Lockheed Martin Corpn v Willis Group Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted August 9th, 2010 in appeals, civil procedure rules, law reports, limitations, mistake, substitution by sally

Lockheed Martin Corpn v Willis Group Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 927; [2010] WLR (D) 225

“Where a party was to be substituted on the grounds of mistake under CPR r 19.5 there was no further formal jurisdictional requirement that the mistake was not misleading to the other party or did not cause reasonable doubt as to the identity of the party intended to be sued.”

WLR Daily, 5th August 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Health & Safety Executive v Wolverhampton City Council and another – WLR Daily

Posted August 9th, 2010 in appeals, compensation, health & safety, law reports, local government, planning by sally

Health & Safety Executive v Wolverhampton City Council and another [2010] EWCA Civ 892; [2010] WLR (D) 224

“A material consideration for a local planning authority when deciding whether to revoke or modify the grant of planning permission under s 97 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 was the authority’s liability to pay compensation under s 107 of the Act.”

WLR Daily, 4th August 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.

BNY Corporate Trustee Services Ltd v Eurosail-UK 2007-3BL plc and others – WLR Daily

Posted August 9th, 2010 in debts, insolvency, law reports, winding up by sally

BNY Corporate Trustee Services Ltd v Eurosail-UK 2007-3BL plc and others [2010] EWHC 2005 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 223

“The requirement in s 123(2) of the Insolvency Act 1986 to ‘[take] into account [the company’s] contingent and prospective liabilities’ when determining whether the value of the company’s assets was less than the amount of its liabilities could not require such liabilities to be aggregated at their face value with debts presently due, nor require the conversion of prospective liabilities denominated in some currency other than sterling into sterling at the present spot rate.”

WLR Daily, 3rd August 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.

UK Border Agency investigation finds cause for ‘significant concern’ – The Guardian

Posted August 9th, 2010 in asylum, immigration, news, reports, whistleblowers by sally

“An investigation into claims by a whistleblower that asylum seekers are mistreated, tricked and humiliated by staff working for the UK Border Agency has found cause for ‘significant concern’ and makes several recommendations for change.”

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The Guardian, 8th August 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Youth worker jailed for grooming under-age girl – The Independent

Posted August 9th, 2010 in news, sentencing, sexual grooming, sexual offences prevention orders by sally

“A youth consultant who groomed a 13-year-old girl for sex online was jailed for 21 months today.”

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The Independent, 6th August 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Man who threatened to kill Cheryl Cole jailed – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 9th, 2010 in fingerprints, harassment, mental health, news, religiously aggravated offences, sentencing, threatening behaviour, threatening to destroy or damage property by sally

“A man who threatened to kill singer Cheryl Cole and blow up a football stadium has been jailed for two years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th August 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Pair jailed for life for murder of pub landlord – The Independent

Posted August 9th, 2010 in conspiracy, murder, news, sentencing, violent disorder by sally

“Two men were jailed for life today for killing a pub landlord shot dead after a ‘trivial’ row over a laser pen shone at a car, police said.”

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The Independent, 6th August 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

IPCC takes no action after girl hit by Taser by mistake – BBC News

Posted August 9th, 2010 in children, complaints, firearms, news, police by sally

“The police watchdog has said it will take no action against officers after a 14-year-old girl was accidentally shot with a Taser in Nottinghamshire.”

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BBC News, 6th August 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fears over legal aid to vulnerable – The Independent

Posted August 9th, 2010 in law firms, legal aid, news by sally

“A big reduction in the number of firms offering legal aid for vulnerable families risks creating ‘advice deserts’ in parts of the UK, lawyers have warned.”

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The Independent, 7th August 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Children left in danger by court delays – The Guardian

Posted August 9th, 2010 in child abuse, children, family courts, news, social services by sally

“Children are being damaged by unprecedented delays in the family courts in England and Wales, where judges can now take up to 65 weeks to decide whether it is safe for them to remain with their parents, Britain’s largest children’s charity says today.”

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The Guardian, 9th August 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lord Carlile to investigate abuse at private school – BBC News

Posted August 6th, 2010 in child abuse, education, inquiries, news by sally

“Lord Carlile has been asked to lead an inquiry into child protection at a Roman Catholic private school.”

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BBC News, 6th August 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Can you really predict a prisoner’s death? – BBC News

Posted August 6th, 2010 in death in custody, early release, news, prisons by sally

“Last August, two of the UK’s most notorious prisoners were released from prison.”

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BBC News, 6th August 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Lawyers see ‘explosion’ in cohabitation cases – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 6th, 2010 in cohabitation, news by sally

“The recession has caused an ‘explosion’ in the number of cohabiting couples seeking advice on relationship breakdown, according to family lawyers who have called for the ‘complex’ laws applied to them to be updated.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 6th August 2010

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 6th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Varsani, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 1938 (05 August 2010)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Dee v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2010] EWHC 1939 (QB) (28 July 2010)

Drake v Starkey [2010] EWHC 2004 (QB) (05 August 2010)

High Court (Administrative Court)

TR v Asylum and Immigration Tribunal [2010] EWHC 2055 (Admin) (05 August 2010)

Jisha v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWHC 2043 (Admin) (05 August 2010)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Bank of Ireland v Pexxnet Ltd. Maxximmo AG & Ors [2010] EWHC 1872 (Comm) (22 July 2010)

High Court (Patents Court)

Dyson Ltd v Vax Ltd [2010] EWHC 1923 (Pat) (29 July 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Allhallows Staining Church Act 2010

Posted August 6th, 2010 in legislation, London, planning by sally

Allhallows Staining Church Act 2010 published

Full text of Act

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Kent County Council (Filming on Highways) Act 2010

Posted August 6th, 2010 in legislation, local government, roads, video recordings by sally

Kent County Council (Filming on Highways) Act 2010 published

Full text of Act

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Local authorities threaten legal action over axed school buildings programme – The Guardian

Posted August 6th, 2010 in education, judicial review, local government, news by sally

“At least two councils are taking steps to sue the government in the high court over the cancellation of multi-million-pound contracts to build new schools, it emerged today.”

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The Guardian, 5th August 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Child protection database to be switched off – BBC News

Posted August 6th, 2010 in child abuse, children, news, social services by sally

“A £235m government database containing the records of England’s 11 million children is being switched off.”

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BBC News, 6th August 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Teenager jailed for 20-minute attack on dog – The Independent

Posted August 5th, 2010 in animal cruelty, closed circuit television, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“A teenager was starting a 16-week sentence today after being caught on CCTV kicking and punching a dog in a 20-minute attack.”

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The Independent, 5th August 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Prisoners paid £1m in late-release compensation – The Independent

Posted August 5th, 2010 in compensation, Ministry of Justice, news, prisons, release on licence by sally

“Prisoners were given more than £1 million in compensation after being released late from jail over the last three years, figures showed today.”

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The Independent, 5th August 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk