“The Government has said that new electronic waste disposal demands from Brussels may be too difficult for businesses to meet. It has asked for industry’s view ahead of summer negotiations on electronic waste.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th April 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“New measures to improve the investigation and prosecution of rape and to provide support to victims were announced today by Home Office Minister, Vernon Coaker.”
Home Office, 15th April 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Trident Turboprop (Dublin) Ltd v First Flight Couriers Ltd
Court of Appeal
“International supply contracts which excluded liability for misrepresentation and the right to rescind were not subject to the requirement of reasonableness.”
The Times, 15th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina (Bunce) v Pensions Appeal Tribunal and Another
Court of Appeal
“On an appeal against an interim assessment by the Ministry of Defence of the degree of a person’s disability, the Pensions Appeal Tribunal did not have jurisdiction to challenge either the existence of the disability or whether the disability was attributable to service in the Armed Forces.”
The Times, 15th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A couple who preyed on a Dorset farmer, tricking him out of his £1m farm and forcing him to live in ‘degrading conditions’, have been jailed.”
BBC News, 14th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Parents accused of abuse who risk losing their children may be forced to represent themselves in court under proposed cuts to family legal aid, judges and lawyers have warned.”
The Times, 15th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“It would be unfair to convict three men accused of helping the 7 July suicide bombers just because the attacks were so ‘horrific’, a jury has been advised.”
BBC News, 14th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Belle Turner, a leading junior barrister about to give birth to her first child, is ‘sad and angry’ about the planned cuts to family legal aid.”
The Times, 15th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A cabin crew boss was forced to employ only young, slim, single women to crew private aircraft, a tribunal has heard.”
BBC News, 14th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The inventor of genetic fingerprinting, Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, today warns that the government is putting at risk public support for the DNA national database by holding the genetic details of hundreds of thousands of innocent people.”
The Guardian, 15th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police forces are to face regular assessments of how well they investigate rape cases, following a series of high-profile failures. Government inspectors will examine how closely police and prosecutors follow official advice when dealing with alleged rapes.”
The Independent, 15th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Garlic oil was spread on radiators at a Crown Court, forcing hearings to be abandoned after the smell spread throught the building.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“UK laws protecting the privacy of people’s communications are inadequate, the European Commission has said. The Commission has launched a legal case against the UK over its implementation of European Union Directives.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th April 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“A chemist who contaminated food and wine in Gloucestershire supermarkets with his own urine and faeces has been sent to prison for nine years.”
BBC News, 14th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The City watchdog has banned a record number of firms that sell mortgages, pensions, investments and insurance.”
The Times, 14th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
McMillan-Smith, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 732 (08 April 2009)
Awosika, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 625 (18 March 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Ajinomoto Sweeteners Europe Sas v Asda Stores Ltd [2009] EWHC 781 (QB) (08 April 2009)
Peacock v MGN Ltd [2009] EWHC 769 (QB) (08 April 2009)
High Court (Administrative Division)
Ardagh Glass Ltd v Chester City Council & Anor [2009] EWHC 745 (Admin) (08 April 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
R (Tait) v Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel [2009] EWHC 767 (Admin); [2009] WLR (D) 138
“As a matter of construction of para 11 of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2001, a finding that it was not the motive of a driver in using his vehicle to inflict or attempt to inflict injury on any person was not determinative of the question whether the vehicle was used so as deliberately to inflict or attempt to inflict injury on any person, because it was not inconsistent with a finding that it was nevertheless the driver’s intention to cause injury; if such an intention was proved, the para 11 exception would not apply to render the injured person ineligible for compensation.”
WLR Daily, 9th April 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.
Smallwood and others v Revenue and Customs Comrs [2009] EWHC 777 (Ch); [2009] WLR(D) 137
“Art 13(4) of the Schedule to the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Mauritius) Order 1981 (SI 1981/1121) gave the right to tax capital gains to the state in which there was residence at the time of the disposition.”
WLR Daily, 9th April 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.
Emerald Supplies Ltd v British Airways plc [2009] EWHC 741 (Ch); [2009] WLR (D) 136
“The court had no jurisdiction to make a representation order under CPR r 19.6 where the criteria for inclusion in the class depended on the outcome of the action itself.”
WLR Daily, 9th April 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.
Court of Appeal
“A child at school playing a game in an authorised play area who was not breaking any rules and who was not acting beyond the norms of the game was not liable for an injury caused to a playground supervisor.”
The Times, 14th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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