Daily Cause List, 9th July 2008
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible.
AC-Treuhand AG v Commission of the European Communities (Case T-99/04) – WLR Daily
AC-Treuhand AG v Commission of the European Communities (Case T-99/04); [2008] WLR (D) 229
“A consultancy firm which contributed actively and intentionally to a cartel between producers which were active on a market other than that on which the firm itself operated was liable for an infringement of article 81(1)EC, even though it was not a party to the agreement between the producers.”
WLR Daily, 8th 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.
Vodafone 2 v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – WLR Daily
Vodafone 2 v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2008] EWHC 1569 (Ch); [2008] WLR (D) 228
“Legislation concerning controlled foreign companies (CFC), which relied on ss 747 and 748 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 for its effectiveness, was not compliant with European Community law and must be disapplied so that, pending such amending legislation or executive action, no charge could be imposed on a taxpayer company under that legislation.”
WLR Daily, 8th 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.
Regina v Porter – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“The fact that a particular risk was a part of everyday life would go the issue whether a member of the public had been exposed to the risk in the conduct of an undertaking.”
The Times, 9th 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.
Gray v Thames Trains Ltd and Another – Times Law Reports
Gray v Thames Trains Ltd and Another
Court of Appeal
“A claimant, who, as a result of the defendant’s negligence, suffered depression which led him to kill someone, could recover damages for loss of earnings after he committed manslaughter so long as his claim was not inextricably linked to his criminal actions.”
The Times, 9th 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.
Madeleine McCann: Kate and Gerry’s fury at ‘club’ devoted to prosecuting them – Daily Telegraph
“Gerry and Kate McCann have expressed their anger at the establishment of a fee-paying ‘club’ dedicated to seeing them prosecuted over the disappearance of their daughter Madeleine.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Call for specialist rape squads – BBC News
“Every police force should set up a specialist squad to investigate rape allegations, a senior officer says.”
BBC News, 9th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Changes to prosecution witness anonymity rules may not save trials – The Times
“Prosecutions are at risk of not going ahead even if fast-track plans to allow witnesses anonymity in court are approved, the Director of Public Prosecutions said yesterday.”
The Times, 9th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Legal Opinion: The debate on prison sentencing is now on a knife edge – The Indepdent
“The call for automatic prison sentences to combat violence on our streets has become deafening in the past few weeks. But, pleads Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, politicians mustn’t act until they have considered the evidence.”
The Independent, 9th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Schoolgirl jailed for theft from Freshfields – The Times
“Within three days of joining Freshfields, a schoolgirl on work experience forged her boss’s signature onto 11 cheques.”
The Times, 8th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Woman wrongly branded a violent alcoholic must give fingerprints, says CRB – Daily Telegraph
“A woman wrongly branded a violent alcoholic and drug addict by the Criminal Records Bureau has been told she will have to allow police to take her fingerprints if she wants to clear her name.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Father kills himself in dock after guilty verdict – Daily Telegraph
“An abusive father killed himself in the dock of a court after being found guilty of a brutal assault on his baby daughter.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Inquiry over ‘wrong’ armed arrest – BBC News
“Three police forces are to be investigated after armed police ordered a man to lie face-down at a railway station in a case of mistaken identity.”
BBC News, 8th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Constitutional Justice: lessons from Magna Carta – Speech by Sir Anthony Clarke
Constitutional Justice: lessons from Magna Carta (PDF)
Speech by Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls at Royal Holloway, University of London, 16th June 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Judge jails kill threat murderer – BBC News
“A judge has jailed a murderer who 24 hours earlier had threatened to escape custody and kill him.”
BBC News, 8th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New Lord Chief Justice should speak up – The Times
“Sir Igor Judge’s job demands that he flag up legal pitfalls of proposed legislation before it reaches the statute book.”
The Times, 8th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Cases ‘at risk’ without anonymity – BBC News
“A ‘large number’ of court cases could be ‘at risk’ if judges do not have the power to grant anonymity to witnesses, MPs and peers have been told.”
BBC News, 8th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Welsh pub banned from selling alcohol – The Guardian
“A Welsh pub has been banned from selling alcohol for a month as part of a series of tough measures to reduce bad behaviour, the local council said today.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MPs’ bid to change abortion laws – BBC News
“A cross-party group of MPs will attempt next week to end the requirement for a second doctor to give their approval for an abortion to take place.”
BBC News, 8th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Time for a judicial makeover? – BBC Law in Action
“The judiciary jealously guards its independence and has traditionally preserved it by speaking through its judgments alone.”
BBC Law in Action, 8th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
