“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
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.
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
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.
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
“The decision to stop the BAE investigation raises questions about the rule of law and fairness in deciding which cases to prosecute.”
The Times, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Thieves who target the elderly should be jailed for at least 18 weeks and longer if they take items worth more than £2,000 or with high sentimental value, a sentencing watchdog said yesterday.”
The Times, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Judges, magistrates and MPs were warned yesterday not to overreact to the overwhelming media coverage of recent horrific murder trials and drive the record prison population to even higher levels.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“More than 2,000 cases that should have gone to trial in the Crown Court were thrown out last year because they were not ready, a watchdog says today.”
The Times, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A deaf father who wishes to have a deaf child has spoken of his anger that a clause in new fertility legislation will make it illegal to use embryos with a genetic abnormality in IVF treatment, when ones without the same defect are available.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government is poised to let the attorney general retain the power to stop prosecutions such as the corruption case against BAE Systems on national security grounds, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“In 2003 Sally Clark was released from jail after being falsely accused of murdering her two sons. She never recovered from the trauma and died a year ago, effectively of a broken heart. Cassandra Jardine looks at how such a gross miscarriage of justice could occur and asks whether lessons have been learnt.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Stealing from vulnerable victims should not automatically lead to a jail term, sentencing advisory body says.”
The Times, 10th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The Land Registration (Network Access) Rules 2008
The Sex Discrimination (Amendment of Legislation) Regulations 2008
The Partnerships (Accounts) Regulations 2008
The Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Amendment) (England) Order 2008
The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008
The Insurance Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Insurance Undertakings) Regulations 2008
The Bank Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Banks) Regulations 2008
The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Amendment Order 2008
The Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008
The Local Authorities (Alteration of Requisite Calculations) (Wales) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“The Law Society of England and Wales has formally applied for permission to intervene in a closely-watched European case that has threatened the ability of in-house lawyers to claim professional privilege.”
The Times, 10th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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