Straw unveils witness legislation – BBC News
“Emergency legislation to restore trial judges’ powers to grant anonymity to witnesses has been unveiled by Justice Secretary Jack Straw. ”
BBC News, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Clampers add £100 ‘swearing’ fine – The Independent
“A clamping company has been accused of ‘fleecing the public’ after charging victims £100 for venting their fury at attendants.”
The Independent, 4th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Case dismissed: Lord Chief Justice lays down law on Sharia – The Times
“Britain’s most senior judge declared last night that there was no place for Sharia courts in this country and insisted that all residents were governed by the laws of England and Wales.”
The Times, 4th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sex camera hotel manager jailed – BBC News
“A hotel manager who set up a hidden camera in a bedroom to watch a couple having sex has been jailed.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Freedom Of Information: Names of misbehaving judges are too rarely made public – The Independent
“Of thousands of complaints made each year about the behaviour of judges and magistrates, hardly any are proven. Public confidence would be better served by naming the guilty few, argues Robert Verkaik, Law Editor.”
The Independent, 4th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Allen & Overy’s £1billion turnover confirms London as centre of the legal world – The Times
“Britain’s four largest law firms each earned more than £1 billion last year, confirming London’s emergence as the centre of the global legal services market.”
The Times, 4th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Daily Cause List, 4th July 2008
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible.
Brown denies offering inducements to MPs over 42-day plans – The Guardian
“Gordon Brown today denied offering peerages or other inducements to persuade MPs to back the government’s controversial plans to detain terror suspects for up to 42 days.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Lord Chief Justices calls for alternatives to prison – The Times
“Britain’s most senior judge blamed worsening overcrowding in prisons on ministers’ refusal to pay for alternatives to jail.”
The Times, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Jordan and Andre accept damages – BBC News
“Model Katie Price and husband Peter Andre have accepted ‘substantial damages’ over a News of the World article portraying them as bad parents.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Thorner v Major & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 732 (02 July 2008)
R U (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 753 (02 July 2008)
Gilboy, R (on the application of) v Liverpool City Council & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 751 (02 July 2008)
Compton, R (on the application of) v Wiltshire Primary Care Trust [2008] EWCA Civ 749 (01 July 2008)
Persimmon Homes Teesside Ltd v Lewis, R (on the application of) [2008] EWCA Civ 746 (01 July 2008)
Spencer v Secretary of State for Work & Pensions Moore & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 750 (01 July 2008)
GO & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 747 (01 July 2008)
Leofelis SA & Anor v Lonsdale Sports Ltd & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 640 (01 July 2008)
HM Revenue & Customs v Weight Watchers (UK) Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 715 (25 June 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Crown Prosecution Service v Gloucester Justices & Anor [2008] EWHC 1488 (Admin) (17 June 2008)
Krompalcas v Prosecutor General’s Office, Lithuania [2008] EWHC 1486 (Admin) (17 June 2008)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Kynixa Ltd v Hynes & Ors [2008] EWHC 1495 (QB) (30 June 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Farmer who worked for free stripped of £2m estate – Daily Telegraph
“A farmer who worked on a relative’s land unpaid for 30 years in the expectation he would one day inherit the £2.1 million estate has had the property taken away from him by appeal judges.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing by EEA Practitioners) Regulations 2008
The Bluetongue (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Education (Designated Institutions) (Amendment) (England) Order 2008
The Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Court slaps UK BitTorrenters with landmark damages award – The Register
“The Central London County Court has ordered four BitTorrent users to pay a video games company £750 interim damages following a landmark victory by no win, no fee copyright lawyers.”
The Register, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
Spencer v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; Moore v Secretary of State for Transport and another – WLR Daily
“A cause of action for damages against the Government for failure to implement Community law and provide a remedy in a personal injury case accrued as soon as some measurable damage had been suffered.”
WLR Daily, 2nd 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.
R v Rahman and others – WLR Daily
R v Rahman and others [2008] UKHL 45; [2008] WLR (D) 217
“An accessory was liable in respect of an unlawful killing on the basis of his foresight of what the principal might do, not of the intention with which the principal’s act might be performed.”
WLR Daily, 2nd 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.
R (Lewis) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council – WLR Daily
R (Lewis) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 746; [2008] WLR (D) 216
“Apparent bias or predetermination on the part of a planning authority did not render the grant of planning permission unlawful unless the authority had made its decision with a closed mind.”
WLR Daily, 2nd 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.
Kingdom of Sweden and another v Council of the European Union (Joined Cases C-39 and 52/05P) – WLR Daily
“The Council of the European Union did not have a general entitlement to refuse all requests by members of the public for access to opinions from its legal service in the context of legislative enactment. The principle of transparency was an overriding public interest capable of prevailing over a statutory reason for refusing access to a document.”
WLR Daily, 2nd 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.
Spencer-Franks v Kellogg Brown and Root Ltd and Another – Times Law Reports
Spencer-Franks v Kellogg Brown and Root Ltd and Another
“A door-closing device which ensured that the door of the control room on an oil rig was closed was ‘work equipment’ within regulation 2 of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (SI 1998 No 2306) and, consequently, a mechanic who was injured while repairing such a device was entitled to bring proceedings under those regulations against his employer and/or the oil rig operator.”
The Times, 3rd 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.
