“Britain’s fledgling open government laws were delivered a serious blow yesterday when MPs, backed by government ministers, voted to grant themselves a blanket exemption from the legislation. The move was roundly condemned by freedom of information campaigners and MPs opposed to the measure, who said it represented an attack on democracy.”
The Independent, 19th May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The financial cost to the country of imprisonment has been underestimated by a third, a report said on Monday.”
Reuters, 21st May 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
Related link: Poverty and disadvantage among prisoners’ families (PDF)
“Ministers are facing fresh turmoil over the introduction of home information packs for house sellers, amid indications that Tory and Lib Dem peers will lead a successful revolt against the measure next Tuesday in the Lords.”
The Guardian, 19th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Jailed crime boss Terry Adams has been ordered to pay back nearly £5m in legal aid he was awarded to defend himself.”
BBC News, 18th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Attorney General has said the sentencing of four women who filmed two toddlers fighting will not be referred to the Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 18th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Members of Parliament who voted to remove themselves from anti-secrecy laws are to be ‘put to shame’ by peers gearing up to block a similar move for the House of Lords.”
The Observer, 20th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“British Airways’ admission that there have been ‘breaches of its competition policy’ – a legalistic way of owning up to having cheated on ticket prices – opens the airline up to the potential for multiple lawsuits.”
The Times, 18th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A move to exempt Parliament from freedom of information law has been approved by MPs after attempts to block it in the Commons failed.”
The Times, 18th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lawrence v. Pembrokeshire County Council [2007] EWCA Civ 446
“The Human Rights Act 1998 did not give rise to a duty of care to the parent of a child on the part of a local authority when exercising, through social workers, its duty to protect children from abuse. The local authority’s principal duty was to the child in need of protection, and there were powerful public policy reasons for not having a duty of care to the parents. There was no reason to treat social workers in this context any differently from policemen or doctors who were not subject to such a duty of care.”
WLR Daily, 14th 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.
Dunwoody Sports Marketing v. Prescott [2007] EWCA Civ 461
“The power to order substitution of a new party for an existing party to an action under CPR r 19.2 continued after judgment had been given.”
WLR Daily, 17th 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.
Marcan Shipping (London) Ltd. v. Candida Corpn and another [2007] EWCA Civ 463
“The sanction embodied in an “unless” order in traditional form took effect without the need for any further order if the party to whom it was addressed failed to comply with it in any material respect. Unless the party in default had applied for relief, or the court itself decided for some exceptional reason that it should act of its own initiative, the question whether the sanction ought to apply did not arise.”
WLR Daily, 17th May 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Power to delegate reporting obligations
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“A control order that required a suspected terrorist to comply with reporting obligations, the details of which would be specified by a police officer, was valid.”
The Times, 18th 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.
Contract valid despite nonconformity
Datec Electronics Holdings Ltd. and Another v. United Parcels Services Ltd.
House of Lords
“When a carrier accepted packages for transportation by road to another country, and the undertaking was performed to an extent, then there was a contract of carriage even if the carrier had unknowingly accepted packages which did not conform to its terms and conditions of carriage. Therefore the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road applied.”
The Times, 18th 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.
“Jonathan Rayner looks at why lawyers fear the government’s proposed amended version of the Mental Health Act. Meanwhile Frances Mayne explains how lawyers should prepare for the Mental Capacity Act.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th May 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Proposed reforms to legal aid will destroy specialist civil liberties teams, practitioners have warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th May 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Commercial Court is under pressure because of the number of judges needed to hear criminal cases – and terrorist trials in particular.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th May 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Related links: Report of the Commercial Court and Admiralty Court, 2005-2006 (PDF)
“Regulators are investigating the tactics of ‘no win, no fee’ firms that specialise in recovering bank penalty charges, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 18th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Plans to outlaw the creation of ‘human-animal’ embryos are set to be scrapped by ministers amid fears that an outright ban would hamper work on incurable diseases and damage British science.”
The Guardian, 18th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An attempt to block the government’s plans for a new super-casino has been launched at the High Court in London.”
BBC News, 17th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A pathologist involved in the Harold Shipman murder case today launched a stinging attack on the government’s proposed reforms to the coroner system, claiming they will do nothing to prevent another such killer.”
The Guardian, 17th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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