“A police custody suite used to hold immigration detainees for up to seven days has been condemned by prison and police inspectors as unhygienic, unsafe and unfit for use.”
The Guardian, 6th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Greenweb Ltd v Wandsworth London Borough Council; [2008] WLR (D) 286
“On the proper interpretation of ss 14(1) and 15 (3) of the Land Compensation Act 1961 the amount of compensation payable for compulsory acquisition of vacant land on which Victorian houses had stood prior to their destruction during the Second World War should be based on the assumption that planning permission had been granted for specified development even though planning permission for such development had in fact been refused.”
WLR Daily, 5th August 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.
“The use of taser stun guns by police is increasing, new Home Office figures published today reveal.”
The Guardian, 5th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
” A report assessing the role of county court anti-social behaviour co-ordinators under a scheme piloted for a year.
The study investigates perceptions of the effectiveness of the pilot scheme in enhacing relationships between courts and their users, and improving the processing of anti-social behaviour-related cases. It also discusses the views of housing and legal professionals involved with anti-social behaviour proceedings, as well as the views of the co-ordinators themselves.”
County court anti-social behaviour co-ordinators – a pilot scheme (PDF)
Ministry of Justice, 5th August 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Kirk v Walton [2008] EWHC 1780 (QB) (24 July 2008)
Peart Stevenson Associates Ltd v Holland [2008] EWHC 1868 (QB) (30 July 2008)
Tullett Prebon Group Ltd v El-Hajjali [2008] EWHC 1924 (QB) (31 July 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Gold Fields Mining LLC v Tucker & Anor [2008] EWHC 1696 (Ch) (10 July 2008)
Sharab v HRH Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal Bin Abdal-Aziz Al-Saud [2008] EWHC 1893 (Ch) (31 July 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Richardson Roofing Company Ltd v Ballast Plc & Ors [2008] EWHC 1806 (TCC) (25 July 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
“The British Government has been told to postpone extradition of Abu Hamza until a ruling on whether sending him to a maximum security US jail would breach his human rights.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Practice Direction (Court Dress) (No 5); [2008] WLR (D) 285
“A new civil robe, to be worn without a wig, would be introduced for judges in civil cases from 1 October 2008.”
WLR Daily, 4th August 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.
Regina (A) v Director of Establishments of the Security Service
Queen’s Bench Division
“The Investigatory Powers Tribunal did not have exclusive jurisdiction where a claim that a public authority proposed to act in a way incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights brought up matters within its purview.”
The Times, 5th 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.
Court of Appeal
“Information supplied by applicants for animal experiment licences was exempt from disclosure under freedom of information provisions if the official in possession of the information knew or had reasonable grounds for believing that it was given in confidence.”
The Times, 5th 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.
“A lawyer at a leading City law firm has been fired after an intern lodged a complaint that he sexually harassed her at a West End strip club.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government’s ’42 days’ counter-terror legislation faces fresh criticism today, with peers warning that a ‘quasi-judicial’ role for parliament to debate each use of the new detention powers risks undermining the independence of judges and the chances of a fair trial for suspects.”
The Guardian, 5th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Websites which accept user-generated content should do more to screen out content that might be harmful to the public, a Parliamentary committee has warned. Sites should also publish prominent terms and conditions banning harmful content, it said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th August 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
The Commons Registration (England) Regulations 2008
The Milk and Milk Products (Pupils in Educational Establishments) (England) Regulations 2008
The Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Emission of Gaseous and Particulate Pollutants) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Tractor etc (EC Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Crossrail (Nomination) Order 2008
The Ecclesiastical Judges, Legal Officers and Others (Fees) Order 2008
The Legal Officers (Annual Fees) Order 2008
The Payments to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“UBS today won the first stage of a legal fight to stop former employees from poaching its investment clients or the bank’s staff.”
The Times, 4th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“One of the country’s most experienced judges has said he is taking a near ‘zero tolerance’ approach to Britain’s binge drinking culture, warning that he is locking up first offenders involved in drunken criminality.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The Ministry of Defence Police Appeal Tribunals (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008
The London Waste and Recycling Board Order 2008
The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2008
The Greater London Authority Act 2007 (Commencement No.5) Order 2008
The Designation of Rural Primary Schools (England) Order 2008
The Crossrail (Qualifying Authorities) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“Iorworth Hoare, the convicted rapist who won £7.2 million on the lottery, is fighting for full access to his money so that he can emigrate to France, it has been reported.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Laku, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 1745 (16 July 2008)
Wilson, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 1754 (15 July 2008)
Sivaraman, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1736 (24 July 2008)
Islam, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 1740 (31 July 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Perry & Anor v Harris (A Minor) [2008] EWCA Civ 907 (31 July 2008)
Jirehouse Capital & Anor v Beller & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 908 (30 July 2008)
XY (Iran) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 911 (31 July 2008)
Field v British Coal Corporation [2008] EWCA Civ 912 (31 July 2008)
Platform Funding Ltd v Bank of Scotland Plc (Formerly Halifax Plc) [2008] EWCA Civ 930 (31 July 2008)
Greenweb Ltd v London Borough of Wandsworth [2008] EWCA Civ 910 (31 July 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Roberts v Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust [2008] EWHC 1934 (QB) (01 August 2008)
Kulkarni v Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Trust [2008] EWHC 1861 (QB) (01 August 2008)
Ul-Haq & Ors v Shah [2008] EWHC 1896 (QB) (31 July 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Lucasfilm Ltd & Ors v Ainsworth & Anor [2008] EWHC 1878 (Ch) (31 July 2008)
Prudential Plc v HM Revenue & Customs [2008] EWHC 1839 (Ch) (31 July 2008)
High Court (Family Division)
SW v SW & Anor [2008] EWHC 1890 (Fam) (31 July 2008)
Z County Council v TS & Ors [2008] EWHC 1773 (Fam) (25 July 2008)
High Court (Administrative Division)
AV & AU v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 1895 (Admin) (31 July 2008)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Nicolle & Anor v Saunders Morgan Harris Ltd [2008] EWHC 1518 (TCC) (02 July 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Seagate Shipping Ltd v Glencore International AG [2008] EWHC 1904 (Comm) (31 July 2008)
High Court (Patents Court)
Re Council Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92 [2008] EWHC 1902 (Pat) (31 July 2008)
Eli Lilly & Company v Human Genome Sciences Inc [2008] EWHC 1903 (Pat) (31 July 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
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