The International Development Association (Fifteenth Replenishment) Order 2008
The African Development Fund (Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative) (Amendment) Order 2008
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008
The Concessionary Bus Travel (Permits)(England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2008
The Children Act 2004 (Commencement No 8) (Wales) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Shabir v R. [2008] EWCA Crim 1809 (31 July 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Whirlpool Corporation & Ors v Kenwood Ltd [2008] EWHC 1930 (Ch) (04 August 2008)
HM Revenue & Customs v Xicom Systems Ltd [2008] EWHC 1945 (Ch) (04 August 2008)
Hodsoll & Anor v Hon Louisa-Jane Hanbury [2008] EWHC 1970 (Ch) (06 August 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Richardson v Russell [2008] EWHC 1708 (QB) (06 August 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Gallagher (Valuation Officer) v Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
House of Lords
“A Mormon Temple, which was open only to Mormons in good standing, was not a place of public religious worship within the meaning of paragraph 11(1)(a) of Schedule 5 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988 and was thus not exempt from the rating list.”
The Times, 7th August 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.
Regina v Hills; Regina v Pomfret; Regina v Davies
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“A consecutive prison sentence could be added to a life sentence where the circumstances warranted it.”
The Times, 7th August 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.
“It may sound heretical to those who believe that the greatest show on Earth is about nothing other than sport, pure and simple, but without lawyers the Beijing Olympic Games would not exist. So, too, the array of other well-publicised sporting events that we devour — whether through television, newspapers or the internet — as if manna from heaven.”
The Times, 7th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Taylor Wessing, the City law firm, has sued an American rival for $5 million (£2.6 million) for allegedly illegally poaching several partners from its Paris office.”
The Times, 6th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“After a crime spree that spanned 20 years and swaths of southern England, netted around £80m and attracted the attention and efforts of five police forces, the gang behind the biggest single burglary in British history has been jailed.”
The Guardian, 7th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A university tutor who was asked by parents to take photographs of their semi-naked children ended up being convicted of possessing child pornography.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The 20 most overcrowded jails in England and Wales have been named by the Prison Reform Trust.”
BBC News, 7th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Duke of Edinburgh is using the landmark ruling in the Max Mosley sex case to try to protect the privacy of members of the Royal Family, the Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is set to unveil plans today to charge four past and present executives of British Airways with criminal price-fixing offences. ”
The Times, 7th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“An advert that claimed a website received over five million ‘hits’ every month has been banned because the metric is likely to mislead readers. The UK’s advertising watchdog said that ‘hits’ is an unreliable measure of website popularity.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th August 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Richard Bradford decided to take his revenge against the health worker after she allegedly cheated on him with another man.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Murray, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1792 (16 July 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Joyce v Secretary of State for Health [2008] EWHC 1891 (Admin) (01 August 2008)
High Court (Patents Court)
Magical Marking Ltd & Anor v Phillips & Ors [2008] EWHC 1640 (Pat) (07 July 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
“A Conservative candidate in a key marginal seat conducted a sustained campaign of harassment in an attempt to ‘change the political landscape’ of the town where he hoped to be MP.”
The Times, 6th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“New microchipped passports designed to be foolproof against identity theft can be cloned and manipulated in minutes and accepted as genuine by the computer software recommended for use at international airports.”
The Times, 6th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible
“A Home Office guidance document says that providing enough time has passed ‘to suggest that a previous caution has had a significant deterrent effect – two years or more’, anyone repeating a ‘trivial’ offence can escape charges and facing court.”
Daily Telegraph,
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A police chief superintendent who abused his daughter when she was 10 years old and raped her when she was 17 was jailed yesterday.”
The Times, 6th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“MPs should not be able to employ their children using taxpayers’ money, the government has said.”
BBC News, 5th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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