In re Charit-Email Technology Partnership LLP; Vermillion International Investments Ltd v Charit-Email Technology Partnership LLP – WLR Daily

Posted February 18th, 2009 in insolvency, law reports, locus standi, partnerships, winding up by sally

In re Charit-Email Technology Partnership LLP; Vermillion International Investments Ltd v Charit-Email Technology Partnership LLP; [2009] WLR (D) 57

“Although the interests and liabilities of a member of a limited liability partnership were different from those of a contributory to a limited company and those differences might lead to some changes in practice so far as petitions to wind them up were concerned, a person seeking to exercise a right to appear and be heard in court proceedings, whether as creditor or contributory, should at least claim to be a member of the class on whom that right was conferred.”

WLR Daily, 17th February 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Ugiagbe v Southwark London Borough Council – Times Law Reports

Posted February 18th, 2009 in homelessness, housing, law reports, local government by sally

Ugiagbe v Southwark London Borough Council

Court of Appeal

“Failure to follow informal advice to go to a local housing authority’s homeless persons unit when threatened with eviction, did not make an applicant intentionally homeless.”

The Times, 18th February 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Surveillance will cost more than £34 billion say Convention on Modern Liberty – The Times

Posted February 18th, 2009 in data protection, news, privacy by sally

“The cost of running Britain’s state-run databases over the next ten years has soared to £34 billion, according to estimates from a new campaign against what it called the surveillance society.”

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The Times, 18th February 2009

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Met discrimination inquiry begins – BBC News

Posted February 18th, 2009 in news, police, race discrimination by sally

“An inquiry into discrimination in the UK’s biggest police force is to begin.”

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BBC News, 18th February 2009

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Secret papers on Iraq war stolen from Eversheds lawyer on train – The Times

Posted February 18th, 2009 in news by sally

“Highly sensitive documents relating to the Iraq War have been stolen after being left unguarded on a train by a lawyer working for the Government, The Times has learnt.”

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The Times, 18th February 2009

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Man accused of shaking 11-week-old baby is cleared after three year ordeal – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 18th, 2009 in child abuse, news by sally

“A man accused of inflicting severe brain damage on an 11-week-old baby by shaking her has been cleared after a three-year ordeal.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2009

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‘Sex’ ad gives rise to complaints – BBC News

Posted February 18th, 2009 in advertising, news by sally

“Hundreds of complaints over billboard adverts featuring the word ‘sex’ in giant lettering have been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).”

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BBC News, 18th February 2009

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Woman gets £30,000 payout from M&S after slipping on grapes – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 18th, 2009 in accidents, compensation, news, personal injuries by sally

“A woman has obtained nearly £30,000 in compensation after she slipped on two grapes and broke her shoulder in a Marks & Spencer store.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2009

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Great train robber Ronnie Biggs set to be released in July – The Guardian

Posted February 18th, 2009 in news, parole, robbery by sally

“Great train robber Ronnie Biggs may walk free this summer, it emerged last night. A parole board meeting on 3 July will decide if he can be released from Norwich jail after nine and a half years in custody in the UK and more than 35 years on the run in Australia and Brazil since the £2.3m raid on the Glasgow to London mail train.”

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The Guardian, 18th February 2009

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Six lawyers at Raleys guilty of misconduct over £7m miners’ awards – The Times

Posted February 18th, 2009 in claims management, industrial injuries, miners, news, professional conduct, solicitors by sally

“Three solicitors whose deal with Arthur Scargill led their firm to slice £7.7 million from compensation awards to sick coalminers were suspended yesterday for professional misconduct.”

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The Times, 18th February 2009

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Attorney General considering criminal investigation over Binyam Mohamed case – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 18th, 2009 in intelligence services, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“The Attorney General, Baroness Scotland, is considering launching a criminal investigation into whether MI5 agents were complicit in the alleged torture of British terror suspect Binyam Mohamed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2009

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Law firm Fox Hayes fined almost £1m for role in share scams – The Times

Posted February 17th, 2009 in financial regulation, fraud, law firms, news by sally

“A defunct British law firm has been fined nearly £1 million for ‘recklessly’ assisting Spanish boiler rooms to defraud British investors out of millions of pounds.”

