Yeda Research and Development Co Ltd v Rhone-Poulenc Rorer International Holdings Inc and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted October 30th, 2007 in law reports, patents, time limits by sally

Patent amendment is not making a different claim

Yeda Research and Development Co Ltd v Rhone-Poulenc Rorer International Holdings Inc and Another

House of Lords

“When a reference was made under section 37(1)(a) of the Patents Act 1977 for joint ownership of a patent and the Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks was seised of the matter, an amendment to claim sole ownership of the patent did not amount to the making of a new or different claim.”

The Times, 30th October 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.

Regulator plans crackdown on market abuses in hedge funds – The Times

Posted October 30th, 2007 in financial regulation, hedge funds, news by sally

“London’s powerful hedge fund community is failing to stamp out incidences of market abuse such as insider trading, according to the City’s top market watchdog.”

Full story

The Times, 30th October 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Driver on mobile jailed for two years – The Times

Posted October 30th, 2007 in news, road traffic offences, sentencing by sally

“A single mother of four, one of whom is disabled, has been jailed for two years for killing an 80-year-old pedestrian while using her mobile phone at the wheel of her 4×4.”

Full story

The Times, 30th October 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Half of commercial disputes get personal – poll – Legal Week

Posted October 30th, 2007 in dispute resolution, news by sally

“A majority of disputes launched by companies are led by executives’ hearts rather than their heads, according to new research published today (29 October).”

Full story

Legal Week, 29th October 2007

Source: www.legalweek.com

Court rejects media gag order in Bermuda – Reuters

Posted October 30th, 2007 in Bermuda, corruption, freedom of expression, media, news by sally

“Bermuda’s media should not be banned from reporting further extracts from a leaked police dossier about corruption at the British territory’s public housing corporation, London’s Privy Council ruled on Monday.”

Full story

Reuters, 30th October 2007

Source: www.reuters.com

Deal nears for NatWest Three – The Sunday Times

Posted October 30th, 2007 in fraud, news, plea bargaining by sally

“A deal under which the NatWest Three could secure a plea bargain deal with American prosecutors is likely within two weeks, insiders believe.”

Full story

The Sunday Times, 28th October 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Bail hearing held in private to protect the victim – The Times

Posted October 30th, 2007 in anonymity, bail, blackmail, news, royal family by sally

“A bail hearing this week involving one of two men alleged to be involved in a gay sex-and-drugs blackmail plot will be held in private — against the principle of open justice in the courts.”

Full story

The Times, 30th October 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Law lords to rule on Iraq detention – The Times

Posted October 30th, 2007 in detention, Iraq, news, terrorism by sally

“Britain’s highest court will determine this week whether British and other armed forces in Iraq are entitled to detain terrorist suspects without trial in breach of their human rights.”

Full story

The Times, 29th October 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Graffiti prison terms overturned – BBC News

Posted October 30th, 2007 in ASBOs, criminal damage, news, sentencing by sally

“Two graffiti artists jailed for spray painting trains and railway bridges have had their sentences overturned.”

Full story

BBC News, 29th October 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Quality, quality, quality: the crucial challenge for the survival of the Bar – The Times

Posted October 30th, 2007 in barristers, news by sally

“Bar Conference 2007: the British have never been willing to compromise on justice, writes Geoffrey Vos, QC. We must serve the public in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.”

Full story

The Times, 29th October 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

From fat cats to human rights: how the Bar is changing – The Times

Posted October 30th, 2007 in barristers, special report by sally

“What is the public image of a barrister? Wigs, courts and fat fees? Rumpole of the Bailey or Kavanagh, QC? People tend not to think public service, human rights, access to justice – far less, the export of legal services. But this is equally the reality of the Bar today. And it’s a message that the profession’s leaders want to drive home when 500 of the rank and file meet this Saturday for their annual conference in London.”

Full story

The Times, 30th October 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Legal Services Bill prepares for Royal Assent – Legal Week

Posted October 29th, 2007 in bills, legal services, news by sally

“The Government’s controversial Legal Services Bill is on the brink of becoming law after the long-awaited legislation finally passed through Parliament this week.”

Full story

Legal Week, 26th October 2007

Source: www.legalweek.com

Inquest into soldier’s Iraq death begins – The Guardian

Posted October 29th, 2007 in armed forces, inquests, Iraq, news by sally

“An inquest into the death of Gordon Gentle, whose mother, Rose, has become a figurehead for Britain’s antiwar movement, begins today.”

Full story

The Guardian, 29th October 2007 

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted October 29th, 2007 in legislation by sally

The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Approved European Body of Accountants) Order 2007

The Rural Development Programmes and Agricultural Subsidies and Grants Schemes (Appeals) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Occupational Pension Schemes (EEA States) Regulations 2007

The Feed (Specified Undesirable Substances) (England) Regulations 2007

The Feed (Corn Gluten Feed and Brewers Grains) (Emergency Control) (England) (Revocation) Regulations 2007

The Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2007

The Offender Management Act 2007 (Commencement No.1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007

The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2007

The Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Information Centre and Compensation Body) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 9 Restrictions on Disclosure of Information) (Amendment and Specification) Order 2007

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

British citizen appeals against three-year detention in Iraq – The Guardian

Posted October 29th, 2007 in armed forces, detention, Iraq, news, terrorism by sally

“Lawyers for a British-Iraqi citizen who has been held in Iraq by British forces for three years on suspicion of terrorism will ask the House of Lords today to rule that his detention is unlawful and he should be returned to Britain. Hilal al-Jedda has been held since October 2004 without charge. Freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention is a ‘quintessentially British liberty,’ Lord Hoffmann, a law lord, declared in an earlier case.”

Full story

The Guardian, 29th October 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Greater London Authority Act 2007

Posted October 29th, 2007 in legislation, local government, London by sally

Greater London Authority Act 2007 published.

Full text of Act

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Further Education and Training Act 2007

Posted October 29th, 2007 in education, legislation by sally

Further Education and Training Act 2007 published.

Full text of Act

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Proposal to cut Scottish MPs out of English votes ‘would put Union in peril’ – The Times

Posted October 29th, 2007 in constitutional law, news, parliament, Scotland by sally

“The constitutional relationship between England and the rest of the United Kingdom has been thrown to the centre of the next general election after senior Conservatives backed plans to strip Scottish MPs of the right to vote on English matters.”

Full story

The Times, 29th October 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

What next for Britain’s abortion law? – BBC News

Posted October 29th, 2007 in abortion, news by sally

“Forty years after the Abortion Act came into effect, terminations in Britain are running at 450 a day.”

Full story

BBC News, 28th October 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk  

8 in 10 parking fines overturned on appeal – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 29th, 2007 in fines, news, parking by sally

“A huge number of parking fines are being quashed because councils present poor evidence or no proof at all when challenged by drivers.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk