“A man who suffered brain damage at birth 37 years ago today settled his medical negligence claim for a compensation package which could be worth more than £5 million.”
The Independent, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The government has launched two new tribunals today, consisting of a First-tier and an Upper Tribunal.”
Ministry of Justice, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Six asylum seekers are reportedly claiming £300,000 in compensation for being wrongly detained by immigration officials.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Campaigners have expressed concern about the potential misuse of new powers for the compulsory treatment of people with mental illness that come into force in England today.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The last thing London needs now is its own version of Sarbanes-Oxley, says the CMS Cameron McKenna partner.”
The Times, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The police and Crown Prosecution Service must take a tough line over ‘preachers of violent hate’, but not waste public money targeting abusive neighbours, Nick Herbert, the Shadow Justice Secretary, has urged.”
The Times, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Muslim communities should have the right to decide their own disputes provided they are subject to our laws, one of Britain’s most senior legal figures has said.”
The Times, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“New Cremation Regulations designed to help prevent another Harold Shipman-type murder have been published today.”
Ministry of Justice, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Birmingham City Council v Shafi and another [2008] EWCA Civ 1186; [2008] WLR (D) 341
“Where a council sought an injunction under s 222 of the Local Government Act 1972 in circumstances in which an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) would be available, the court should not, save in an exceptional case, grant the injunction but leave the council to seek an ASBO in the magistrates’ court.”
WLR Daily, 31st October 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.
Ignaoua v Judicial Authority of the Courts of Milan: [2008] EWHC 2619 (Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 340
“Where a designated District Judge had made a decision under Part 1 of the Extradition Act 2003, an application for a writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum was precluded by the requirement in s 34 of the Act that such a decision might be questioned only by means of an appeal under Part 1.”
WLR Daily, 31st October 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.
G v HM Treasury; A and others v Same [2008] EWCA Civ 1187; [2008] WLR (D) 339
“The Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2006 was lawful and validly made under s 1 of the United Nations Act 1946 provided certain words were severed from art 4(2) so that it required the Treasury to show that it had reasonable grounds for suspecting that the person designated was involved in committing or facilitating terrorism and not merely might be such a person. The Al-Qaida and Taliban (United Nations Measures) Order 2006 was also valid and lawful so long as the designated individual was entitled to a merits based review of his case.”
WLR Daily, 31st October 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.
Warner v Verfides (Hafner and another intervening) [2008] EWHC 2609 (Ch); [2008] WLR (D) 338
“There was no reason why documents created by one party and sent to another should cease to be “correspondence” on their receipt by the latter. In the case of business correspondence, it could still engage the right to respect for private life under art 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”
WLR Daily, 31st October 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.
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible
Scottish and Newcastle plc v Raguz
House of Lords
“Rent increases that would become retrospectively payable under uncompleted rent reviews had not been ‘now due’ within the meaning of section 17 of the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 and the landlords had not been required to serve protective notices on assignors under that section in respect of them.”
The Times, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Littlewoods Retail Ltd & Ors v Revenue & Customs [2008] EWHC 2622 (QB) (31 October 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Power v Petrus Estates Ltd & Ors [2008] EWHC 2607 (Ch) (31 October 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
West Midlands Probation Board v French [2008] EWHC 2631 (Admin) (31 October 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Remand on Bail (Disapplication of Credit Period) Rules 2008
The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Amendment of List of Responders) Order 2008
The Contracting Out (Administrative and Other Court Staff) (Amendment) Order 2008
The Appointments Commission (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“Domestic violence accounts for 16% of all reported violent incidents and has more repeat victims than any other crime, according to a Home Office report published today.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Lord Chief Justice has ordered immediate changes to the system of reviewing jail terms after learning that killers could be having their tariffs wrongly reduced because vital information is not seen by judges.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Cuts in funding for the courts or legal aid fees risk damaging the diversity of the legal profession, the courts and the judiciary, according to the Bar chairman.”
The Times, 1st November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The government was embarrassed by another data-loss scandal last night when the private details of up to 12 million people were put at risk after a memory stick was found in a pub car park.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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