Community service for ex-officer – BBC News
“A former Lancashire police officer who abused his police powers to uncover his wife’s affair has been sentenced to 150 hours’ community service.”
BBC News, 10th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
R (Parish) v Pensions Ombudsman – WLR Daily
R (Parish) v Pensions Ombudsman; [2009] WLR (D) 86
“Where the ultimate question to be determined by the Pensions Ombudsman in an investigation differed from the ultimate question which had arisen in previously begun court or employment tribunal proceedings, s 146(6)(a)(i) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 did not preclude an investigation by reason of a factual issue being common to the investigation and to the court or employment tribunal proceedings.”
WLR Daily, 9th March 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Truex v Toll – WLR Daily
Truex v Toll [2009] EWHC 396 (Ch); [2009] WLR (D) 85
“In respect of fees owed to a solicitor by a client, an unliquidated sum did not become liquidated by a mere admission unsupported by consideration.”
WLR Daily, 9th March 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Tongue bite girlfriend faces jail – BBC News
“A woman who bit off her boyfriend’s tongue during a drunken birthday kiss has been told she faces jail.”
BBC News, 10th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Times Newspapers Limited (Nos 1 and 2) v United Kingdom – Times Law Reports
Times Newspapers Limited (Nos 1 and 2) v United Kingdom
European Court of Human Rights
“The European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that a court’s finding that Times Newspapers Ltd had libelled G. L. by the continued publication on its internet site of two articles was not a disproportionate restriction on the newspaper’s freedom of expression, as guaranteed by article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 11th March 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.
MK and Others (Somalia) v Entry Clearance Officer, Addis Ababa; Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, intervening – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“Children who were not legally adopted could not rely on concessions for asylum-seekers to enter the UK to stay with their aunt.”
The Times, 11th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Broadening Britain’s judicial ranks – BBC News
“Judges in England and Wales are holding their first conference to try to increase the number of women and people from ethnic minorities in their ranks.”
BBC News, 11th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother jailed for crushing baby – BBC News
“A mother has been jailed for eight years for inflicting a ‘horrific’ series of injuries on her two-month-old son, who died hours later.”
BBC News, 10th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Balls sacked Baby P chief under pressure from media, legal challenge alleges – The Guardian
“The details of Sharon Shoesmith’s judicial challenge against the children’s secretary, Ed Balls, first revealed by the Guardian last night, have been published today (10 March).”
The Guardian, 10th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Northern Rock rescue ‘did not limit competition’ – The Times
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has concluded that nationalising Northern Rock has had no ‘significant adverse’ impact on competition across financial services.”
The Times, 10th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Violent criminals escaping with caution has doubled in 10 years, Ministry of Justice says – Daily Telegraph
“The number of violent criminals escaping with a caution has more than doubled in 10 years, new figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK trade mark fees will fall, says IPO – OUT-LAW.com
“The cost of registering trade marks in the UK will fall under plans proposed by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO). The move is a response to reduced EU trade mark prices and to falling demand for marks.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th March 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Beyond reasonable doubt – BBC News
“Magistrates dealing with criminal offences are ‘case-hardened’ and may not properly apply the correct standard of proof, a prominent barrister claims.”
BBC News, 10th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2006-08 – Ministry of Justice
“A guide to changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules between March 2006 and October 2008.”
Ministry of Justice, 10th March 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Secretary of State for Work & Pensions v Lassal [2009] EWCA Civ 157 (10 March 2009)
HJ (Iran) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 172 (10 March 2009)
Furmans Electrical Contractors v Elecref Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 170 (10 March 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
University of Cambridge v Revenue and Customs [2009] EWHC 434 (Ch) (10 March 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Kituma v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2009] EWHC 373 (Admin) (09 March 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Jersey agrees to pass tax evasion data to UK – The Guardian
“Terry Le Sueur, chief minister of the Channel islands tax haven of Jersey, is due in London today to sign a novel agreement which will share information about offshore tax dodging.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Angel Solicitors (a Firm) v Jenkins O’Dowd & Barth (a Firm) – Times Law Reports
Angel Solicitors (a Firm) v Jenkins O’Dowd & Barth (a Firm)
Chancery Division
“Where solicitors were in breach of their undertakings to redeem or discharge existing mortgages and charges over property being sold, the court was not required to conduct an inquiry as to the loss suffered by the addressee of the undertakings as the result of their breach.”
The Times, 10th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Banks v Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council – Times Law Reports
Banks v Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council
Court of Appeal
“A reviewing officer considering an appeal against the refusal of a housing authority of a request for accommodation as a homeless person in priority need should, where he was minded to confirm the refusal on different grounds, give the applicant an opportunity to make further representations.”
The Times, 10th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Regina v Ovieriakhi – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
“Use of a false passport to obtain employment in the United Kingdom would usually attract a custodial sentence but it should be treated less severely than use of a passport to obtain entry to the country.”
The Times, 10th March 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.