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The Times, 17th February 2009

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Miners’ solicitors breached code – BBC News

Posted February 17th, 2009 in claims management, industrial injuries, miners, news, professional conduct, solicitors by sally

“Solicitors in South Yorkshire deliberately breached a code of conduct to collect £32m in fees from miners’ compensation claims, a tribunal ruled.”

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BBC News, 17th February 2009

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted February 17th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Crown Prosecution Service Swansea v Gilleeney & Anor [2009] EWCA Crim 193 (17 February 2009)

Meenan, R v [2009] EWCA Crim 140 (21 January 2009)

Berr, R (on the prosecution of) v Lowe [2009] EWCA Crim 194 (17 February 2009)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Financial Services Authority v Hayes [2009] EWCA Civ 76 (17 February 2009)

High Court (Administrative Court)

L v Director of Public Prosecutions [2009] EWHC 238 (Admin) (14 January 2009)

Writtle v Director of Public Prosecutions [2009] EWHC 236 (Admin) (20 January 2009)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Seele Austria GmbH Co v Tokio Marine Europe Insurance Ltd [2009] EWHC 255 (TCC) (17 February 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted February 17th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2009

The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Wales)(Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Further Transitional and Supplementary Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009

The Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2009

The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No.8) Order 2009

The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2009

The Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Mosley Vs the UK – BBC News

Posted February 17th, 2009 in news, privacy by sally

“Privacy – who has a right to it and in what circumstances – has become one of the most contentious legal issues of our times.”

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BBC News, 17th February 2009

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted February 17th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Austin v London Borough of Southwark [2009] EWCA Civ 66 (16 February 2009)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Haji-Ioannou v Mark Dixon Regus Group Plc & Anor [2009] EWHC 178 (QB) (06 February 2009)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

OSC Building Services Ltd v Interior Dimensions Contracts Ltd [2009] EWHC 248 (TCC) (08 January 2009)

Moduleco v Carillion [2009] EWHC 250 (TCC) (11 February 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Asian detective loses appeal over Met race battle – The Independent

Posted February 17th, 2009 in news, police, race discrimination, victimisation by sally

“An Asian detective locked in a race battle with Scotland Yard has lost his appeal against a decision clearing his employer of victimisation.”

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The Independent, 17th February 2009

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Imageview Management Ltd v Jack – WLR Daily

Posted February 17th, 2009 in agency, fiduciary duty, law reports, sport by sally

Imageview Management Ltd v Jack [2009] EWCA Civ 63; [2009] WLR (D) 56

“An agent when negotiating with another person on behalf of his principal breached the fiduciary duty which he owed to his principal if at the same time he made with the other person an undisclosed side deal for his own benefit and there were a real possibility of conflict of interest. In such a case the agent was required to account to the principal in respect of the secret commission so received and was not entitled to receive any agency fees from the principal.”

WLR Daily, 17th February 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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SRM Global Master Fund LP v Commissioners of HM Treasury; RAB Special Situations (Master) Fund Ltd v Same; Grainger and others v Same – WLR Daily

Posted February 17th, 2009 in banking, compensation, law reports, nationalisation by sally

SRM Global Master Fund LP v Commissioners of HM Treasury; RAB Special Situations (Master) Fund Ltd v Same; Grainger and others v Same [2009] EWHC 227 (Admin); [2009] WLR (D) 55

“Ss 5(4) and 9(2) of the Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008 and art 6 of the Northern Rock plc Compensation Order 2008 (SI 2008/718), the provisions establishing the assumptions upon which valuation of shares was carried out under a scheme for compensating shareholders subsequent to the nationalisation of Northern Rock plc, did not infringe the shareholders right to peaceful enjoyment of their possessions under art 1 of the First Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundmamental Freedoms (set out in Pt II of Sch 1 to the Human Rights Act 1998).”

WLR Daily, 16th February 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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