Road charging ‘sneaked through Parliament’ – Daily Telegraph
“Britain has secretly signed up to a pan-European road pricing scheme, it became clear last night.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Trader loses £1.35m sexual discrimination claim – The Independent
“A City trader who claimed a sexist work culture forced her to quit her job after she returned from maternity leave lost her £1.35m compensation claim yesterday.”
The Independent, 22nd June 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Former youth justice chief attacks rule change on restraint – The Guardian
“The senior civil servant who drew up the rules on restraining teenagers in child jails has strongly criticised ministers for making changes which will allow private security staff to inflict pain on children who refuse to go to bed or be quiet.”
The Guardian, 22nd June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Strikes, work curbs and litigation: how life may change under the EU charter – The Times
“Britain was told yesterday that it had all but lost its fight to stop the Charter of Fundamental Rights becoming legally binding in the new EU treaty set to replace the failed European Constitution, sources claimed yesterday.”
The Times, 21st June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
YL v. Birmingham City Council and Others – Times Law Reports
Exercise of delegated council duty is a private function
YL v. Birmingham City Council and Others
House of Lords
“Where a private care home, under contract with a local authority, provided care and accommodation for an elderly person which the authority had been under a statutory duty to arrange, the care home was not exercising functions of a public nature so as to allow her to claim a breach of duty under the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 21st June 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.
Midlands Co-operative Society Ltd. v. Revenue and Customs Commissioners – WLR Daily
Midlands Co-operative Society Ltd. v. Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2007] EWHC 1432 (Ch)
“The Value Added Tax Act 1994 and its associated Regulations allowed the benefit of a claim under s 80 of the Act for overpaid output tax to be assigned.”
WLR Daily, 19th June 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.
R (Godmanchester Town Council) v. Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – WLR Daily
“‘Sufficient evidence’ under s 31(1) of the Highways Act 1980 that a landowner had had no intention to dedicate a way as a highway required evidence of overt acts demonstrating his lack of intention and coming to the attention of users of the way.”
WLR Daily, 20th June 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
R (Rowley and others) v. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – WLR Daily
“The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions did not owe a common law duty of care to qualifying children or to those with their care in discharging his functions under the Child Support Act 1991.”
WLR Daily, 19th June 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.
House of Lords Judgments: whats new?
Daily Telegraph, 21st June 2007
R (Al-Skeini & Others) v. Secretary of State for Defence
Islington LBC v. Honeygan-Green
Ridgway v. JP Morgan Chase Bank National Association
Transport and General Workers Union v. Safeway Stores Ltd.
Daily Telegraph, 21st June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Please note the Daily Telegraph Law Reports are only available online for one week.
Inquests into the deaths of servicemen in operations and exercises overseas – Ministry of Justice
“Ministerial statement about the inquests into the deaths of servicemen and women overseas under the jurisdiction of the Oxfordshire coroner, Nicholas Gardiner and the Wiltshire and Swindon coroner, David Masters.”
Ministry of Justice, 20th June 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Confidence and confidentiality: Openness in family courts a new approach – Ministry of Justice
“This is the second consultation on improving openness in family courts. This paper sets out what we are taking forward from the last consultation, and seeks views on new proposals to improve the openness in family courts.”
Confidence and confidentiality: Openess in family courts a new approach CP [10/07]
Ministry of Justice, 20th June 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
City firms say Law Society is improving but still doubtful over its commercial role – Legal Week
“City lawyers remain sceptical of the Law Society’s ability to represent the commercial legal profession, with the majority saying the professional body does not look out for their interests.”
Legal Week, 21st June 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
UK ‘prepared to block EU treaty’ – BBC News
“The UK will block any unsatisfactory deal in this week’s EU treaty negotiations, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has said.”
BBC News, 20th June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MPs to consider cut in abortion time limit – The Guardian
“MPs are to launch an inquiry into the impact of scientific developments on abortion law, including whether medical advances in the care of very premature babies mean the 24-week time limit should be reduced.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lords warn against curbs on FoI – The Guardian
“Parliament’s reputation is “at serious risk” from attempts to exempt its members from the freedom of information act, a powerful Lords committee warned today.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rights blow to elderly in private care – The Times
“Thousands of people who use hospital or school services contracted out by local authorities are without the protection of human rights laws, after a landmark ruling yesterday.”
The Times, 21st June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Six years on, evidence that helped convict TV presenter’s murderer is deemed valueless – The Guardian
“Scientific evidence which helped convict Barry George of the murder of the BBC presenter Jill Dando six years ago has since been codified by the government’s Forensic Science Service as “of no value”, the Guardian understands.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
More family cases go behind closed doors – The Times
“Thousands of children’s care cases will be heard behind closed doors under proposals from the Lord Chancellor yesterday that extend courts’ powers to exclude the media.”
The Times, 21st June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
