OFT publishes recommendations on private actions in competition law – Office of Fair Trading
“The OFT has … published recommendations to Government to improve the effectiveness of redress for consumers and businesses that have suffered loss as a result of breaches of competition law. The recommendations follow an informal consultation on an OFT discussion paper published in April.”
Office of Fair Trading, 26th November 2007
Source: www.oft.gov.uk
Related link: Private Actions in Competition Law (pdf)
Online investigations into job candidates could be illegal – The Guardian
“Companies could be infringing privacy if they dig up information about job applicants from social networking websites, an internet expert has warned.”
The Guardian, 27th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MPs demand debate on treaty – The Guardian
“The deal secured by Gordon Brown on the EU reform treaty is subject to fresh doubts today as a committee of MPs warns that the government has failed in its pledge to retain control of justice and home affairs matters. The European scrutiny committee has demanded a fresh debate on the treaty before it is signed by heads of government because of ‘ambiguous’ wording in the treaty.”
The Guardian, 27th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Immigration centre ‘less safe’ – BBC News
“Britain’s highest security immigration centre is ‘significantly less safe’ than two years ago, a report by the chief inspector of prisons has said.”
BBC News, 27th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman miscarried while suffering work-related stress, tribunal told – The Guardian
“A woman who claims she was refused flexible working time told an employment tribunal yesterday that she had a miscarriage while suffering work-related stress.”
The Guardian, 27th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Overworked, so over and out… – The Times
“A wry picture of restless discontent amid increasing affluence is painted in the Law Firms’ Survey 2007 published yesterday by PricewaterhouseCoopers.”
The Times, 27th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Angel of death’ gets appeal date – BBC News
“The convicted child killer Beverly Allitt has been given a date for an appeal against her sentence.”
BBC News, 26th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Watt (formerly Carter) and Others v Ahsan – Times Law Reports
Watt (formerly Carter) and Others v Ahsan
House of Lords
“An unsuccessful applicant for selection as a Labour Party candidate in local elections who alleged that the failure to select him had been motivated by racial discrimination should have brought his claim against the party under section 25 of the Race Relations Act 1976 in county court proceedings, but since an employment tribunal ruled that it had jurisdiction to hear the complaint under section 12 of that Act, the party could not claim that the tribunal did not have jurisdiction. ”
The Times, 27th 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
In re C (A Child)(Adoption: Local Authority’s Duty) – WLR Daily
In re C (A Child)(Adoption: Local Authority’s Duty) [2007] EWCA Civ 1206
“S 1 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 did not impose a duty on the local authority to make inquiries of a child’s extended family or father about the possibility of their providing long-term care in circumstances where the child had been conceived as a result of a fleeting relationship and the mother wished to place the child for adoption.”
WLR Daily, 26th 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.
In re Metronet Rail BCV Ltd (in public private partnership administration) and In re Metronet Rail SSL Ltd (in public private partnership administration) – WLR Daily
“The only companies that could fall within the term “other appointee”, as contained in Sch 15 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999, were public private partnership companies in whose favour there was under a scheme the transfer of property, rights and liabilities from an existing appointee.”
WLR Daily, 26th 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.
UK’s first drug and alcohol court – BBC News
“Three London councils have combined to set up the UK’s first Family Drug and Alcohol Court.”
BBC News, 26th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Watt (formerly Carter) v Ahsan – WLR Daily
Watt (formerly Carter) v. Ahsan
“An unsuccessful applicant for selection as a local election candidate who alleged that his party’s failure to select him had been motivated by racial discrimination should have brought his claim against the party under s 25 of the Race Relations Act 1976 in county court proceedings, but an employment tribunal having ruled that it had jurisdiction to hear the complaint under s 12 of the Act, the party was estopped from claiming that the tribunal did not have jurisdiction.”
WLR Daily, 23rd November
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.
Jain and Another v Trent Strategic Health Authority – WLR Daily
Jain and Another v. Trent Strategic Health Authority
“The registration authority, in applying to a magistrate for an order for the cancellation of the registration of a nursing home under s 30 of the Registered Homes Act 1984, owed no duty of care at common law to the proprietor.”
WLR Daily, 23rd 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.
Kitfit Swallow Group Ltd v Great Gizmos Ltd – WLR Daily
Kitfit Swallow Group Ltd v. Great Gizmos Ltd
“Where English trade mark proceedings in which there was a counterclaim for revocation were running concurrently with proceedings commenced in the Office for the Harmonisation in the Internal Market there was no presumption that the English proceedings would be stayed.”
WLR Daily, 23rd 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.
MPs call for tax reform rethink – BBC News
“The government should think again about its controversial plan to reform capital gains tax, a cross-party committee of MPs has urged.”
BBC News, 26th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Reforms fails abused children” – BBC news
“Planned legislation to reform the care system fails to ensure abused children receive vital therapy, according to a child-protection agency.”
BBC News, 26th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
US-style lawsuits to fuel compensation culture – Daily Telegraph
“Consumers will be entitled to automatic compensation payouts from retailers who fix high street prices under Government proposals to introduce US-style class-action lawsuits to Britain.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
