Official: Lawyers drink the most tea – The Lawyer
“A recent survey has revealed that people working in the law drink more cups of tea per day than those in all other professions.”
The Lawyer, 31st January 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Porton Down veterans awarded £3m compensation – The Guardian
“Hundreds of veterans who were subjected to tests at the Porton Down chemical warfare installation are to be awarded compensation totalling £3m, the defence minister Derek Twigg announced today.”
The Guardian, 31st Janaury 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Seatbelt law anniversary marked with grim statistics – The Guardian
“About 370 people die in road crashes in Britain each year because they fail to wear a seatbelt, safety campaigners said today.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judges still have too much influence – The Times
“The new Judicial Appointments Commission must change, and soon, if it wants to retain its credibility.”
The Times, 31st Janaury 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
16,000 prisoners freed early, ministry reveals – The Guardian
“More than 16,000 prisoners have been freed early – including 3,000 guilty of violent crimes – under a government scheme to cut jail overcrowding, the justice ministry revealed today.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Calls to lift child embryo ban – BBC News
“The government is looking into calls to lift a ban on creating human or human-animal ‘hybrid’ embryos from dying children to aid key research.”
BBC News, 31st January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Red tape on stop and search to be cut – The Times
“Form-filling by police officers who stop and search people on the streets is to be drastically reduced under plans to be announced next week to reduce the red tape in policing.”
The Times, 31st January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Thousands are dodging community punishment by claiming ‘I overslept’ – Daily Telegraph
“Thousands of offenders who fail to turn up for community punishments are avoiding being returned to court if they claim to have overslept or produce their own sick note, the public spending watchdog says today.”
The Times, 31st January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Hilali v Governor of Whitemoor Prison and another – WLR Daily
Hilali v Governor of Whitemoor Prison and another [2008] UKHL 3; [2008] WLR (D) 18
“In a case where there was a right of appeal under Pt 1 of the Extradition Act 2003 from a judge’s decision to make an extradition order, habeas corpus was excluded by s 34. To grant it on the ground of a fundamental change of circumstances would be contrary to the principle of mutual recognition given effect by the Act.”
WLR Daily, 30th January 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.
GAB Robins (UK) Ltd v Triggs – WLR Daily
GAB Robins (UK) Ltd v Triggs [2008] EWCA Civ 17; [2008] WLR (D) 17
“An employee who had been constructively dismissed was not entitled in proceedings for unfair dismissal to claim damages for the consequences prior to the dismissal of the employer’s repudiatory breach of the employment contract. It was the employee’s acceptance, by her resignation, of the employer’s repudiation of the contract which caused the dismissal, not the repudiatory conduct itself.”
WLR Daily, 30th January 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 – WLR Daily
Boss Holdings Ltd v Grosvenor West End Properties and another [2007] UKHL 5; [2008] WLR (D) 16
“A property which had been ‘designed … for living in’ when it was originally built, and which remained substantially so designed, was a ‘house’ within the meaning of s 2(1) of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 regardless of whether it had subsequently become internally dilapidated and incapable of immediate residential occupation.”
WLR Daily, 30th January 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.
Disturbed patients refused help in squabble over cash – The Times
“The Mental Health Act Commission has found that practitioners are being told to delay sectioning people with urgent mental health needs until primary care trusts ascertain who should pay for their treatment.”
The Times, 31st January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Churches, schools and charities braced for flood of claims after ruling on Lotto rapist, Iorworth Hoare – The Times
“Thousands of victims of sexual abuse including a woman whose life was ruined by the so-called Lotto rapist are preparing to lodge compensation claims after a landmark ruling by Britain’s highest court yesterday.”
The Times, 31st Janaury 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Muslims ‘let down by race law’ – The Guardian
“Anti-Muslim prejudice is dealt with less seriously than other forms of discrimination, a university study found.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mother faces new fight to keep baby – The Independent
“A teenage mother reunited with her newborn baby by a judge yesterday will today face a social services application to take the boy away again.”
The Independent, 31st January 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jury to decide if mum threw away apple core – Daily Telegraph
“A young mother-of-three is to be tried by a crown court jury after being accused of throwing an apple core from her car on to the pavement.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Disability rights ruling expected – BBC News
“Rights in the workplace for millions of people, who care for relatives who are elderly or have disabilities, could be strengthened later.”
BBC News, 31st January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
House of Lords Judgments: What’s new?
Aikens flags up Box Clever case as trial run for litigation reforms – Legal Week
“Senior commercial judge Mr Justice Aikens has earmarked the ongoing Box Clever dispute as a ‘guinea pig’ case, in which he will test the post-BCCI working party recommendations to streamline large-scale commercial litigation.”
Legal Week, 31st January 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
A v Hoare X and Another v Wandsworth London Borough Council – Times Law Reports
House of Lords
“A claim for damages for personal injuries caused by a sexual assault had a limitation period of three years from the date when the victim first considered the injury sufficiently serious to justify proceedings but judges could extend that period if thought equitable.”
The Times, 31st Janaury 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.
