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
“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
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 [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. [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) [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.
“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
“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
Terrorist conspiracy sentence guidelines require review
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“The level of sentences for terrorist conspiracies and attempts to commit mass murder should be increased.”
The Times, 23rd 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.
“Junior doctors have lost their High Court battle to scrap the new application system for training posts.”
BBC News, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Government is locked on a collision course with senior members of the judiciary after the Lord Chief Justice told Parliament yesterday (23 May) the two camps remained ‘poles apart’ over the role of the controversial Ministry of Justice (MoJ).”
Legal Week, 23rd MAy 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Families expelled from the Chagos Islands by the British Government to make way for the Diego Garcia US airbase today won their legal battle to return home.”
The Independent, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Controversial immigration rules aimed at stopping sham marriages are unlawful, says the Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Newspaper regulator the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has issued new guidelines on privacy and data protection for newspapers conducting investigations which involve subterfuge.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“Despite the myths, bloggers are just as vulnerable as conventional publishers to legal action – if not more so.”
The Times, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The recent settlement of the libel action brought by the baby- and child-care author Gina Ford against Mumsnet, the parenting website, leaves some tricky questions unanswered – not least whether a website is a ‘publisher’ for the purposes of the law of libel.”
The Times, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Home information packs (Hips) appeared to be doomed last night after ministers were forced into a humiliating climb-down by delaying the packs for two months.”
The Times, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“This report evaluates a) a quasi-compulsory mediation programme and b) a voluntary mediation scheme. The results describe the uptake of mediation, user experiences, and the potential of mediation to offer savings to the justice system.”
Ministry of Justice, 21st May 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
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