Current Awareness – Page 3692 – Legal News selected by the Inner Temple Library

The County Homesearch Co (Thames & Chilterns) Ltd v Cowham – WLR Daily

Posted February 4th, 2008 in agency, contracts, law reports, remuneration by sally

The County Homesearch Co (Thames & Chilterns) Ltd v Cowham [2008] EWCA Civ 26; [2008] WLR (D) 24

“As in the case of a seller’s agent, where the remuneration of a property buyer’s agent was a commission on exchange of contracts, then unless the agency contract indicated otherwise, a term was to be implied that he was not entitled to such commission unless his services were the effective cause of the transaction brought about. However, no such term was to be implied in the present case as it would be inconsistent with the express terms of the contract between the buyer’s agent and the buyer.”

WLR Daily, 1st 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.

Boss Holdings Ltd v Grosvenor West End Properties and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted February 4th, 2008 in landlord & tenant, law reports by sally

Boss Holdings Ltd v Grosvenor West End Properties and Another

House of Lords

“A property was a house, which a leaseholder was entitled to acquire, if it had been designed for living in when it was first built and the structure remained substantially the same, even if it had subsequently become internally dilapidated and incapable of beneficial occupation.”

The Times, 4th 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.

Saadi v United Kingdom – Times Law Reports

Posted February 4th, 2008 in asylum, detention, human rights, reasons by sally

Saadi v United Kingdom (Application No 13229/03)

European Court of Human Rights

“A delay of 76 hours in providing reasons for the detention of an asylum seeker was not compatible with article 5.2 of the European Convention on Human Rights that such reasons should be given promptly.”

The Times, 4th 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.

Call for male forced wedding help – BBC News

Posted February 4th, 2008 in forced marriages, news by sally

“The government has agreed to look into funding the UK’s first male-only refuge for victims of forced marriage.”

BBC News, 2nd February 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Whitehall draws up new rules on language of terror – The Guardian

Posted February 4th, 2008 in Islam, news, terrorism by sally

“A new counter-terrorism phrasebook has been drawn up within Whitehall to advise civil servants on how to talk to Muslim communities about the nature of the terror threat without implying they are specifically to blame.”

The Guardian, 4th February 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

ID ban lifted on child porn man – BBC News

Posted February 4th, 2008 in children, news, pornography, reporting restrictions by sally

“A man convicted of child pornography offences can be named, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”

BBC News, 1st February 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Crime gangs ‘exploit change in cannabis law’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 4th, 2008 in drug offences, news by sally

“Relaxation of the law on cannabis has fuelled organised crime in the UK, police chiefs will tell an inquiry panel this week.”

Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Study alleges ‘honour killings’ conspiracy – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 4th, 2008 in domestic violence, Islam, news, women by sally

“Whole communities are involved in assisting and covering up ‘honour violence’ in Britain, a new study says.”

Daily Telegraph, 3rd Febraury 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Terrorism bill opens way for secret inquests – The Guardian

Posted February 4th, 2008 in inquests, news, terrorism by sally

“The government was yesterday criticised over plans to hold inquests without juries, which campaigners fear could limit hearings into the deaths of British soldiers and people shot by police.”

The Guardian, 4th Febraury 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

The short and desperate life of Petra, the girl nobody helped – The Observer

Posted February 4th, 2008 in news, prisons, suicide by sally

“Petra Blanksby killed herself aged 19 after she was jailed for arson – she had tried to burn herself following years of abuse. Now the coroner at her inquest is urging changes in the prison service.”

The Observer, 3rd February 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Court rulings to force parole and prison changes – The Guardian

Posted February 4th, 2008 in news, parole, prisons by sally

“The justice minister, Jack Straw, suffered two embarrassing defeats in the court of appeal yesterday, which will force him to pour millions of pounds into the prison and parole system.”

The Guardian, 2nd February 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Text driver faces jail over death – BBC News

Posted February 4th, 2008 in dangerous driving, news by sally

“A motorist who was texting on her mobile phone when she hit and killed a cyclist has been convicted of causing death by dangerous driving.”

BBC News, 1st February 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Scientists claim victory in blocking stem-cell law after letter in Times – The Times

Posted February 4th, 2008 in embryology, news by sally

“The Government has agreed to back down on strict laws planned for embryonic stem-cell experiments after a ‘compelling case’ was made by leading scientists in a letter to The Times.”

The Times, 2nd February 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Father of headmaster’s killer jailed for murder – The Observer

Posted February 4th, 2008 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“The father of Learco Chindamo, who stabbed to death headteacher Philip Lawrence, has been sentenced to 25 years for murdering a former girlfriend. Italian Giuseppe Massimo Chindamo, 55, who has been described as a Mafia gangster, was also ordered to pay nearly £100,000 in compensation to his victim’s family.”

The Observer, 3rd February 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Now it’s the age of the knife – The Independent

Posted February 4th, 2008 in offensive weapons, special report, young offenders by sally

“One in six murders committed in Britain in 2007 has resulted in the conviction or arrest of a teenager, research by The Independent on Sunday reveals. The figures, gathered by a poll of every police authority in the country, come as statistics from the Ministry of Justice indicate an alarming rise in the number of young people carrying knives, leading to accusations that the Labour government has failed an entire generation.”

The Independent, 3rd February 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Bar Council chair slams LSC as strike looms – The Lawyer

Posted February 4th, 2008 in barristers, legal aid, news by sally

“Bar chairman Timothy Dutton QC has warned that there is a risk of a second class system of legal aid in England due to the Legal Services Commission’s (LSC) new contracts.”

The Lawyer, 1st February 2008

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Police will get power to take alcohol away from children – The Independent

Posted February 4th, 2008 in alcohol abuse, children, news, police by sally

“Police officers will get new powers to confiscate alcohol from children caught drinking under plans to be announced by the Home Secretary later this week.”

The Independent, 4th February 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Barristers hunt for a creche – The Lawyer

Posted February 4th, 2008 in barristers, children, inns of court, news by sally

“Female barristers at 39 Essex Street have launched pressure group Bar Nursery Association (BNA) to try to get a creche based in one of the Inns of Court.”

The Lawyer, 1st February 2008

Source: www.thelawyer.com

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