Boy wins right to compensation – The Independent
“The mother of a young boy who was hit 11 times with a car jack by another three-year-old boy today said she has won the right to compensation.”
The Independent, 13th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Choudhary and others v Bhatter and others – WLR Daily
Choudhary and others v Bhatter and others [2009] EWCA Civ 510; [2009] WLR (D) 326
“The opening words of art 22 of the Judgments Regulation, as to the courts which were to have ‘exclusive jurisdiction’, constituted a direction intended to apply as between the courts of those member states which were bound by the Regulation; and the words were not intended to apply as between the courts of member states and the courts of non-member states.”
WLR Daily, 12th November 2009
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.
Independent Trustee Services Ltd v Hope and others – WLR Daily
Independent Trustee Services Ltd v Hope and others [2009] EWHC 2810 (Ch); [2009] WLR (D) 325
“As a matter of law, the existence of the Pension Protection Fund was not a factor that trustees of a pension scheme might legitimately take into account in the exercise of a power to buy out scheme benefits.”
WLR Daily, 11th November 2009
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.
Regina (Manchester City Council) v St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council – Times Law Reports
Regina (Manchester City Council) v St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
Court of Appeal
“Once the Secretary of State for Health had determined that a person was ordinarily resident in a particular area, that local authority had the responsibility to fund a care package, albeit that another local authority had set up the package.”
The Times, 13th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sienkiewicz v Greif (UK) Ltd – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“A claimant who brought an action in tort for exposure to asbestos dust which resulted in mesothelioma was required to establish a material increase in the risk of contracting the disease because of the tortious exposure.”
The Times, 13th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 published
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Act 2009
Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Act 2009 published
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Act 2009
Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Act 2009 published
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009
Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009 published
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
New Act further strengthens justice for victims and witnesses – Ministry of Justice
“Better protection for witnesses during criminal investigations, more consistency in sentencing and modernisation of the coroners system are part of a raft of new measures that became law today.”
Ministry of Justice, 12th November 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Office of Fair Trading to investiage accountants’ fees for corporate insolvency – The Times
“The fees charged by Britain’s big accounting firms for winding up failed companies will come under scrutiny after the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) yesterday launched a wide-ranging inquiry into corporate insolvencies.”
The Times, 13th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judges’ torture ruling harmed UK security, says Foreign Office – The Guardian
“A top Foreign Office official has accused high court judges of damaging Britain’s national security by insisting that CIA evidence of British involvement in torture must be revealed.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Victory for The Independent as secret court opens its doors – The Independent
“A secretive court which handles some of the most difficult and sensitive cases in England and Wales is to open to the media for the first time, after a successful legal challenge by The Independent.”
The Independent, 13th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tony Blair to give evidence in public in Iraq war inquiry – The Guardian
“Tony Blair is set to give evidence in public to the Iraq war inquiry in the run-up to the next election, it was announced last night.”
The Guardian, 13th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
OFT to investigate the high cost of going bust – The Times
“The cost of going bankrupt in Britain is too high, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said today as it launched a sweeping review of Britain’s corporate insolvency market.”
The Times, 12th November 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Marine Bill enters final stages – BBC News
“The Marine and Coastal Access Bill, which will establish a series of marine conservation zones around England and Wales, is set to finally become law.”
BBC News, 11th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
