British Broadcasting Corporation v Sugar and another [2009] UKHL 9; [2009] WLR (D) 51
“The BBC was a public authority for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 so that a request for information which the BBC claimed was held for the purposes of journalism, and was therefore excluded from the requirements of disclosure, was subject to the jurisdiction of the Information Commissioner and, on appeal, the Information Tribunal, even if the information requested was held for the purposes of art, journalism or literature.”
WLR Daily, 12th February 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.
Kelly and another v GE Healthcare Ltd [2009] EWHC 181 (Pat); [2009] WLR (D) 50
“Compensation of employees for certain inventions pursuant to s 40 of the Patents Act 1977 was not restricted to remedying some loss. Compensation for an invention of ‘outstanding benefit’ was to be determined in accordance with all available evidence, as per s 41 of the 1977 Act, so as to secure a just and fair reward to the employee, neither limiting the employee to compensation for loss or damage, nor placing the employee in as strong a position as an external patentee or licensor.”
WLR Daily, 12th February 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 re Overnight Ltd; Goldfarb v Higgins and others; [2009] WLR (D) 49
“The cause of action for fraudulent trading under s 213 of the Insolvency Act 1986 arose on the day the winding up order was made and not when either the petition was presented or the provisional liquidator appointed.”
WLR Daily, 12th February 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.
Regina (Liverpool City Council) v Hillingdon London Borough Council and Another
Court of Appeal
“A local authority had failed to carry out its duty under section 20 of the Children Act 1989 when dealing with an asylum-seeker who claimed to be a child because it did not carry out an assessment of his welfare needs, or of the kind of accommodation that would be required to meet them.”
The Times, 13th February 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.
Allianz SpA and Another v West Tankers Inc
Court of Justice of the European Communities
“It was not open to a court in one European Union member state to order a party in a case before it to discontinue proceedings begun by that party in another member state on the ground that the parties had agreed to refer any disputes between them to arbitration in the first state.”
The Times, 13th February 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.
“The ‘go live’ date for legal disciplinary practices (LDPs) has been put back a month, to 31 March, at the instigation of justice minister Bridget Prentice.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th February 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“For District Judge Edwina Millward, justice secretary Jack Straw’s announcement that the family courts are to be opened up to the media raises considerable concerns.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th February 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Serious Case Review will examine how a gang of Asian youths were able to walk in to the tennis courts at a Wiltshire school and hit 15-year-old Henry Webster repeatedly around the head with a claw hammer.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Barbara Ferraro took the family health records of her partner’s ex-wife and teenage daughter for him to see, which revealed both had undergone abdominal scans. The Health Professions Council hearing was told that the 44-year-old’s actions were a breach of patient confidentiality.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Source
“In a landmark settlement, the Congolese family have been awarded £150,000, believed to be the biggest payout over the unlawful detention of child refugees seeking asylum in Britain.”
The Independent, 13th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Geert Wilders, the rightwing Dutch politician accused of Islamophobia, was today refused entry to the UK after arriving at Heathrow airport in London.”
The Guardian, 12th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The jail sentences of three men who gang-raped a 16-year-old girl and doused her in caustic soda, leaving her disfigured, are to be reviewed to decide if they were unduly lenient.”
The Times, 13th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“British musicians were celebrating a major victory last night after a powerful European Parliament committee gave the go-ahead to extend the copyright term for music recordings to 95 years.”
The Times, 13th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Roberts v Chief Constable of Kent [2008] EWCA Civ 1588 (17 December 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Greene Wood & McLean Llp v Templeton Insurance Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 65 (12 February 2009)
Bedfordshire Police Authority v Constable [2009] EWCA Civ 64 (12 February 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v GG [2009] EWHC 142 (Admin) (12 February 2009)
Kagabo v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWHC 153 (Admin) (12 February 2009)
High Court (Patents Court)
Kelly & Anor v GE Healthcare Ltd [2009] EWHC 181 (Pat) (11 February 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org.uk
The Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2009
The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2009
The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2009
The Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009
The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Electronic Communications) Order 2009
The Payment Services Regulations 2009
The Local Authorities (Alteration of Requisite Calculations) (England) Regulations 2009
The Criminal Defence Service (Information Requests) (Prescribed Benefits) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“An employee’s dismissal was unfair because the email inviting him to the first in a series of disciplinary meetings did not specifically say that the process might result in dismissal, the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th February 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“A parent is jailed for their child’s truancy once a fortnight every school term in England and Wales, analysis of court statistics shows.”
BBC News, 12th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The proposed reforms to the Inquest system, criticised by David Pannick, QC, in Times Law last month, are vital to ensure that we offer bereaved people the best possible information and support at what is likely to be one of the most traumatic periods of their life.”
The Times, 12th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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