Key advisers attack new drugs policy – The Observer
“The government was at loggerheads with its own advisers last night over its new drugs policy.”
The Observer,2nd December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Children of multimillionaire given legal aid in divorce battle – The Guardian
“Two children of a multimillionaire jeweller have been given legal aid of £30,750 to protect their interests under a family trust amid a divorce war between their parents.”
The Guardian, 3rd December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police misconduct costs forces £44m – The Times
“Police forces have paid out more than £44 million in compensation and damages in the past five years, mostly to victims of alleged police misconduct, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 3rd December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judge locks up boy indefinitely for attempting to rape teenager – The Times
“A 14-year-old boy who tried to rape a teenage girl has been told that he will remain in custody until he is no longer considered to be a danger to the public.”
The Times, 3rd December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Ban proposed on disability abortions – The Times
“Pregnant women who find out that their baby has a serious disability would no longer be able to have an abortion under amendments to the law tabled in Parliament yesterday.”
The Times, 1st December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
R (Law Society) v Legal Services Commission; Dexter Montague and Partners (a firm) v Same – WLR Daily
“The unilateral power of amendment given to the Legal Services Commission in its new unified contract with solicitors wishing to undertake publicly funded civil work was incompatible with the requirement of transparency in the award of contracts by public authorities.”
WLR Daily, 30th November 2007
Please note: once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Chandler v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Another – WLR Daily
Chandler v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Another [2007] EWCA Civ 1211
“Regular payments to an absent parent which came purely out of capital were not income for the purposes of calculating liability for child maintenance. They were not “any other payments or other amounts received on a periodical basis …” for the purposes of para 15 of Sch 1 of the Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations 1992.”
WLR Daily, 30th November 2007
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.
Ofcom sets two-hour deadline for mobile number porting – OUT-LAW.com
“Mobile phone networks must allow consumers moving to a rival network to take their mobile number with them and customers must be able to receive calls on that number within two hours of moving to the new network, under new rules coming into force in 2009.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th November 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Commercial Court)
HLB Kidsons (a firm) v Lloyds Underwriters (Policy No 621/PKID00101) & Ors
Sanhe Hope Full Grain Oil Foods Production Co Ltd v Toepfer International Asia Pte Ltd
High Court (Patents Court)
Anning, Re Decision of Comptroller-General of Patents
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Duarte v The Black and Decker Corporation & Anor
Prince Radu of Hohenzollern v Houston & Anor
Data disc report “in three weeks” – BBC News
“An interim report into how two discs containing the personal details of 25 million people went missing, is expected in December, the chancellor has said.”
BBC News, 29th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jain and Another v Trent Strategic Health Authority – Times Law Reports
Jain and Another v Trent Strategic Health Authority
Court of Appeal
“The risk of harm to the residents of registered homes outweighed the economic interests of the registered home proprietor.”
The Times, 30th November 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
Kensington International Ltd v Republic of Congo and Others – Times Law Reports
Kensington International Ltd v Republic of Congo and Others
Court of Appeal
“The defence of self-incrimination was not available against an order requiring disclosure of documents concerning alleged payment of bribes.”
The Times, 30th November 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
Failure to surrender to bail- Sentencing Guidelines Council
“Council publishes advice to sentencers on bail offences.”
Sentencing Guidelines Council, 29th November 2007
Lloyd Webber charity fights for right to sell £33m Picasso portrait – The Independent
“A Picasso portrait worth an estimated £33m is the subject of an intense legal battle between Andrew Lloyd Webber’s art foundation and a German-Jewish professor who claims it was looted from his family by the Nazis in the 1930s.”
The Independent, 30th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Bail-jumpers face tougher sentences – Daily Telegraph
“Suspects who deliberately fail to turn up in court should be jailed, according to guidelines announced yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Kissing gates and stiles “breach Act” – Daily Telegraph
“Stiles and kissing gates may have to be replaced for fear that they are in breach of the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tighter controls over abortions for disability – Daily Telegraph
“New guidance will be drawn up to clamp down on late abortions of foetuses with a cleft lip and palette, it has emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ban on paying for sex comes a step nearer – The Guardian
“The government has launched a root-and-branch review of prostitution laws, which will examine the effects of Sweden’s policy of prosecuting men for buying sex.”
The Guardian, 30th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jail for jilted student who killed lover’s pregnant wife in frenzied knife attack – The Times
“A student was jailed for life yesterday for stabbing her lover’s pregnant wife to death after the breakdown of her affair.”
The Times, 30th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Publican appeals over right to pick her football satellite – The Times
“A publican convicted of breaking the law by using a Greek satellite decoder to screen English Premier League football matches asked the High Court yesterday to rule in a test case that she did not commit a crime.”
TheTimes, 30th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
