“The sixth quarterly ministerial statement about the inquests into the deaths of servicemen and women overseas was published today.”
Ministry of Justice press release, 30th October 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
The Bluetongue (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2007
The Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2007
The Pensions Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2007
The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2007
The Civil Aviation (Contributions to the Air Travel Trust) Regulations 2007
The Accession (Worker Authorisation and Worker Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
High Court (Chancery Division)
Lexi Holdings Plc v Luqman & Ors [2007] EWHC 2355 (Ch) (19 October 2007)
Jules Rimet Cup Ltd. v The Football Association Ltd. [2007] EWHC 2376 (Ch) (18 October 2007)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Limit No 2 Ltd v AXA Versicherung AG [2007] EWHC 2321 (Comm) (17 October 2007)
CTI Group Inc v Transclear SA [2007] EWHC 2340 (Comm) (17 October 2007)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Ltd & Ors v Hargreaves [2007] EWHC 2375 (QB) (18 October 2007)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Child abuse experts at a new specialist police unit will study hundreds of hours of interviews with paedophiles to find out how they think and behave.”
BBC News, 30th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge’s case management decision can be appealed
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“A refusal by a trial judge to order an adjournment before trial, or indeed at any time before the start of the summing-up, was a case management decision which could constitute a terminating ruling against which a prosecutor could appeal.”
The Times, 29th 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.
Police had good defence to unlawful detention claim
Austin and Another v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
Court of Appeal
“It was lawful only in extreme and exceptional circumstances for the police to contain demonstrators and members of the public caught up in that demonstration who themselves did not appear to be about to commit a breach of the peace. Containment was lawful only where it was necessary to prevent others from committing an imminent breach of the peace and there was no other way to achieve that.”
The Times, 29th 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.
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.
“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.”
The Times, 30th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“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.”
The Times, 30th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A majority of disputes launched by companies are led by executives’ hearts rather than their heads, according to new research published today (29 October).”
Legal Week, 29th October 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
“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.”
Reuters, 30th October 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
“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.”
The Times, 30th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“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.”
The Times, 29th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Two graffiti artists jailed for spray painting trains and railway bridges have had their sentences overturned.”
BBC News, 29th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“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.”
Legal Week, 26th October 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
“An inquest into the death of Gordon Gentle, whose mother, Rose, has become a figurehead for Britain’s antiwar movement, begins today.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Approved European Body of Accountants) Order 2007
The Occupational Pension Schemes (EEA States) Regulations 2007
The Feed (Specified Undesirable Substances) (England) Regulations 2007
The Offender Management Act 2007 (Commencement No.1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
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