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
Poll shows growing opposition to ID cards over data fears – The Guardian
“The number of people strongly opposed to the introduction of a national identity card scheme has risen sharply, according to the results of an ICM poll to be published today.”
The Guardian, 6th Febraury 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ryanair ordered to pay damages to steel band ‘terrorists’ thrown off jet – The Times
“The five members of Caribbean Steel International were awarded £1,116 each in damages yesterday after a judge found that they had been removed unreasonably. Far from being terrorists, they were returning from a music festival in Sardinia.”
The Times, 6th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Unlawfully killed: the mother given fatal epidural dose minutes after birth – The Guardian
“The case of a new mother who was mistakenly given a fatal dose of a strong epidural anaesthetic will be re-examined by the Crown Prosecution Service after an inquest jury ruled yesterday that she was unlawfully killed.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Juries should hear wire tap and e-mail evidence, says review – The Times
“Gordon Brown will announce the findings of an independent review today that will open the door to the use of intercept evidence in court.”
The Times, 6th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Legal Opinion: Time for the abolition of the workhouse and the bawdy house? – The Independent
“Some laws have been used just once in 200 years. Others have simply outlived their usefulness. Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, looks at plans to tidy up the statute-book.”
The Independent, 6th February 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
