“Legal advice privilege applied only to advice given by a member of the legal profession.”
WLR Daily, 13th October 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Broomleigh Housing Association Ltd v Okonkwo [2010] EWCA Civ 1113; [2010] WLR (D) 251
“If, following an application by a creditor for an order to gain information from a judgment debtor, the debtor failed to attend court the judge should not use a committal order, even when suspended, as little more than a vehicle for fixing a date for an effective adjourned hearing. A judge had a discretion whether to make such an order and should exercise it, and be seen to exercise it, with due regard to its seriousness.”
WLR Daily, 13th October 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Gisda Cyf v Barratt [2010] UKSC 41; [2010] WLR (D) 250
“Where dismissal without notice was communicated to an employee in a letter, the contract of employment did not terminate until the employee had actually read the letter or had had a reasonable opportunity of reading it.”
WLR Daily, 13th October 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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In re Stakefield (Midlands) Ltd and others [2010] WLR (D) 249
“A defendant to disqualification proceedings brought by the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform would not be entitled to have the proceedings struck out on the basis that the Secretary of State had committed a breach of duty by failing to obtain evidence or otherwise to investigate. Where, however imperfect the investigations might have been, the Secretary of State had in fact assembled evidence of a defendant’s unfitness to be concerned in the management of a company, it was for the court to determine at trial whether the Secretary of State had made out his case.”
WLR Daily, 13th October 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Pieretti v Enfield London Borough Council [2010] EWCA Civ 1104; [2010] WLR (D) 248
“S 49A(1)(d) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 required a local authority, in carrying out its functions under Pt VII of the Housing Act 1996, to take due steps to take account of a disabled persons’ disabilities.”
WLR Daily, 13th October 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“The Secretary of State for Transport was entitled to refuse to grant operating permits to a Turkish airline and travel agent to allow them to operate scheduled and chartered flights between the United Kingdom and northern Cyprus.”
WLR Daily, 13th October 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“A party who had been named in arbitration proceedings could simply ignore the arbitration proceedings if he considered that he had not entered into the agreement and come to court to challenge the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal; but if he had taken part in the proceedings disputing the jurisdiction of the court or the tribunal’s exercise of their asserted substantive jurisdiction, his right was limited to challenging the award under s 67 of the Arbitration Act 1996.”
WLR Daily, 13th October 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“An inquiry pursuant to s 86(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 into whether compliance with a parent’s preference as to the school at which he wished education to be provided for his child would prejudice the provision of efficient education or the efficient use of resources was to be assessed objectively.”
WLR Daily, 13th October 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“The Law Society today warned against piecemeal implementation of Lord Justice Jackson’s proposals on civil litigation costs, telling the government that this could be ‘very damaging’ to access to justice. Jackson himself has said that his reforms will not succeed unless they are implemented as a whole.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Lord Saville of Newdigate defended the cost and length of the £200 million inquiry, which took more than 11 years, saying that it could not have been done cheaply or quickly if it was to be ‘thorough’.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“In July the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced that the Bribery Act will not come into force until April 2011, a full year after it received royal assent. At the same time, it promised to issue guidance to enable commercial organisations to understand the concept of ‘adequate procedures’. This guidance is the subject of a consultation process, managed by the MoJ, with a closing date for responses set for 8 November.”
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Law Society’s Gazette, 14th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“This week saw the release of the Equality and Human Rights Commission report entitled How Fair is Britain. Today (13 October), at a high-level conference at Westminster University, original research examining structural inequalities in the legal services sector [pdf] will be unveiled.”
The Guardian, 13th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Court of Appeal today unanimously confirmed that legal professional privilege (LPP) only applies to qualified lawyers – solicitors and barristers. The decision was welcomed by the Law Society as giving certainty to solicitors and their clients.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“It is five years since the jurors filed back into the Old Bailey to give their verdict in what has become known as the ‘ricin plot’ trial. After a six-month trial, 17 days of deliberations, and an estimated £20m of taxpayers’ money, four defendants were acquitted and the fifth was found guilty of the lesser charge of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance.”
The Guardian, 13th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Thousands of attackers will be allowed to walk free from court under proposed new guidelines for assault cases, the Sentencing Council said today.”
The Independent, 13th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Oceanconnect UK Ltd & Anor. v Angara Maritime Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 1050 (12 October 2010)
Pieretti v London Borough of Enfield [2010] EWCA Civ 1104 (12 October 2010)
Mölnlycke Health Care AB & Anor v BSN Medical Ltd & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 1053 (12 October 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Dhamija & Anor v Sunningdale Joineries Ltd & Ors [2010] EWHC 2396 (TCC) (12 October 2010)
William McIlroy Swindon Ltd & Anor v Quinn Insurance Ltd [2010] EWHC 2448 (TCC) (12 October 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Legislative Reform (Licensing) (Interim Authority Notices etc) Order 2010
The Premium Savings Bonds (Amendment etc) Regulations 2010
The Financial Services Act 2010 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Order 2010
The Disabled People’s Right to Control (Pilot Scheme) (England) Regulations 2010
The Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“The College of Law has thrown its support behind Lord Browne’s review of student funding, which could see the removal of the cap on UK university fees.”
Legal Week, 12th October 2010
Source:www.legalweek.com
“Three men were facing life sentences today for killing an IT expert after snatching his girlfriend’s Halloween hat.”
The Independent, 12th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two men who netted £250,000 after providing women with access to sperm through an illegal fertility company were spared an immediate jail term today.”
The Guardian, 12th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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