court could, for the purposes of the common law where it continued to apply, inform itself of a territory’s status and of the identity of the head of state.”
WLR Daily, 25th May 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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Sutton and others v England and others – WLR Daily
Sutton and others v England and others [2011] EWCA Civ 637; [2011] WLR (D) 182
“The partition of a trust fund did not necessarily have more than an incidental impact on, or necessarily involve a variation or rearrangement of, the beneficial interests in it. The court therefore had power, in appropriate circumstances, to grant an application by trustees under section 57(1) of the Trustees Act 1925 for the appropriation and partition of trust property.”
WLR Daily, 26th May 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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Konsumentombudsmannen v Ving Sverige AB – WLR Daily
Konsumentombudsmannen v Ving Sverige AB (Case C-122/10); [2011] WLR (D) 181
“A commercial communication constituted an ‘invitation to purchase’ within the meaning of article 2(i) of Parliament and Council Directive 2005/29/EC concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market, as soon as the information on the product and its price were sufficient for the consumer to be able to make a transactional decision. Information on price could be sufficient for those purposes where it contained an entry-level price and information on the product’s characteristics could be contained in a verbal or visual reference. It was sufficient for the purposes of providing the material information for an invitation to purchase required pursuant to article 7(4)(a) of the Directive for only certain of the product’s main characteristics to be given in that invitation and for the trader to refer in addition to its website, provided the essential information was on that website. Whether or not a reference to an entry-level price was misleading for the purposes of article 7(4)(c) was for the national court to ascertain in the circumstances of the case.”
WLR Daily, 12th May 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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The Revenue tackles offensive labels for disabled in tax law – The Guardian
“HM Revenue & Customers is looking at how to replace the terms ‘lunatic’, ‘idiot’, and ‘insane person’ in tax law.”
The Guardian, 29th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Burglar freed to protect rights of his children – Daily Telegraph
“A burglar has been freed early from jail – because keeping him locked up breaches the human rights of his children, judges ruled yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Government plans to relax cycling by-laws – The Independent
“Hundreds of miles of cycle routes could be created across England following a move to make it easier for councils to scrap outdated local laws.”
The Independent, 29th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sharon Shoesmith turns on Ed Balls after court rules her dismissal unfair – The Guardian
“Sharon Shoesmith has said it was ‘justice, not money’ that motivated her during a two-year legal challenge over her controversial sacking in the wake of the Baby Peter tragedy.”
The Guardian, 27th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Goodwin’s mistress fails in High Court bid – Daily Telegraph
“The mistress of Sir Fred Goodwin yesterday failed to persuade a High Court judge to help keep her identity secret.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The Court 10 stars shaping the law on privacy – The Lawyer
“Court 10 at the Royal Courts of Justice has had more visitors than usual in the past month as the press fights back against what it perceives as encroaching privacy laws.”
The Lawyer, 30th May 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Couple who crammed animals in filthy cellar face jail – The Guardian
“A couple are facing jail after admitting keeping 11 dogs, nine geese, a pony, two goats and a cat in the dark, filthy cellar of their south Wales home.”
The Guardian, 27th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Twitter unmasks anonymous British user in landmark legal battle – The Guardian
“Twitter has been forced to hand over the personal details of a British user in a libel battle that could have huge implications for free speech on the web.”
The Guardian, 29th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Austrian count who complained over prison underpants wins damages, says lawyer – Daily Telegraph
“An Austrian count who complained about his prison underpants has been awarded almost £400,000 after he was held in custody for six days, his lawyer said today.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Digital Economy Act in fresh legal challenge – BBC News
“Telecoms firms BT and Talk Talk are to appeal against a High Court ruling on the controversial Digital Economy Act.”
BBC News, 27th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police wheelchair attack on Jody McIntyre ‘lawful’ – The Independent
“Police officers were justified in pulling a protester from his wheelchair and ‘inadvertently’ hitting him with a baton at the student fees demonstrations, an inquiry has found.”
The Independent, 27th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Gym contracts ‘unfair’ court rules – The Guardian
“Anyone locked into a gym contract of a year or more should be free to cancel it without cost after a landmark ruling against the operator of membership schemes for 1,000 independent gyms across Britain.”
The Guardian, 27th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Liverpool Women’s concedes incontinence negligence cases – BBC News
“A hospital being sued by hundreds of women, who claim their incontinence was made worse by a surgeon, has admitted liability or agreed to pay compensation in 50% of claims processed so far.”
BBC News, 29th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
