“In distinguishing oral promises as either guarantees or indemnities under the Statute of Frauds 1677, the classic criterion relying on interest in the transaction was not to be taken literally; not every interest in the transaction took the promise out of the statute.”
The Times, 19th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Kitfix Swallow Group Ltd v Great Gizmos Ltd
“Where English trademark proceedings, in which there was a counterclaim for revocation, were running concurrently with validity proceedings in the Office for the Harmonisation in the Internal Market, there was no presumption that the English proceedings would be stayed.”
The Times, 19th December 2007
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.
“The government is implementing key reforms to the child care proceedings system in England and Wales, following a review of the system completed in 2006. The reforms will improve the system and provide better outcomes for children while ensuring that resources are used in a timely and effective way.”
Ministry of Justice, 18th December 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Measures to cut knife crime may not work because nobody knows if the problem is genuinely getting better or worse, experts have warned.”
BBC News, 19th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A police investigation to prosecute a 12-year-old for throwing a cocktail sausage at a neighbour has cost £20,000.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
A teenager who stabbed a friend to death after a drunken party should have been under curfew and wearing an electronic tag, it was disclosed yesterday.
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Ministers will publish a white paper on Lords reform in the spring following today’s damning parliamentary report into the ‘cash for honours’ scandal.”
The Guardian, 19th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Allegations of ‘apparent illegal activity and financial irregularities’ within the British National Party are being referred to the Metropolitan Police and to the Electoral Commission by a Labour MP.”
The Independent, 19th December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Moves to make families pay bonds of up to £1,000 to sponsor visits by foreign relatives have been condemned as discriminatory.”
The Independent, 19th December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two jurors have spoken out to question the guilty verdict in a case last month in which a childminder was jailed for shaking a baby to death.”
The Times, 19th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The Recovery of Foreign Taxes Regulations 2007
The Childcare Act 2006 (Provision of Information to Parents) (England) Regulations 2007
The Pensions Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007
The National Health Service (Primary Medical Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007
The Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (England and Wales) Order 2007
The Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
The Films (Certification) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The Waste and Air Pollution (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007
The Salisbury College (Dissolution) Order 2007
The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (England) Order 2007
The Avian Influenza (H5N1) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Order 2007
The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2001 (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2007
The Private Hire Vehicles (London) (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“HM Revenue and Customs became embroiled in another data scandal today after it emerged that it lost personal details of 6,000 private pension holders.”
The Guardian, 18th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The communications regulator has identified ‘warning signs’ for future competition in the British pay-television market”.
The Times, 18th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sumukan Ltd v Commonwealth Secretariat (No 2)
Court of Appeal
“Failure to comply with proper procedure in appointing an arbitrator rendered the appointment invalid and the award a nullity.”
The Times, 18th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Regina (Main) v Minister for Legal Aid
Court of Appeal
“An inquest held in public was an inquisitorial, not an adversarial process and the coroner could reasonably be expected to carry out a proper investigation without the assistance of counsel for any victims’ families.”
The Times, 18th December 2007
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.
“Civil servants face being jailed for gross failures to safeguard citizens’ personal information under a clampdown following the disappearance of two discs that held the child benefit records of 25 million people.”
The Times, 18th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“An elderly woman had her rubbish collection stopped because council officials ruled that a four-inch step outside her home was a health and safety hazard.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have criticised EU anti-terror laws for violating basic human rights. The Parliament passed a resolution condemning EU bodies and member states for passing laws which undermine rights to privacy or fair trials.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th December 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
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