Group challenges asbestos ruling – BBC News
“A group from Wales is campaigning for the UK government to overturn a decision to stop compensating people suffering from an industrial illness.”
BBC News, 27th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
How single day in court exposed the dominance of Britain’s binge culture – The Times
“The scale of youth binge drinking was exposed yesterday by a single day’s hearings in one court where a dozen teenagers claimed that their separate crimes were all drink fuelled.”
The Times, 26th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Law aims to get water vole out of a hole – The Times
“Water voles are to be given protection from persecution and accidental disturbance to try to stem the decline in their population. The species has suffered more than a 90 per cent fall in numbers in less than 20 years.”
The Times, 27th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina (Aweys and Others) v Birmingham City Council – Times Law Report
Regina (Aweys and Others) v Birmingham City Council
Court of Appeal
“A housing authority acted unlawfully when persons unintentionally homeless and in priority need, but unsuitably accommodated rather than on the streets, were left in the same accommodation pending permanent re-housing.”
The Times, 27th February 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.
Pirelli Cable Holding NV and Others v Commissioners for Revenue and Customs – Times Law Reports
Pirelli Cable Holding NV and Others v Commissioners for Revenue and Customs
Court of Appeal
“Where the United Kingdom had not levied corporation tax on the dividend paid by a UK subsidiary to a parent resident in The Netherlands or Italy, the UK tax authorities would not assume responsibility for eliminating double taxation.”
The Times, 27th February 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.
Scottish & Newcastle International Ltd v Othon Galanos Ltd – WLR Daily
Scottish & Newcastle International Ltd v Othon Galanos Ltd [2008] UKHL 11; WLR (D) 61
“Where, under a contract for the sale of cider by the Scottish claimants to Cypriot defendants, with invoices giving Limassol as the “place of delivery”, the cider had been shipped from Liverpool to Limassol, the agreed place of delivery had been Liverpool and delivery of the goods had taken place at Liverpool for the purposes of art 5(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001.”
WLR Daily, 26th February 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 W Stevenson & Sons (A Partnership) – WLR Daily
R v W Stevenson & Sons (A Partnership) [2008] EWCA Crim 273; WLR (D) 60
“Legislation could render a partnership criminally liable as a separate entity from its individual partners. However, confiscation proceedings could not properly be brought against the personal assets of the partners on the basis of the partnership’s conviction.”
WLR Daily, 26th February 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.
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Dorset Primary Care Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2008
The Surrey Primary Care Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2008
The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Non-Domestic Rating (Unoccupied Property) (England) Regulations 2008
The District of South Lakeland (Electoral Changes) Order 2008
The Official Statistics Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
How could it happen again? – The Guardian
“Levi Bellfield is the third man to be found guilty in the past week of the brutal murder of women. Why are there so many such cases – and just how much of a misogynist does a man have to be before anyone stops him? Kira Cochrane reports.”
The Guardian, 27th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pair in DNA database legal battle – BBC News
“Two British men are due to appear before Strasbourg’s European Court of Human Rights to try to get their DNA removed from the UK national database.”
BBC News, 27th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Information tribunal rules that MPs should disclose details of expenses for second homes – The Guardian
“MPs have lost a battle to block the detailed disclosure of expenses covering their second homes, power and telephone bills, and the furniture they buy. The decision is a serious blow to Jack Straw, the justice secretary and former leader of the house, who with the Speaker, Michael Martin, tried to stop the public getting additional information on MPs’ expenses under the Freedom of Information Act.”
The Guardian, 27th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Child nicotine patches approved – BBC News
“Children as young as 12 should receive nicotine patches if they have a serious smoking problem, the official NHS advisory body in England says.”
BBC News, 27th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Forcing drug companies to publish negative trial results ‘is against law’ – The Times
“An election pledge to require drugs companies to publish full details of clinical trials for medicines cannot be fulfilled because it is illegal under EU law, the Government has admitted.”
The Times, 27th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
No Arabic staff at jail “creating risks” – Reuters
“A lack of Muslim and Arabic-speaking staff at a jail that detains terrorism suspects is creating a security risk because they could not understand what inmates were discussing, a government report revealed on Wednesday.”
Reuters, 27th February 2008
Source: www.reuters.com
Benefit cuts for addicts who shun rehab – The Independent
“Jobless drug addicts who refuse to be treated for their habit face having their benefit cut, the Government will announce today.”
The Independent, 27th February 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Pc’s attacker is spared jail – Daily Telegraph
“A senior police officer has criticised magistrates after they chose not to jail a man who beat up a police constable because the country’s prisons are too full.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tougher measures for drug dealers – BBC News
“Suspected drug dealers’ assets could be seized on arrest, rather than charge, under ministers’ new drugs strategy.”
BBC News, 27th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Terror remands over 28 days will be rare, minister tells rebel MPs – The Guardian
“The government attempted to reach out to Labour rebels yesterday by saying there was ‘no compelling evidence’ for a permanent extension of the time terrorist suspects could be held without charge to beyond 28 days.”
The Guardian, 27th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
OFT sues Foxtons over ‘unfair’ rental commissions – The Times
“The way estate agents charge commission on residential property lettings could be dramatically overhauled after the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) launched a legal case against Foxtons, claiming the agency’s terms and conditions are unfair.”
The Times, 26th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Woman wins baby brain damage case – BBC News
“A woman who said she suffered brain damage during heart treatment as a baby at Bristol Royal Infirmary in 1985 has won a High Court compensation claim.”
BBC News, 26th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
