BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Delaney & Ors, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1419 (03 June 2008)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Walters v Olins [2008] EWCA Civ 782 (04 July 2008)
Oriakhel v Vickers & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 748 (04 July 2008)
A (Historic Child Abuse) v Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 783 (04 July 2008)
Gilboy, R (on the application of) v Liverpool City Council & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 751 (02 July 2008)
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)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Vodafone 2 v Revenue and Customs [2008] EWHC 1569 (Ch) (04 July 2008)
French v Barcham & Anor [2008] EWHC 1505 (Ch) (04 July 2008)
High Court (Administrative Division)
A v B [2008] EWHC 1512 (Admin) (04 July 2008)
Japan Post & Ors v Revenue & Customs [2008] EWHC 1511 (Admin) (04 July 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
UBS Ag & Anor v HSH Nordbank Ag [2008] EWHC 1529 (Comm) (04 July 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
News of the World in court over Max Mosley case – The Guardian
“The News of the World is to defend itself against a privacy suit from Formula One boss Max Mosley in the High Court today.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
R (E) v Governing Body of JFS and Others – WLR Daily
R (E) v Governing Body of JFS and Others [2008] EWHC 1535/1536; [2008] WLR (D) 223
“Faith schools which gave priority to children of their designated faith in the event of over-subscription did not directly or indirectly racially discriminate against non-members of the faith.”
WLR Daily, 4th 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 Rahman; Regina v Akram; Regina v Amin; Regina v Ali – Times Law Reports
Regina v Rahman; Regina v Akram; Regina v Amin; Regina v Ali
House of Lords
“The House of Lords dismissed appeals by Islamur Rahman, Kamer Akram, Anjum Nisa Amin and Liaquat Ali from the dismissal by the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division (Lord Justice Hooper, Mr Justice Gibbs and Mr Justice Roderick Evans) ( The Times March 2, 2007; [2007] 1 WLR 219) of their appeals against conviction in Leeds Crown Court (Mr Justice Wakerley and a jury) of murder.”
The Times, 7th 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.
Gordon Brown breaks record for new laws – Daily Telegraph
“Gordon Brown has entered the record books by introducing 2,823 new laws during his first year in office.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MPs accuse Washington of lying over rendition flights – The Independent
“MPs are to launch an investigation into US activities on Diego Garcia after accusing Washington of lying about extraordinary rendition flights from the British-controlled island in the Indian Ocean. They described false assurances given by the US about its use of Diego Garcia for the controversial flights as ‘deplorable’.”
The Independent, 6th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sharia will ‘inevitably’ become part of British law, says barrister – Daily Telegraph
“Islamic law will ‘inevitably’ become part of the British legal system and work should start immediately on specific changes, according to a leading barrister.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Defame academy: The libel specialists – The Independent
“When legal letters threatening action for defamation arrive in an editor’s in-tray, the names of certain lawyers can induce a queasy feeling. Robert Verkaik, our Law Editor, profiles the libel specialists.”
The Independent, 7th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Daily Cause List, 7th July 2008
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s cause list will be accessible.
Medical research is ‘hindered by out-of-date laws’ – The Times
“Research into new medicines is being impaired by intellectual property laws that are no longer suited to modern science, two Nobel laureates declare today in a letter to The Times.”
The Times, 5th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Big Brother’ government costs us £20billion – Daily Telegraph
“The cost of Britain’s ‘surveillance society’ measures is now running at £20 billion, a new report reveals today.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mother of July 7 bombing victim calls for inquiry – The Independent
“A mother whose son died in the 7 July bombings in London is using today’s third anniversary of the atrocity to call for a public inquiry into the incident.”
The Independent, 7th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK is sending 11,000 Mugabe refugees back – The Guardian
“Attempts by Gordon Brown to use a meeting of G8 leaders this week to campaign for tougher action against Zimbabwe are in danger of being undermined by claims that Britain is forcing as many as 11,000 Zimbabweans seeking refuge here to make a stark choice between destitution or returning home to possible torture or death. Letters obtained by The Observer show that the Home Office continues to order failed Zimbabwean asylum seekers to return home in the face of mounting violence.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Inquiry urged into UK territory – BBC News
“MPs are urging the Foreign Office to launch an inquiry into the running of a British territory in the Caribbean.”
BBC News, 6th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Max Mosley’s case is the frontline in a legal battle for freedom of expression – The Independent
“The case that could define the future freedom of the British press contains some of the key ingredients of a Whitehall farce: a seemingly respectable middle-aged man caught with his pants down, drinking tea and chattering away to scantily clad women in the language of the sitcom ‘Allo ‘Allo!: ‘Zey need more of ze punishment, I zink.'”
The Independent, 7th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Hundreds of innocent people ‘wrongly branded criminals’, by CRB checks – Daily Telegraph
“Hundreds of innocent people have been wrongly branded as criminals by the Government agency set up to vet people working with children, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Asylum-seekers are sent back to Darfur – The Independent
“The ban on deporting asylum-seekers back to Darfur has been lifted by the Government despite warnings of widespread murder and torture of dissidents in the Sudanese region.”
The Independent, 7th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Convictions for rape a postcode lottery, says equality group – The Guardian
“Rape victims face a ‘postcode lottery’ when it comes to getting their attackers punished, with women in some areas almost five times more likely to secure convictions than in others, campaigners said yesterday.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
