‘Fake Facebook profile’ victim awarded £22,000 – The Times
“A man who sued a former school friend for creating a fake profile on the social networking site has won his libel case”
The Times, 24th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Max Mosley wins ‘Nazi’ sex case against the News of the World – The Times
“Max Mosley has won his High Court privacy action against the News of the World, the newspaper which accused him of taking part in a Nazi-style orgy.”
The Times, 24th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Bieber (Aka Coleman) v R. [2008] EWCA Crim 1601 (23 July 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Revenue and Customs v Waste Recycling Group Ltd. [2008] EWCA Civ 849 (23 July 2008)
Shore v Sedgwick Financial Services Ltd. [2008] EWCA Civ 863 (23 July 2008)
Selvarajan v Wilmot & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 862 (23 July 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Drummond v Revenue and Customs [2008] EWHC 1758 (Ch) (23 July 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Onwuama v London Borough of Ealing [2008] EWHC 1704 (QB) (22 July 2008)
High Court (Administrative Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2008
The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008
The Representation of the People (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Gas and Electricity (Consumer Complaints Handling Standards) Regulations 2008
The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) Order 2008
The Value Added Tax (Finance) Order 2008
The Venture Capital Trust (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Companies (Trading Disclosures) (Insolvency) Regulations 2008
The Insurance Companies (Calculation of Profits: Policy Holders’ Tax) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies) (No. 2) Order 2008
The Capital Allowances (Energy-saving Plant and Machinery) (Amendment) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
West London Pipeline and Storage Ltd v Total UK Ltd – WLR Daily
West London Pipeline and Storage Ltd v Total UK Ltd [2008] EWHC 1729 (Comm); [2008] WLR (D) 248
“Guidance as to the principles applicable to determining a claim to litigation privilege.”
WLR Daily, 23rd July 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.
French v Barcham and Another – Times Law Reports
Chancery Division
“A beneficial tenant in common who continued in occupation of a property following the bankruptcy of the other beneficial tenant in common could be required to compensate the bankrupt’s estate for that continued occupation.”
The Times, 24th July 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.
Spencer v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; Moore v Secretary of State for Transport and Another – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“A cause of action for damages against the government for failure to implement Community law resulting in failure to provide a remedy in a personal injury case accrued as soon as some measurable damage had been suffered The Court of Appeal so stated when dismissing the appeals of: (i) Derek Keith Spencer against the dismissal of his claim by Mr Justice Holland ([2007] EWHC 1775 (QB)) and (ii) Kenneth Dudley Moore against the dismissal of his claim by Mr Justice Eady ([2007] EWHC 879 (QB)).”
The Times, 24th July 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.
Husband who stole £200,000 to fund wife’s spending sprees spared prison – Daily Telegraph
“A ‘timid’ husband has been spared jail after a judge heard he only stole £205,000 to fund his domineering wife’s spending sprees.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hatchet man or saviour of the Serious Fraud Office? – The Times
“Are we just starting to see the true Richard Alderman? There were suspicions that he was hired as a hatchet man to carve up the Serious Fraud Office or oversee its demise. He was, after all, instrumental in creating the Assets Recovery Agency, becoming its first legal director. Within just five years it had been absorbed into the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca).”
The Times, 24th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Police killer David Bieber wins appeal against ‘life means life’ sentence – Daily Telegraph
“Former American marine David Bieber was told that although the killing of Pc Ian Broadhurst was ‘horrifying’, it did not justify the whole-life jail term he was given in 2004.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Parents to be punished for children’s net piracy – The Times
“Parents whose children download music and films illegally will be blacklisted and have their internet access curbed under government reforms to fight online piracy. ”
The Times, 24th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Daily Cause List, 24th July 2008
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible
QC sues publisher in reference book dispute – Legal Week
“Wilberforce Chambers’ David Phillips QC is set for a £300,000 battle with Reed Elsevier, after the publishers allegedly reneged on an agreement to provide him with a lifetime’s free access to a reference book.”
Legal Week, 24th July 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
Coroner calls for inquest change – BBC News
“A senior coroner has called for new legislation to make sure inquests are held within a year of a person’s death.”
BBC News, 24th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tiscali accuses BT of defamation – The Times
“Tiscali, the Italian broadband operator currently up for sale, is suing BT for ‘defamation and malicious falsehood’ after the telecommunications group wrote to Tiscali’s customers trying to persuade them to switch to BT’s broadband service.”
The Times, 23rd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Canoe man and wife jailed for six years – The Independent
“John and Anne Darwin were each jailed for more than six years today for carrying out a £250,000 insurance con by faking his death in a canoeing accident.”
The Independent, 23rd July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Library Newsletter
A new issue of the Library’s Newsletter is now available, in two formats: PDF and Word.
This issue contains features on the Royal visit and the historical background to the Royal Letters Patent granted to the Inner and Middle Temple in 1608; on new developments on the EIN (Electronic Immigration Network) and on Westlaw; and on CanLII (Canadian Legal Information Institute) and the Canada section of AccessToLaw. There is also news about Saturday and Summer opening, new acquisitions, and the BIALL Legal Journals Award.
To access the current newsletter, click on the link below and then select PDF or Word format.
http://www.innertemplelibrary.org.uk/newsletter/current/default.htm
Ministers speed up compensation for road accident victims – The Times
“People injured in road accidents will be able to claim damages more quickly under a fast-track claims process announced by ministers yesterday.”
The Times, 23rd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
