‘Devoted’ husband gets life for killing wife – The Guardian
“A husband who killed his wife after she begged him to help her die was jailed for life today.”
The Guardian, 25th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ministry may threaten judges’ independence – The Times
“Judges’ independence will come under pressure as they are urged to tailor sentences according to prison spaces under the Ministry of Justice, a former senior Conservative minister said yesterday.”
The Times, 25th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Daily Telegraph Law Reports, 24th May 2007
R (IPCC) v. Chief Constable of West Mercia & Anr
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.u
Please note that the Daily Telegraph Law Reports are only available online for one week.
Regina (Jones) v. Ceredigion County Council (No. 2) – Times Law Reports
Applicant free not to pursue appeal to House of Lords
Regina (Jones) v. Ceredigion County Council (No. 2)
House of Lords
“Where the House of Lords gave an applicant for a leapfrog appeal from the High Court permission to appeal on terms as to the issues which could be argued or as to costs, it was open to that applicant to decline to proceed and instead to pursue an appeal before the Court of Appeal.”
The Times, 24th May 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.
Boake Allen Ltd. v. Revenue and Customs Commissioners – Times Law Reports
Tax statute is not discriminatory
Boake Allen Ltd. v. Revenue and Customs Commissioners
House of Lords
“Section 247 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988, by denying companies with foreign parents the right to make a group income election allowing a subsidiary company to pay dividends to a parent company free of advance corporation tax, did not infringe the nondiscrimination articles of the double taxation agreements between the United Kingdom and the United States, or between the UK and Japan.”
The Times, 24th May 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.
Court upholds £48m divorce award – BBC News
“A millionaire businessman has lost an appeal over a £48m divorce award made to his former wife.”
BBC News, 24th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bid to put off info time-wasters – BBC News
“Plans are due to be unveiled to deter ‘pointless and mischievous’ requests under the Freedom of Information Act.”
BBC News, 24th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Big Question: Partners back judges on quality but warn there is little oversight – Legal Week
“Lawyers are uneasy over the lax system of policing senior judges, and many believe cover-ups of embarrassing episodes are taking place – despite general confidence in the UK’s judicial standards. Claire Ruckin reports on the latest Big Question survey.”
Legal Week, 24th May 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Record £125m in assets recovered from criminals – The Guardian
“Luxury mansions, classic cars ranging from Bentleys to Lamborghinis, millions in cash and even racehorses are among the record £125m-worth of assets recovered from criminals in the last year. Claiming the seizures as a great success, the Home Office will today announce greater powers to confiscate criminals’ wealth.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Suicide banker’s NatWest case fear – Financial Times
“Neil Coulbeck, the retired bank executive who could have been an important witness in the NatWest Three fraud case, feared he might “get dragged into” the affair at the time he died, his widow told an inquest on Wednesday.”
Financial Times, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.ft.com
UK ‘politics of fear eroding human rights’ – The Independent
“Tony Blair’s government has been condemned for exploiting the ‘politics of fear’ by bringing in tougher anti-terror legislation, cracking down on asylum-seekers and allowing the prison population to soar.”
The Independent, 24th May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Related link: Amnesty International Report 2007
Squatter wins £2m London plot after 18-year stay – The Independent
For most people a property on Hampstead Heath would be many mortgages or lottery tickets away, but a squatter has been granted the rights to a plot of land worth £2m for nothing.
The Independent, 24th May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lord Chancellor acts to heal rift with judges over justice ministry – The Times
“The Lord Chancellor moved to defuse the unprecedented rift with the judiciary yesterday, making a personal intervention with the Lord Chief Justice to resolve the deadlock over the Ministry of Justice.”
The Times, 24th May 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
BAILII: Recent decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Yewbelle Ltd v London Green Developments Ltd.& Anor> [2007] EWCA Civ 475 (23 May 2007)
Carnegie v Drury [2007] EWCA Civ 497 (23 May 2007)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Baiai & Ors [2007] EWCA Civ 478 (23 May 2007)
Brunel University & Anor v Webster & Anor [2007] EWCA Civ 482 (22 May 2007)
C Plc v P & Anor [2007] EWCA Civ 493 (22 May 2007)
AJM v County Council [2007] EWCA Civ 496 (22 May 2007)
Kilby, R (on the application of) v Basildon District Council [2007] EWCA Civ 479 (22 May 2007)
Trans-World Investments Ltd v Dadarwalla [2007] EWCA Civ 480 (22 May 2007)
Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis v Kay [2007] EWCA Civ 477 (21 May 2007)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Musone v R. [2007] EWCA Crim 1237 (23 May 2007)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Morris & Anor v Revenue & Customs [2007] EWHC 1181 (Ch) (23 May 2007)
High Court (Commercial Division)
Great Hill Equity Partners II LP v Novator One LP & Ors [2007] EWHC 1210 (Comm) (22 May 2007)
Fiona Trust Holding Corp & Ors v Privalov & Ors [2007] EWHC 1217 (Comm) (21 May 2007)
European Court of Human Rights
HAGGAN AND MCCAVERY v. THE UNITED KINGDOM – 63176/00 [2007] ECHR 400 (22 May 2007)
MCELROY AND OTHERS v. THE UNITED KINGDOM – 57646/00 [2007] ECHR 401 (22 May 2007)
O’CONNELL AND OTHERS v. THE UNITED KINGDOM – 58370/00 [2007] ECHR 402 (22 May 2007)
Source: www.bailii.org
Raytheon Company v. Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks – WLR Daily
Raytheon Company v. Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks [2007] EWHC 1230 (Pat)
“The court had a discretion to allow the Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks to raise objections on appeal that had not been maintained before a hearing officer determining whether to grant a patent.”
WLR Daily, 22nd May 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.
Belfast City Council v. Miss Behavin’ Ltd. – WLR Daily
Belfast City Council v. Miss Behavin’ Ltd. [2007] UKHL 19
“A licensing authority, in refusing an application for a sex establishment licence, had been entitled to take objections and representations made after the expiry of the prescribed 28-day period into account. Where it had acted fairly and properly exercised its powers its decision was not vitiated by failure to refer specifically to the applicant’s Convention rights.”
WLR Daily, 25th April 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.
C plc and another v. P (Attorney General intervening) – WLR Daily
C plc and another v. P (Attorney General intervening) [2007] EWCA Civ 493
“The common law privilege against self-incrimination could not be invoked in relation to illegal material found on a computer in the execution of a civil search order.”
WLR Daily, 22nd May 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.
Judge wins backing for UK’s first drug court – The Times
“Family judge Nicholas Crichton has won financial backing for his initiative to set up the UK’s first US-style drug dependency court to help the growing number of babies and children who are being taken into care because of their parents’ misuse of drugs or alcohol.”
The Times, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Divorce online for £65 – The Times
“An online divorce company this week became the first to advertise its services on UK television, offering to arrange settlements for as little as £65.”
The Times, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
