Myerson v Myerson – Times Law Reports

Posted January 7th, 2009 in consent orders, divorce, financial dispute resolution, law reports by sally

Myerson v Myerson

Court of Appeal

“A judge who had made an order, by consent, at the conclusion of a successful financial dispute resolution, could not then decide subsidiary issues on which the parties had subsequently failed to reach agreement.”

The Times, 7th January 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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CL (Vietnam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports

Posted January 7th, 2009 in asylum, children, law reports by sally

CL (Vietnam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Court of Appeal

“Where an unaccompanied child seeking asylum appealed against the refusal of his claim and removal directions, it was necessary for the immigration judge, when considering that child’s human rights, to determine whether the reception facilities for the child on return were adequate. It was not solely an issue for the Secretary of State for the Home Department to determine.”

The Times, 7th January 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Thousands bankrupted over unpaid council tax – The Times

Posted January 7th, 2009 in council tax, news by sally

“Thousands of vulnerable people are being forced into bankruptcy as town halls use increasingly aggressive tactics to chase council tax arrears. ”

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The Times, 7th January 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Private bail hostels being set up in residential areas on the quiet – The Times

Posted January 7th, 2009 in bail, news by sally

“Hundreds of bail hostels are being opened in residential neighbourhoods without public consultation as part of moves to ease jail overcrowding. ”

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The Times, 7th January 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Skippers and boat owners fined £200,000 over black fish scam – The Guardian

Posted January 7th, 2009 in fines, fisheries, news, quotas by sally

“Owners and skippers of six vessels that work out of one of Britain’s most important fishing ports weretoday ordered to pay more than £200,000 for fiddling catch quotas.”

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The Guardian, 6th January 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Homophobic abuse is unlawful regardless of victim’s sexuality, court rules – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 7th, 2009 in harassment, homosexuality, news by sally

“A person does not need to be gay to be protected against homophobic abuse in the workplace, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The ruling extends harassment legislation to situations where someone is teased for being something they clearly are not.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 6th January 2009

Source: www.out-law.com

£6m of sick miners’ awards went to Arthur Scargill’s union – The Times

Posted January 7th, 2009 in compensation, industrial injuries, miners, news, trade unions by sally

“Arthur Scargill’s trade union was paid more than £6 million by a firm of solicitors that deducted the money from compensation awarded to sick miners for industrial disease, a tribunal was told.”

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The Times, 7th January 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Home Office flouted guidelines in 10 ways over knife crime statistics – The Guardian

Posted January 7th, 2009 in crime, news, offensive weapons, statistics by sally

“The early release of knife crime statistics by the Home Office last month flouted new official guidelines in 10 different ways, the UK statistics authority said today.”

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The Guardian, 6th January 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

One in five fear record checks will not protect children – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 7th, 2009 in child abuse, criminal records, news by sally

“One in five people fear a criminal records check will not protect children from being groomed by paedophiles, a poll for the Home Office shows.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th January 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Daily Cause List, 6th January 2009

Posted January 6th, 2009 in news by sally

Tuesday 6th January 2009

Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk

Please note only the current day’s list will be accessible.

Ansari v Ansari (Bank of Scotland plc intervening) – WLR Daily

Ansari v Ansari (Bank of Scotland plc intervening) [2008] EWCA Civ 1456; [2008] WLR (D) 413

“Where a disposition of property made with the intention of reducing financial relief had been followed by further transactions made for valuable consideration and in good faith, the discretion conferred by s 37(3) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 would not be used to set aside, as a consequence of setting aside the original reviewable disposition under the Act, a charge, not in itself a reviewable disposition which had been granted by the purchaser on the security of the property.”

WLR Daily, 5th January 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.

Barclay v British Airways plc – WLR Daily

Posted January 6th, 2009 in accidents, aircraft, carriage by air, law reports, personal injuries by sally

Barclay v British Airways plc [2008] EWCA Civ 1419; [2008] WLR (D) 412

“Where a passenger slipped on a standard fitting plastic strip embedded in the floor of an aircraft in its normal state and sustained bodily injury, there was no ‘accident’ within the meaning of art 17.1 of the Montreal Convention 1999 since there was no distinct event which was not part of the usual, normal and expected operation of the aircraft and which had happened independently of anything done or omitted by the passenger.”

WLR Daily, 5th January 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.

Hard times spark falling-out of partners in leading law firms – The Times

Posted January 6th, 2009 in law firms, news, partnerships by sally

“Once regarded as secure for life, partners in Britain’s leading law firms are now being presented with a stark choice: prove your worth or leave. Almost 2,000 of them could go.”

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The Times, 6th January 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Photographers criminalised as police ‘abuse’ anti-terror laws – The Independent

Posted January 6th, 2009 in news, police, stop and search, terrorism by sally

“Fury as stop-and-search powers are used to block and confiscate legal pictures.”

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The Independent, 6th January 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Crime maps delivered on internet – BBC News

Posted January 6th, 2009 in crime, internet, news, statistics by sally

“Residents of England and Wales can now access online maps which plot recorded crime in their neighbourhood.”

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BBC News, 6th January 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recovering drug addict walks free from court after 145 crimes – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 6th, 2009 in drug abuse, news, rehabilitation by sally

“A recovering drug addict who owned up to 145 crimes has walked free from court after a judge ruled his ‘substantial progress’ earned him the right to rehabilitate in freedom.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th January 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

EAT rules law firms can force partners to retire – The Times

Posted January 6th, 2009 in law firms, news, retirement by sally

“Law firms will be able to enforce a mandatory retirement age for partners following a landmark ruling that clarifies how age discrimination laws apply to partnerships.”

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The Times, 5th January 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Police ‘encouraged’ to hack more – BBC News

Posted January 6th, 2009 in computer crime, investigatory powers, news, police by sally

“The Home Office has signed up to an EU strategy against cybercrime that ‘encourages’ police across Europe to remotely access personal computers.”

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BBC News, 5th January 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted January 5th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008

The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2008

The Local Authorities (England) (Charges for Property Searches) Regulations 2008

The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Information) Regulations 2008

The Charities Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5, Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Savings) Order 2008

The A38 Trunk Road (Weeford, Staffordshire to Minworth, Birmingham) (Detrunking) Order 2008

The A38 Trunk Road (Langley Mill, Warwickshire/Birmingham) (Detrunking) Order 2008

The Education (Independent School Standards) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The General Teaching Council for England (Disciplinary Functions) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Employment and Support Allowance (Up-rating Modification) (Transitional) Regulations 2008

The Armed Forces (Alignment of Service Discipline Acts) (No. 2) Order 2008

The Severn Bridges Tolls Order 2008

Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2008

The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008

The Collaboration Arrangements (Maintained Schools and Further Education Bodies) (Wales) Regulations 2008

The Overview and Scrutiny (Reference by Councillors) (Excluded Matters) (England) Order 2008

The Assembly Learning Grants (European Institutions) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008

The Shrimp Fishing Nets (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Daily Cause List, 5th January 2009

Posted January 5th, 2009 in news by sally

Monday 5th January 2009

Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk

Please note only the current day’s list will be accessible.