Wallentin-Hermann v Alitalia—Linee Aeree Italiane SpA – WLR Daily

Posted January 8th, 2009 in aircraft, carriage by air, compensation, EC law, law reports by sally

Wallentin-Hermann v Alitalia—Linee Aeree Italiane SpA (Case C-549/07); WLR (D) 3

“A technical problem such as an engine defect that came to light during a routine check on an aircraft and resulted in cancellation of a flight did not normally justify the carrier in refusing to pay compensation to passengers on the ground that the flight had been cancelled owing to ‘extraordinary circumstances’.”

WLR Daily, 7th January 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.

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted January 8th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Intestate Succession (Interest and Capitalisation) (Amendment) Order 2008

The Charities Act 1993 (Exception from Registration) Regulations 2008

The Penalties for Disorderly Behaviour (Amount of Penalty) (Amendment) Order 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Stansted protesters sentenced to community service amid threat of £2m damages claim – The Guardian

Posted January 8th, 2009 in airports, demonstrations, news, sentencing, trespass by sally

“A group of climate change protesters who brought Stansted airport to a standstill after occupying a taxiway in December were sentenced yesterday, as it emerged that they and others who joined them face the threat of being sued for more than £2m in damages.”

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The Guardian, 8th January 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Fusty image and poor pay put women off being judges – The Times

Posted January 8th, 2009 in judiciary, legal profession, news, women by sally

“The judiciary is losing out on some of the best talent in the legal profession because the work of a High Court judge is perceived as fusty, old-fashioned and underpaid. ”

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The Times, 8th January 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

‘Sex drug’ billboard firm told: you can’t keep it up – The Guardian

Posted January 8th, 2009 in advertising, news by sally

“The company behind a ‘Want Longer Lasting Sex?’ ad campaign for a nasal spray is defying an order to take down its posters by the advertising watchdog.”

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The Guardian, 7th January 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Fraud: the public are in a mood for show trials of guilty managers – The Times

Posted January 8th, 2009 in fraud, news by sally

“This is the year when the pursuit, exposure and prosecution of fraud will be a very big business story. Already, almost every fraud lawyer in London will say that his or her workload has boomed and that Bernard Madoff has become the poster boy for what will become a substantial global legal industry.”

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The Times, 8th January 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

MP stopped and search under anti-terror laws for taking pictures – The Guardian

Posted January 8th, 2009 in news, stop and search, terrorism by sally

“An MP has been stopped and searched by police officers under anti-terror laws after he was seen taking photographs near a railway station.”

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The Guardian, 7th January 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bruce Houlder, QC, the top criminal silk taking on the Armed Forces – The Times

Posted January 8th, 2009 in armed forces, barristers, news by sally

“When appointed the first civilian in charge of military prosecutions, Bruce Houlder, QC, faced accusations that he would ‘let our boys hang out to dry’. Others said that he had been put in post to ‘whitewash the crimes of the military’. Houlder, who took over on January 1 as the independent Director of Service Prosecutions for all three Armed Forces, is determined to prove that he can steer a middle course.”

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The Times, 8th January 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Pensioner convicted of harassing Martin Shaw – The Independent

Posted January 8th, 2009 in harassment, news by sally

“An ‘unhinged’ 66-year-old woman was today (7 January) convicted of harassing television actor Martin Shaw after pouring petrol through the letterbox of his girlfriend.”

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The Independent, 7th January 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Drug rehabilitation for offenders a waste of time, says judge – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 8th, 2009 in drug offences, news, rehabilitation by sally

“Thousands of drug rehabilitation programmes handed to offenders by the courts each year are a waste of time, a judge has warned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th January 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

HBOS is institutionally sexist, Muslim woman claims in £16m harassment case – The Guardian

Posted January 8th, 2009 in harassment, race discrimination, sex discrimination by sally

“Bosses at one of Britain’s biggest banks reigned over an ‘institutionally sexist environment’, according to a Muslim woman suing the firm and two senior managers for £16.7m for sexual, religious and racial harassment.”

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The Guardian, 7th January 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Gurkhas decision delay criticised – BBC News

Posted January 8th, 2009 in armed forces, Gurkhas, immigration, news by sally

“The government has been criticised for delays in producing a new policy on Gurkha veterans wanting to settle in the UK.”

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BBC News, 7th January 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Simmons & Simmons named most gay-friendly law firm – The Times

Posted January 8th, 2009 in homosexuality, law firms, news by sally

“Simmons & Simmons has been named the most gay-friendly law firm in the UK by a leading lobby group. ”

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The Times, 7th January 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Drunk driver jailed for seven years for baby’s death – The Guardian

Posted January 8th, 2009 in alcohol abuse, dangerous driving, news, sentencing by sally

“A woman who lost control of her Toyota 4×4, swerved on to a kerb and crushed a toddler in his pushchair was jailed for seven years today.”

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The Guardian, 7th January 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted January 7th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

R v Mayers, Glasgow & Ors [2008] EWCA Crim 2989 (12 December 2008)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Vale of Glamorgan Council v Roberts [2008] EWHC 2911 (Ch) (01 December 2008)

Source: www.bailii.org

PCC adjudication: chainsaw suicide – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 7th, 2009 in complaints, media, news by sally

“The Press Complaints Commission has investigated whether an article published on The Daily Telegraph website under the headline ‘Man cut off own head with chainsaw’, contained excessive detail about the method of suicide used in breach of Clause 5 (Intrusion into grief or shock) of the Code. The Commission found a breach of the Code.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th January 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Nigel Boardman: law firms right to target underperforming partners – The Times

Posted January 7th, 2009 in law firms, news by sally

“Law firms are right to cut underperforming partners as they look to slash costs ahead of a downturn, the UK’s leading corporate lawyer said.”

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The Times, 7th January 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Myerson v Myerson – Times Law Reports

Posted January 7th, 2009 in consent orders, divorce, financial dispute resolution, law reports by sally

Myerson v Myerson

Court of Appeal

“A judge who had made an order, by consent, at the conclusion of a successful financial dispute resolution, could not then decide subsidiary issues on which the parties had subsequently failed to reach agreement.”

The Times, 7th January 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.

CL (Vietnam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports

Posted January 7th, 2009 in asylum, children, law reports by sally

CL (Vietnam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Court of Appeal

“Where an unaccompanied child seeking asylum appealed against the refusal of his claim and removal directions, it was necessary for the immigration judge, when considering that child’s human rights, to determine whether the reception facilities for the child on return were adequate. It was not solely an issue for the Secretary of State for the Home Department to determine.”

The Times, 7th January 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.

Thousands bankrupted over unpaid council tax – The Times

Posted January 7th, 2009 in council tax, news by sally

“Thousands of vulnerable people are being forced into bankruptcy as town halls use increasingly aggressive tactics to chase council tax arrears. ”

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The Times, 7th January 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk