Wragg and others v Surrey County Council – WLR Daily
Wragg and others v Surrey County Council [2008] EWCA Civ 19; [2008] WLR (D) 29
“Whether an employee occupied a dwelling-house provided by the employer ‘for the better performance of his duties’ within the meaning of para 2(1) of Sch 1 to the Housing Act 1985, so as not to be entitled to purchase the freehold of the house, was to established by applying an objective test.”
WLR Daily, 5th February 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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R (Walker) v Secretary of State for Justice – WLR Daily
R (Walker) v Secretary of State for Justice; R (James) v Same [2008] EWCA Civ 30; [2008] WLR (D) 28
“The Secretary of State for Justice acted unlawfully in failing to provide courses which would allow prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for public protection to demonstrate to the Parole Board by the expiry of their minimum terms that it was no longer necessary for the protection of the public for them to be confined.”
WLR Daily, 5th February 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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In re Trinity Mirror plc and others – WLR Daily
In re Trinity Mirror plc and others [2008] EWCA Crim 50; [2008] WLR (D) 27
“There was no jurisdiction under s 45(4)of the Supreme Court Act 1981 to grant an injunction to restrain the publication of the name of a defendant or the nature of his convictions on the basis that such identification would harm the defendant’s children, who were neither witnesses in the proceedings nor victims of his offences, since such an order was not incidental to the defendant’s trial, conviction and sentence.”
WLR Daily, 5th February 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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R (Brooke and another) v Parole Board and another – WLR Daily
“The Parole Board did not have the independence from the executive that was required for its judicial role in determining whether convicted prisoners should be released on licence.”
WLR Daily, 5th February 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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House of Lords Judgments: What’s new?
Hiscox Syndicates Ltd and Another v The Pinnacle Ltd – Times Law Reports
Hiscox Syndicates Ltd and Another v The Pinnacle Ltd
Chancery Division
“An obligation to use all reasonable endeavours was equated with an obligation to use best endeavours which was more onerous than an obligation to use reasonable endeavours. ”
The Times, 6th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Regina (Walker (David)) v Secretary of State for Justice – Times Law Reports
Regina (Walker (David)) v Secretary of State for Justice; Regina (James (Brett)) v Same
Court of Appeal
“The Secretary of State for Justice acted unlawfully in failing to let prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for public protection show the Parole Board by the expiry of their minimum terms that it was no longer necessary to confine them.”
The Times, 6th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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The Law Explored: when the Lords changes its mind – The Times
“Last week, in the so-called Lotto rapist case, the law lords said the law was wrong and changed it. How can they do that?”
The Times, 6th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Youth’s appeal clears way for thousands to sue police – The Guardian
“The court of appeal opened the way yesterday for thousands of suspects to claim damages for false imprisonment if they were kept waiting in a police station pending a Crown Prosecution Service decision on what offence to charge them with.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Employment tribunals should punish the constructive dismissal, not the history – OUT-LAW.com
“A victim of a constructive dismissal can only be compensated by an employment tribunal for damages relating to that actual dismissal, not for an employer’s bad behaviour leading up to it, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th February 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Confidentiality an inviolable right’ – The Times
“Ministers are coming under growing pressure from the legal profession to act over the regulation of bugging.”
The Times, 6th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Police to give public business card in move to cut red tape – The Guardian
“Police officers will give the public a business card when they stop them in the street instead of filling out a lengthy form under proposals to be unveiled tomorrow by Sir Ronnie Flanagan, the chief inspector of constabulary.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Post Office compensation claim could cost millions – The Times
“Royal Mail could be forced to pay several million pounds in compensation amid accusations that it flouted employment law in its restructuring of the Post Office network.”
The Times, 6th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Arcades blame gambling law for lost income – Financial Times
“Seaside arcades and amusement centres are among thousands of businesses that have lost more than a fifth of their income because of the impact of gambling legislation on gaming machines, industry leaders told MPs on Tuesday.”
Financial Times, 6th February 2008
Source: www.ft.com
Officer told he would face trial if bugging was revealed – The Guardian
“Scotland Yard officers threatened a former policeman with prosecution under the Official Secrets Act if he divulged what he knew about a covert operation in which an MP’s conversations were bugged, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Every breath you take, every move you make, a camera will be watching you – The Times
“Walk down any high street in Britain today and you will instantly be under surveillance. All around you, lampposts and shopfronts bristle with CCTV cameras, many of them privately operated and unregulated. They are watching you in case you are bent on shoplifting or engaging in violent disorder.”
The Times, 6th Febraury 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
New trial bid over death fall man – BBC News
“The former wife of a father who killed his young son in a plunge from a hotel balcony is calling for him to be prosecuted when he returns to Britain.”
BBC News, 6th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
