Day: 2 May 2007
Lords OK Hello!’s Zeta-Jones wedding payout – The Times
“OK! magazine won it’s [sic] appeal today against glossy rival Hello! in the dispute over the Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas wedding photographs.”
The Times, 2nd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Landowners secure landmark victory against troubled tenants – The Times
“A clutch of Britain’s biggest landowners who together count for about £100 billion of commercial property have won a landmark High Court battle to prevent tenants wriggling out of unpaid rent when they go under.”
The Times, 2nd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Survey reveals UK’s best and worst legal websites – The Times
“Addleshaw Goddard boasts the best website of any UK law firm according to an annual survey that names and shames the best – and worst – legal sites.”
The Times, 2nd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Implementation of the Carter Review of Legal Aid – Constitutional Affairs Select Committee
Implementation of the Carter Review of Legal Aid (PDF)
Constitutional Affairs Select Committee, 1st May 2007
Source: www.parliament.uk
Statement from Lord Justice Thomas on the creation of the Ministry of Justice
Statement from Lord Justice Thomas on the creation of the Ministry of Justice (PDF)
This statement was prepared to be given in evidence to the Constitution Committee of the House of Lords on 1 May 2007
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘Perjury’ threat for ex-BP boss – BBC News
“Former BP chief Lord John Browne [sic] may now face charges of perjury amid allegations that he lied to a court about a gay partner, reports say.”
BBC News, 2nd May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Home packs in doubt after critical Lords report – Daily Telegraph
“The controversial home-sellers’ packs may yet be scrapped after a damning report from the House of Lords yesterday added to a barrage of criticism.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
O’Brien v. Seagrave and Another – Times Law Reports
Claim provides sufficient interest
O’Brien v. Seagrave and Another
Chancery Division
“A claimant who had a right to bring a statutory claim for provision from a deceased’s estate could be said to have an interest in the estate for the purposes of bringing a probate claim.”
The Times, 2nd 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.
Evans v. United Kingdom – Times Law Reports
Public interest outweighs individual’s private right
Evans v. United Kingdom (Application No. 6339/05)
European Court of Human Rights
“The United Kingdom did not exceed its margin of appreciation in requiring that both donors had to give consent to the implanting of fertilised embryos in the uterus.”
The Times, 2nd 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.
