Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Act 2007
Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Act 2007 published.
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
International Tribunals (Sierra Leone) Act 2007
International Tribunals (Sierra Leone) Act 2007 published.
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Jaffray and ors v. Society of Lloyd’s – WLR Daily
Jaffray and ors v. Society of Lloyd’s [2007] EWCA Civ 586
“The question whether the Court of Appeal had jurisdiction to reopen a case which had been before it already but where there was now an allegation of fraud, as opposed to a claim of bias by the court, was arguably moot notwithstanding ostensible authority that no such jurisdiction existed.”
WLR Daily, 20th June 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Sharma and others v. Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago – WLR Daily
Sharma and others v. Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago [2007] UKPC 42
“The Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago by implication conferred on an elected member of the House of Representatives a right to be paid a salary enforceable from the day after the general election poll if the member present and willing to take the oath was thereafter, for any procedural reason, denied the opportunity to do so.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council so held when allowing an appeal by the 18 appellants from the decision of the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago.”
WLR Daily, 20th June 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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YL v. Birmingham City Council – WLR Daily
YL v. Birmingham City Council [2007] UKHL 27
“A private care home providing care and accommodation for an elderly person under contract with a local authority was not exercising ‘functions of a public nature’ within s 6(3)(b) of the Human Rights Act 1998 so as to allow that person to claim against the home under s 6(1) of the Act for breach of her Convention rights when it was sought to remove her from the home.”
WLR Daily, 20th June 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd. and ors v. Vetplus Ltd. – WLR Daily
Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd. and ors v. Vetplus Ltd. [2007] EWCA Civ 584
“Where a trader sought to publish in comparative advertising the results of tests of a rival trader’s product, an important issue of freedom of expression was engaged, even though the comparative advertising would be aimed at diverting trade from one trader to another; and therefore the court would not grant an interim injunction to prevent such publication unless the court was satisfied that the applicant would succeed at trial in obtaining a final injunction.”
WLR Daily, 20th June 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Costly business – Law Society’s Gazette
“William Gibson pores over the finer details of the rules on costs in the new Solicitors Code of Conduct.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st June 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
The enforcers – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Independent Police Complaints Commission deals with the fall-out from such controversial incidents as the Menezes shooting in London. Jonathan Rayner meets the head of its legal team.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st June 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Profession hits back at complaints verdict – Law Society’s Gazette
“The leaders of the solicitors’ profession hit back at the Legal Services Ombudsman (LSO) this week after she branded the Legal Complaints Service’s (LCS) performance as ‘still well short of where a modern, customer-focused organisation should be’.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st June 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Badge designs are protected by copyright, says High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“Protection for unregistered designs may be stronger than previously thought, following a ruling by the High Court that found the designs of novelty badges had been infringed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd June 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Purity’ ring case in High Court – BBC News
“A teenager is due in the High Court to accuse her school of discriminating against Christians by banning the wearing of ‘purity rings’.”
BBC News, 22nd Juen 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Iraq deaths ‘unlawful killings’ – BBC News
“Five British armed forces personnel were unlawfully killed when their helicopter was shot down in Iraq, a coroner has ruled.”
BBC News, 22nd June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lawyers step up lobbying on legal services reform – Financial Times
“Leading lawyers will step up their lobbying over controversial legal reforms, after the Treasury gave a cool response to claims that the changes could threaten £2bn of annual legal services exports.”
Financial Times, 22nd June 2007
Source: www.ft.com
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
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