Legal challenge to Home Information Packs – The Times
“The Government is facing a legal challenge over plans to introduce controversial Home Information Packs (HIPs), it was confirmed today.”
The Times, 15th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Fayed wants Queen quizzed over Diana’s death – The Guardian
“Lawyers for Mohamed Al Fayed today tried to embroil the Queen in the Diana, Princess of Wales, inquest.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bosses central to new immigration plans – The Guardian
“Employers could be obliged to make new staff produce a passport or birth certificate before they start work or face financial penalties, under new proposals to crack down on illegal immigration announced today.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Death of Freshfields’ Courtney was an accident, finds coroner – Legal Week
“The death of junior Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer intellectual property (IP) lawyer Matthew Courtney was an accident, according to the findings of an inquest held today (15 May).”
Legal Week, 15th May 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Rogue employers to face illegal working crackdown – Government News Network
“The Home Office drive against illegal working moved forward today as talks began with industry on the implementation of tough new legislation designed to crackdown on bogus employees.”
Home Office press release, 15th May 2007
Source: www.gnn.gov.uk
Revenue and Customs Comrs v. Barclays plc and another – WLR Daily
Revenue and Customs Comrs v. Barclays Bank plc and another [2007] EWCA Civ 442
“Where an employer had provided a free tax advice service to its pensioners and surviving spouses and, on termination of the service, made one-off payments in compensation, the provision of such payments constituted a relevant benefit under a retirement benefits scheme for the purposes of ss 596A and 612(1) of the 1988 Act.”
WLR Daily, 11th May 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been full reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Knowsley Housing Trust v. White – Times Law Reports
Assured tenant became a tolerated trespasser
Knowsley Housing Trust v. White
Court of Appeal
“Where, in the case of an assured tenancy governed by the Housing Act 1988, the court granted an order for possession using County Court Form N28 but suspended execution on terms, the tenancy expired on the last date stated for possession, and the occupant remained thereafter as a tolerated trespasser.”
The Times, 15th 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.
Regina (UMBS Online Ltd) v Serious Organised Crime Agency and Another – Times Law Reports
Customer entitled to seek review
Regina (UMBS Online Ltd.) v. Serious Organised Crime Agency and Another
Court of Appeal
“The Serious Organised Crime Agency, a powerful statutory body whose decisions could imperil private and business banking activity on no more than a reported suspicion of money-laundering, should not withhold giving consent to a bank to allow it to operate a customer’s account under section 335 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 without good reason.”
The Times, 15th 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.
Regina (Brown, formerly Bajinya, and Others) v. Belmarsh Prison Governor and Others – Times Law Reports
Power to extend extradition time
Regina (Brown, formerly Bajinya, and Others) v. Belmarsh Prison Governor and Others
Queen’s Bench Divisional Court
“Section 194(4)(b) of the Extradition Act 2003, which enabled the Secretary of State for the Home Department to modify the application of that Act where special extradition arrangements existed, permitted him to extend the 45 days specified in section 74(11) for the receipt by a judge of the request for extradition to 95 days.”
The Times, 15th 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.
Documents about Diana’s death ‘being withheld’ – Daily Telegraph
“Lawyers for Mohamed Fayed, the owner of Harrods, will today claim they are being denied access to crucial documents relating to the inquests into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Litigation slump sees judiciary rewriting the record books – The Lawyer
“There is a general consensus within the legal profession that there has been a downturn in commercial litigation, the judiciary claimed otherwise last week, but now it is not so sure.”
The Lawyer, 15th May 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Miners’ firms strike back at DTI over £2.4bn costs – The Lawyer
“The under-fire law firms representing sick miners in the British Coal compensation fiasco have accused the Government of hypocrisy after its costs topped £2bn.”
The Lawyer, 15th May 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
JPs ‘ignore advice of experts’ – The Times
“Magistrates’ decisions are made on the basis of stereotypes, and ignore advice from experts, research says.”
The Times, 15th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Officers’ homophobia hampered murder investigations, says review – The Guardian
“Scotland Yard’s reaction to killings and attacks on gay, lesbian and transsexual people has historically been blighted by “institutional” homophobia, according to a report. A review of how detectives handled 10 murders of gay men or transsexuals says that in some cases inquiries were hampered by lack of knowledge, reliance on unfounded stereotypes and personal prejudices. Of the cases examined in a process sanctioned by the Met, four remain unsolved.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Targets ‘force police to make ludicrous arrests’ – The Independent
“Frontline police called on the Government today to reverse the target-driven culture that has forced them to make ‘ludicrous’ decisions such as arresting a child for throwing cream buns.”
The Independent, 15th May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judges to condemn new Ministry of Justice – Daily Telegraph
“Senior judges will today consider whether to issue an unprecedented condemnation of the new Ministry of Justice, launched last week without the constitutional safeguards they regard as essential.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Deportation ruling deals blow to anti-terror policy – The Guardian
“The government’s anti-terror policy was dealt another blow today after judges ruled against deporting a man cleared of plotting to launch a poison attack on London.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Reid says human rights laws are fuelling terror – The Sunday Times
“John Reid, the outgoing home secretary, yesterday called for controversial human rights laws to be watered down because he fears they are allowing terrorists to run free.”
The Sunday Times, 13th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sentence extended for lawyer murder – The Times
“One of the two robbers convicted of murdering Linklaters lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce had his minimum custodial term increased by the Court of Appeal today.”
The Times, 14th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
