Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Prizedome Ltd & Anor v Revenue & Customs [2009] EWCA Civ 177 (12 March 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Umbro International Ltd v Revenue & Customs [2009] EWHC 438 (Ch) (12 March 2009)
Hodson v Hodson & Ors [2009] EWHC 430 (Ch) (12 March 2009)
J, Re (Enduring Power of Attorney) [2009] EWHC 436 (Ch) (12 March 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
“The number of immediate custodial sentences handed down for offences involving possession of a knife or other offensive weapon has gone up by almost a quarter (23%), Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 12th March 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Pullen, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 380 (20 February 2009)
Dixie, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 188 (03 February 2009)
Cahill, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 420 (26 February 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Dean & Dean (A Firm) v Angel Airlines SA & Ors [2009] EWHC 447 (Ch) (11 March 2009)
Red River (UK) Ltd & Anor v Sheikh & Anor [2009] EWHC 431 (Ch) (09 March 2009)
High Court (Patents Court)
MMI Research Ltd v Cellxion Ltd & Ors [2009] EWHC 418 (Pat) (11 March 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (Continuance in force of sections 1 to 9) Order 2009
The Charities Acts 1992 and 1993 (Substitution of Sums) Order 2009
The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Part V Exemption: Licensed Sponsors Tiers 2 and 4) Order 2009
The Community Legal Service (Financial) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Licensed Conveyancers (Compensation for Inadequate Professional Services) Order 2009
The Solicitors’ Recognised Bodies (Amendment) Order 2009
The Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Interest) Order 2009
The Social Security (Flexible New Deal) Regulations 2009
The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) General (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Child Trust Funds (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Town and Country Planning (Hearings and Inquiries Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Rules 2009
The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (Commencement No 2) Order 2009
The Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) Order 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Tann v Herrington [2009] EWHC 445 (Ch); [2009] WLR (D) 89
“Where a partner entrusted with the responsibility of dealing with all aspects of the firm’s professional indemnity insurance failed to fulfil his obligations, a liability in damages to a client, for which the firm’s professional indemnity insurer had refused indemnity, was a liability to be borne personally by the partner because he was responsible for notifying the insurers that a claim had been made and his delay in doing so caused the refusal of indemnity.”
WLR Daily, 11th March 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.
“In a European arrest warrant which sought a defendant’s return to this jurisdiction as a convicted person for the extradition offence of blackmail an allegation that the defendant was unlawfully at large and in breach of bail did not amount to ‘an offence disclosed by the information provided … in respect of’ the offence of blackmail for the purposes of s 146(3)(b) of the Extradition Act 2003.”
WLR Daily, 11th March 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.
“When considering whether a homosexual person was entitled to refugee status, the test to be applied was whether the claimant would reasonably be expected to tolerate that he would have to be discreet, not only in the context of random sexual activity, but in relation to matters following from, and relevant to, sexual identity.”
WLR Daily, 11th March 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.
House of Lords
“Covert surveillance of communications between lawyers and their clients, covered by legal professional privilege, was permitted under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, notwithstanding any statutory rights of persons in custody to consult their lawyers in private.”
The Times, 12th 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.
“A City fund manager hit by the credit crunch went to the Court of Appeal yesterday in an attempt to renegotiate £9.5 million of his divorce settlement.”
The Times, 12th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A prospective landlord has won his fight not to install CCTV cameras in his pub after the case was taken up by the information commissioner.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“David Cameron today (11 March) called for a full inquiry into British intelligence agencies’ alleged involvement in torture amid mounting concern that they may have breached international law.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A consultant at law firm Hammonds advised a businessman on a $14 million company purchase while simultaneously receiving secret payments to work for the seller, a court heard today.”
The Times, 11th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A report into the policing of last year’s Climate Camp demonstration, to be presented today in parliament, has criticised Kent police for its apparent use of ‘psychological operations’.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Councils across the country are making the same mistakes that contributed to the death of Baby P, an official report is expected to say today.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Prison officers have demanded an inquiry after a recording of the voice of Britain’s most notorious prisoner was played at the premiere of a film based on his life.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the world wide web, today warned MPs and peers that they should not allow third parties, including commercial companies, to snoop on people’s internet browsing.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A West Midlands sandwich bar worker who was prosecuted after footage of him stuffing lettuce up his nose appeared on YouTube has avoided a jail term.”
BBC News, 11th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A homeowner has been cleared of murder after he shot and killed a bodybuilder at point-blank range when he tried to break into his house.”
The Times, 11th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“He is remembered as a man of principle. But secret papers unearthed by Cahal Milmo show that Albert Pierrepoint was in fact a money-grabbing fantasist.”
The Independent, 12th March 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An attempt to introduce a computer system for the prison and probation services that was abandoned after three years, after it had already cost £155m in public money, was last night labelled ‘a masterclass in sloppy project management’.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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