Air Passenger duty challenged in High Court – The Times
“A group of UK tour operators launched a High Court challenge over the legality of air passenger duty (APD) today.”
The Times, 17th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Son’s fight for £10m bequest his deluded father left to the Tories – The Times
“The son of a mentally deluded man who believed that Margaret Thatcher could save the world from a satanic plot is fighting the Conservative Party over who should get his father’s £10 million bequest.”
The Times, 18th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Damages for man who slipped on petals – Daily Telegraph
“A commuter who slipped on a petal is poised to win substantial damages after a High Court ruling yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
More than half of offenders not taken to court – Daily Telegraph
“The number of criminals dealt with by fines and “slap on the wrist” cautions in England and Wales has overtaken the total taken to court, it was disclosed yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Big Brother” plan for police to use new road cameras – The Guardian
“‘Big Brother’ plans to automatically hand the police details of the daily journeys of millions of motorists tracked by road pricing cameras across the country were inadvertently disclosed by the Home Office last night.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ban news homes near power lines, say MPs – The Guardian
“New homes and schools should not be built within 60 metres of high voltage power lines until the link with childhood cancers is better understood by scientists, according to a committee of MPs. They also recommend that home buyers should be provided with information on the level of electromagnetic fields within homes before they buy.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Crackdown pledged on sex with trafficked women – The Guardian
“The government will ensure that the ‘fathers, brothers and husbands’ who have sex with trafficked girls are prosecuted, Harriet Harman vowed yesterday.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bulk of money for sick miners’ scheme was spent on red tape – The Times
“Almost 300,000 miners with a disabling chest disease have received less money in compensation than it cost the Government to administer their claim, a report discloses today.”
The Times, 18th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sting is stung for £25,000 over sacking of chef – The Times
“The rock star Sting and his wife Trudie Styler were ordered to pay their former chef £24,944 yesterday after her ‘shameful’ dismissal when she became pregnant.”
The Times, 18th July, 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Half of terror suspects released – BBC News
“More than half of those arrested in the UK on suspicion of terrorism since September 2001 have been released without charge, according to figures.”
BBC News, 17th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Watchdog received more than 300 complaints about judges – The Times
“More than 200 complaints were lodged in the past year arising from the conduct of judges, according to the annual report of a judicial watchdog.”
The Times, 17th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Half of criminals are never prosecuted – The Times
“Fewer than half of the criminals brought to justice by authorities in England and Wales are taken to court, it was revealed today.”
The Times, 17th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
HIH Casualty & General Insurance Ltd v JLT Risk Solutions Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 710 (12 July 2007)
Roberts & Anor v Gable & Ors [2007] EWCA Civ 721 (12 July 2007)
Veitch & Anor v Avery [2007] EWCA Civ 711 (12 July 2007)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Kulah, R. v [2007] EWCA Crim 1701 (13 July 2007)
Pintori, R. v [2007] EWCA Crim 1700 (13 July 2007)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
RHJ Ltd. v FT Patten (Holdings) Ltd & Anor [2007] EWHC 1655 (Ch) (13 July 2007)
Revenue and Customs v Household Estate Agents Ltd [2007] EWHC 1684 (Ch) (12 July 2007)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Huntington v Imagine Group Holdings Ltd & Anor [2007] EWHC 1603 (Comm) (13 July 2007)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
A & Ors v Essex County Council & Ors [2007] EWHC 1652 (QB) (13 July 2007)
Awoyomi v Radford & Anor [2007] EWHC 1671 (QB) (12 July 2007)
Caldarelli v The Court of Naples [2007] EWHC 1624 (QB) (12 July 2007)
Source: www.bailii.org
Regina (Tree and Wildlife Action Committee Ltd.) v. Forestry Commissioners and Another – Times Law Reports
Impact of development
Regina (Tree and Wildlife Action Committee Ltd.) v. Forestry Commissioners and Another
Queen’s Bench Division
“When deciding whether an environmental impact assessment was required in relation to a proposed development involving deforestation, the Forestry Commissioners should have considered the effect of the development as well as the effect of the deforestation.”
The Times, 17th July 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.
Aziz v. Aziz and Others, Sultan of Brunei intervening – Times Law Reports
Sultan has no special claim to anonymity
Aziz v. Aziz and Others, Sultan of Brunei intervening
Court of Appeal
“The head of a foreign state had no right to anonymity in judgments in court proceedings brought by his former wife against certain defendants.”
The Times, 17th July 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.
Caldarelli v. Judge for Preliminary Investigations of the Court of Naples, Italy – WLR Daily
Caldarelli v. Judge for Preliminary Investigations of the Court of Naples, Italy [2007] EWHC 1624
“The amendments to s 2(5)(a) of the Extradition Act 2003 inserted by s 42 and para 1(1), Pt 1 of Sch 13 of the Police and Justice Act 2006 substituting the words “has been convicted” for ‘is alleged to be unlawfully at large’ went only to the content of the European arrest warrant: whereas for the exercise of the power to extradite it remained necessary to show either an ‘accusation’ case or an ‘unlawfully at large’ case.”
WLR Daily, 16th July 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.
Insurance Contract Law – Law Commission
“On 17 July 2007 the Law Commission published jointly with the Scottish Law Commission a consultation paper on insurance contract law. We invite comments on provisional proposals to modernise the law relating to misrepresentation, non-disclosure and breach of warranty by the insured.”
Insurance Contract Law: Misrepresentation, Non-Disclosure and Breach of Warranty by the Insured (PDF)
Law Commission, 17th July 2007
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Google plans pan-European legal team – The Lawyer
“Google is planning to recruit an in-house team across Europe after growing by more than 50 per cent in the last year.”
The Lawyer, 16th July 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Man avoids jail for website ‘sick jokes’ – Daily Telegraph
“An economics graduate was sentenced to 160 hours of community service yesterday for making ‘sick jokes’ about ethnic groups and people with disabilities on a website.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Al-Qa’ida threat ‘justifies new anti-terror laws’ – The Independent
“Four thousand al-Qa’ida suspects and sympathisers are on M15’s watchlist, the Home Office warned as it accelerated plans for new anti-terror legislation.”
The Independent, 17th July 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
