First trial without jury approved – BBC News
“The Court of Appeal has ruled that a criminal trial can take place in front of a judge without a jury for the first time in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 18th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
In re Attorney General’s Reference (No 3 of 1999) – WLR Daily
In re Attorney General’s Reference (No 3 of 1999) [2009] UKHL 34; [2009] WLR (D) 192
“An order made by the House of Lords on an Attorney General’s reference in October 2000 prohibiting identification of the defendant, D, should now, on a balance of the defendant’s right to privacy under art 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the right of the media to freedom of expression and communication under art 10, be discharged.”
WLR Daily, 17th June 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.
TRM Copy Centres (UK) Ltd and others v Lanwall Services Ltd – WLR Daily
TRM Copy Centres (UK) Ltd and others v Lanwall Services Ltd [2009] UKHL35; [2009] WLR (D) 190
“An agreement between the provider of photocopiers and the retailer in whose premises the photocopiers were located was not a consumer hire agreement within the meaning of s 15 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 if there was no obligation on the part of the retailer to make any payment in cash or kind for the hire of the photocopiers.”
Source: www.lawreport.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Official Receiver v McKay – WLR Daily
Official Receiver v McKay [2009] EWCA Civ 467; [2009] WLR (D) 191
“Where the only proven debt against a bankrupt’s estate had been withdrawn by the creditor for whatever reason, the court was empowered under s 282(1)(b) of the Insolvency Act 1986 to annul the bankruptcy order on the footing that the proven debt no longer existed at the time the annulment order was made, without investigating whether the proven debt had been fully paid or expunged.”
WLR Daily, 17th June 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.
Lewis and another v Metropolitan Property Realisations Ltd – WLR Daily
Lewis and another v Metropolitan Property Realisations Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 448; [2009] WLR (D) 189
“The word ‘realise’ in the context of s 283A(3)(a) of the Insolvency Act 1986 was not, in its context, capable of covering a transaction where there was deferred monetary consideration during the period before that consideration came in, so that a bankrupt’s interest in property that had formerly vested jointly in him and his wife revested in him on the third anniversary of his bankruptcy despite his trustee in bankruptcy having assigned that interest to a creditor by way of an agreement for consideration of £1 and 25% of any eventual sale of the interest.”
WLR Daily, 17th June 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Baker and Others v Quantum Clothing and Others – Times Law Reports
Baker and Others v Quantum Clothing and Others
Court of Appeal
“Whether a work place was in fact made and kept safe was to be judged objectively without reference to what might have earlier been thought to be good practice.”
The Times, 18th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
In re British Broadcasting Corporation: Attorney-General’s Reference (No 3 of 1999) – Times Law Reports
In re British Broadcasting Corporation: Attorney-General’s Reference (No 3 of 1999)
House of Lords
“Balancing the defendant’s right to privacy under article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights against the right of the British Broadcasting Corporation under article 10 of that Convention to freedom of expression and communication, an order made by the House of Lords in October 2000 in an Attorney-General’s reference prohibiting identification of the defendant, D, should be discharged.”
The Times, 18th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Virgin Islands) Order 2009
The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Guernsey) Order 2009
The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Jersey) Order 2009
The Banking Act 2009 (Restriction of Partial Property Transfers) (Amendment) Order 2009
The National Insurance Contribution Credits (Transfer of Functions) Order 2009
The Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009
The European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 2009
The European Parliament (Pay and Pensions) Regulations 2009
The Social Security (Equalisation of State Pension Age) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
‘Terror Act search was Orwellian’ – BBC News
“Police officers are trying to racially balance official figures in the way they select people to search under terrorism laws, it has been suggested.”
BBC News, 17th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
GCHQ man, Neil McLellan, faces jail sentence after lying under oath – The Times
“A former employee of the GCHQ spy centre is facing jail for perjury and possession of a .44 Magnum revolver after being caught lying under oath.”
The Times, 16th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lawyers revolt over auction of legal aid work – The Times
“Ministers are facing a growing revolt over plans to hold a ‘reverse auction’ to award legal aid contracts to the lowest bidders. Nearly 2,500 lawyers who say the scheme will cause ‘irreparable damage’ to the quality of the justice system have already signed a Downing Street online petition urging the plans be scrapped.”
The Times, 18th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Senior judge’s ‘concerns for open justice’ in family courts – Daily Telegraph
“A senior judge admitted he has concerns for ‘open justice’ in family courts after hearing how a couple were prevented from becoming the guardians of their grandson.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Murder-plot social worker’s cases reviewed – The Independent
“A council is reviewing cases handled by a children’s social worker it employed despite her having a conviction for conspiring to murder her ex-husband.”
The Independent, 17th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Verdict on ‘arrogant’ pathologist – BBC News
“A former Home Office pathologist who admitted he was ‘incredibly arrogant’ in wrongly asserting two women were murdered can continue to practise.”
BBC News, 17th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
IVF libel battle shows how capping costs would hit claims – The Times
“The BBC is no doubt still licking its wounds after settling a claim, reputedly for up to £6 million, by Mohamed Taranissi, an IVF specialist. He launched his claim after a Panorama programme, broadcast in January 2007, made serious allegations about his medical practices.”
The Times, 18th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Student sentenced over terror bid – BBC News
“A student who tried to travel to Afghanistan to fight jihad has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 17th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Invoice theft breached confidence, rules High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“The handing over of a set of stolen invoices from one dairy wholesaler to its most bitter rival was a breach of confidence, the High Court has ruled. The taking of the invoices by an ex-employee and their user by the rival broke the law, it said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Too many ministers create too many laws, say MPs – Daily Telegraph
“Labour has created a Government of too many ministers creating too many laws, a scathing report by MPs warns today.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tony Blair knew of secret policy on terror interrogations – The Guardian
“Tony Blair was aware of the existence of a secret interrogation policy which effectively led to British citizens, and others, being tortured during counter-terrorism investigations, the Guardian can reveal.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Public pick community punishments – BBC News
“The results of a public vote to choose which community punishments offenders will face have been announced.”
BBC News, 18th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
