The rise and rise of judicial review – BBC Law in Action
“Does the growing power and readiness of judges to question government decisions threaten to unbalance our democracy?”
BBC Law in Action, 11th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Does the growing power and readiness of judges to question government decisions threaten to unbalance our democracy?”
BBC Law in Action, 11th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
” A man who admitted possessing an al Qai’da training manual was jailed for 16 months today.”
The Independent, 11th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Staff at Leeds magistrates court are facing disciplinary action for serious errors which resulted in hundreds of offenders escaping prosecution, the Ministry of Justice said today.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Justice Minister David Hanson has made a written ministerial statement on investing in community sentences.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th March 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“There are plans afoot to change the laws on treason in the UK, with a commission on citizenship led by Lord Goldsmith recommending reform, but what is the law?”
BBC News Magazine, 11th March 2008
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“Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner is investigating advertising technology company Phorm over a deal it has cut with the UK’s top internet service providers.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th March 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“MPs will have to submit receipts when they claim office expenses worth more than £25 per item, it was announced today.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An accountant who says his business suffered after he slipped on a grape in a Marks & Spencer store and hurt his leg is claiming more than £300,000 compensation from the retail giant.”
The Times, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
High Court (Chancery Division)
Johnson v Revenue and Customs [2008] EWHC 412 (Ch) (06 February 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF [2008] EWHC 453 (Admin) (10 March 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Plans to make schoolchildren take part in citizenship ceremonies, pledging allegiance to the Queen, and a new public holiday to celebrate ‘Britishness’ were announced today as part of wide-ranging proposals to strengthen British citizenship.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain’s anti-discrimination quango had to be bailed out by ministers to avoid its breaching the law over its own internal equality scheme, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A gang of Seventh-Day Adventists who conned millions of pounds from fellow churchgoers to fund a life of wild extravagance have been jailed.”
The Times, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Two men were jailed for life yesterday for the murder of a faith healer who took money from clients but failed to fulfil his promises. The victim offered cures for everything from immigration problems to infertility and baldness in exchange for large sums.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Some rulings by trial judges could properly be described both as relating to counts on the indictment as well as being evidentiary.”
The Times, 11th March 2008
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Kosmar Villa Holidays plc v Trustees of Syndicate 1243
Court of Appeal
“Where insurers acknowledged a claim under a policy knowing that the insured had failed to comply with a condition precedent in the notification clause, they did not elect to waive the insured’s failure and accept liability.”
The Times, 11th March 2008
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Caudle v LD Law Ltd [2008] EWHC 374 (QB); WLR (D) 78
“A person who intends to exercise his entitlement to apply for a grant of letters of administration of an estate does not have an enforceable right to immediate possession of property formerly owned by the deceased unless it is necessary that he takes possession to safeguard the estate.”
WLR Daily, 10th March 2008
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.
Reinwood Ltd v L Brown & Sons Ltd [2008] UKHL 12; WLR (D) 77
“Where under the JCT Standard Form of Building Contract, 1998 ed, Private with Quantities the architect granted the contractor an extension of time after the employer had served a withholding notice and paid under an interim certificate on the assumption that it had the right to rely on a non-completion certificate previously served, the grant of the extension of time did not deprive the employer of that right since it did not cancel the non-completion notice restrospectively.”
WLR Daily, 10th March 2008
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.
“Extra resources should be ploughed into prisons’ drugs rehabilitation programmes, the Chairman of the Bar said today.”
The Bar Council, 11th March 2008
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The Sentencing Guidelines Council published a consultation guideline on the sentencing of adult offenders convicted of theft and burglary (non-dwelling) offences on 10 March 2008.”
Sentencing Guidelines Council, 11th March 2008
Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk