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Regina (Teleos plc and Others) v Commissioners of Customs and Excise

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Regina (Teleos plc and Others) v Commissioners of Customs and Excise – Times Law Reports

Posted October 5th, 2007 in EC law, law reports, VAT by sally

VAT relief only if goods physically move out of member state

“A supply of goods qualified as an intra-Community supply of goods that in principle was exempt from value-added tax only if the goods physically moved from the EC member state of dispatch to the destination state.”

The Times, 5th October 2007

Abu Rideh v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWHC 2237 (Admin) (04 October 2007)

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted October 5th, 2007 in law reports by sally

High Court (Administrative Court)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Hogg v Hogg & Anor [2007] EWHC 2240 (Ch) (04 October 2007)

Doughty Hanson & Co Ltd v Roe [2007] EWHC 2212 (Ch) (04 October 2007)

HM Revenue & Customs v Mills [2007] EWHC 2241 (Ch) (04 October 2007)

Siemens Schweiz AG v Thorn Security Ltd [2007] EWHC 2242 (Ch) (04 October 2007)

Source: www.bailii.org

Daily Telegraph Law Reports, 4th October 2007

Posted October 5th, 2007 in law reports by sally

Oysterfleet Hotel plc v. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

R (S) v. Kent CC

Curtis v. Revenue & Customs Commissioners

Middlesbrough BC v. Surtees & Others

Redcar & Cleveland BC v. Bainbridge & Others

Winchester CC v. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Anr

Daily Telegraph, 4th October 2007

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Dawn of a new era – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 5th, 2007 in competition, legal profession, legal services, special report by sally

“As the Legal Services Bill reaches its final Parliamentary lap, Neil Rose looks at what concessions the government has made to ensure this groundbreaking legislation becomes law.”

Law Society’s Gazette, 4th October 2007

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

LSC faces judicial review – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 5th, 2007 in fees, judicial review, mental health, news by sally

“The Mental Health Lawyers Association (MHLA) has launched judicial review proceedings against the Legal Services Commission (LSC) over its decision to introduce a fixed-fee scheme for mental health work.”

Law Society’s Gazette, 4th October 2007

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Extra funds to ease military inquest backlog – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 5th, 2007 in armed forces, inquests, news by sally

“Families waiting for answers about how their loved ones died in Iraq and Afghanistan receive a vital boost today with a Government announcement that it will provide funds to ease the inquest backlog.”

Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2007

Judge ridicules £100,000 cost of car legal battle – The Independent

Posted October 5th, 2007 in news, sale of goods by sally

“Greater love has no man than he who lays down the contents of his wallet for his dream motor. But even the most devout petrolhead would have been forced to agree with Lord Justice Ward when he described one man’s feud with a dealership over his “red hot” sports car as ‘completely cuckoo’.”

The Independent, 5th October 2007

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘Lenient’ rape sentences appealed – BBC News

Posted October 5th, 2007 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“The attorney general has gone to the Appeal Court to appeal against the ‘unduly lenient’ sentences on two men convicted of raping under-age girls.”

BBC News, 4th October 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

One in 10 adults a victim of mass marketing fraud – The Independent

Posted October 5th, 2007 in fraud, news by sally

“One in 10 adults in the UK has been the victim of mass marketing fraud, it was revealed yesterday. More than 3.2 million people have handed over cash after being approached by fraudsters by email, letter or telephone.”

The Independent, 5th October 2007

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Full inquest into death of Sally Clark – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 5th, 2007 in inquests, news by sally

“Fresh doubt was cast over how tragic mother Sally Clark died yesterday after a coroner called for a full inquest into her death.”

Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2007

Man jailed over Facebook message – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 4th, 2007 in harassment, injunctions, internet, news, sentencing by sally

“A husband banned from contacting his estranged wife was jailed after he inadvertently sent her a message on the social networking site Facebook.”

Daily Telegraph, 4th October 2007

Police tribunal over killing case – BBC News

Posted October 4th, 2007 in disciplinary procedures, news, police by sally

“Two detectives who investigated the stabbing of a young father months before he was murdered are facing a Met Police disciplinary hearing.”

The Importance of Civil Justice: Nationally and Internationally (PDF)

BBC News, 4th October 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

The Importance of Civil Justice: Nationally and Internationally – Speech by Sir Anthony Clarke

Posted October 4th, 2007 in rule of law, speeches by sally

Speech by Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls

American Bar Association Conference, 3rd October 2007

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Impact of Terrorism on the Rule of Law – Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers

Posted October 4th, 2007 in rule of law, speeches, terrorism by sally

Impact of Terrorism on the Rule of Law (PDF)

Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

American Bar Association Conference, 3rd October 2007

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Hilton Mervis: A benchmark of healthy criticism – Legal Week

Posted October 4th, 2007 in judiciary, special report by sally

“The isolation of life on the bench and the lack of any form of frank feedback — good or bad — is well known. One solution to this state of affairs would be to allow the judiciary to get feedback from other sources than the press. Legal magazines have in the past been criticised for publishing feedback surveys on judges. The reaction of the judges themselves to these surveys has reportedly been mixed, ranging from fury to a genuine interest to learn from the feedback, however harsh.”

Leman-Klammers v Klammers

Legal Week, 4th October 2007

Source: www.legalweek.com

Leman-Klammers v Klammers – Times Law Report

Posted October 4th, 2007 in appeals, divorce, France, jurisdiction, law reports by sally

Divorce pending appeal valid

“It was perfectly reasonable for an English court to grant a decree absolute of divorce to the wife where the husband was waiting for an appeal to be heard in France by the Cour de Cassation on whether the Cour d’Appel de Paris had been correct in holding that the English court had been seised first.”

The Times, 4th October 2007

Murray v Express Newspapers plc and Another

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Murray v Express Newspapers plc and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted October 4th, 2007 in law reports, media, privacy by sally

Celebrities enjoy no extra right to privacy

“Where an individual was engaged in innocuous, routine activity in a public place, such as a street, that activity attracted no right or expectation of privacy and, accordingly, there was no prohibition on the taking or publishing of photographs of famous people engaged in such activity in a public place unless there were special circumstances such as harassment or distress caused to the individual.”

The Times, 4th October 2007

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‘Adulterous’ vicar first before secret court – The Times

Posted October 4th, 2007 in Church of England, clergy, disciplinary procedures, news by sally

“A vicar who allegedly had an affair with a married parishioner became the first member of the clergy to appear before a secretive new Church of England disciplinary tribunal yesterday.”

The Times, 4th October 2007

Family judges campaign to take the bitterness and costs out of divorce – The Times

Posted October 4th, 2007 in divorce, news by sally

“Britain’s top family judges and lawyers began a campaign yesterday to take divorce out of the courts and make couples resolve their issues without bitter and costly legal battles.”

The Times, 4th October 2007