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
Abu Hamza loses extradition fight – BBC News
“Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has been refused leave to appeal to the House of Lords against his extradition to the US.”
BBC News, 23rd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fertiliser bomb plotters lose appeal – The Independent
“Five men jailed for life for plotting a series of bomb attacks to rival the 9/11 New York atrocities lost challenges against their convictions today.”
The Independent, 23rd July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2008
The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Disclosure of Information by SOCA) Order 2008
The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 2008
The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008
The King’s Stanley CofE Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2008
The Krishna-Avanti Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2008
The Manor CE VC Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2008
The St Saviour’s Catholic Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2008
The Towcester CofE Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2008
The Arnot St Mary CE Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2008
The All Saints CE (Aided) Primary School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2008
The Bellefield Primary and Nursery School (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2008
The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2008
The Education (Specified Work and Registration) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The General Teaching Council for England (Eligibility for Provisional Registration) Regulations 2008
The Beer, Cider and Perry and Wine and Made–wine (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 7, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2008
The Superannuation (Admission to Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972) Order 2008
The Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008
The Insurance Companies (Corporation Tax Acts) (Amendment) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
