“A Christian group trying to prosecute the producer and broadcaster of Jerry Springer – The Opera under blasphemy laws will take its case to the high court in London today.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A generation of British “tweenagers” – children aged between eight and 13 – are at risk of losing interest in school and experimenting with drugs and alcohol as the problems traditionally associated with teenagers come into effect earlier, a minister warned yesterday.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The UK government will be criticised today over key aspects of children’s human rights in a report highlighting how youngsters in custody are being handcuffed or have needed oxygen after being restrained.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain’s most senior judge has expressed fears that reforms to the way judges are appointed risks politicising the judiciary and threatening standards.”
The Times, 20th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Bereaved families cannot generally claim legal aid for inquests or it will ‘risk imposing an unjustified burden’ on the system, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday.”
The Times, 20th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Pattrick & Anor v Marley Estates Management [2007] EWCA Civ 1176 (15 November 2007)
George v R [2007] EWCA Crim 2722 (15 November 2007)
Sumukan Ltd v Commonwealth Secretariat Rev 1 [2007] EWCA Civ 1148 (15 November 2007)
Taylor Walton (a firm) v Laing [2007] EWCA Civ 1146 (15 November 2007)
Davey v Aylesbury Vale District Council [2007] EWCA Civ 1166 (15 November 2007)
El-Farargy v El Farargy & Ors [2007] EWCA Civ 1149 (15 November 2007)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Nadarajah v R [2007] EWCA Crim 2688 (16 November 2007)
George v R [2007] EWCA Crim 2722 (15 November 2007)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Mucelli v Albania & Anor [2007] EWHC 2632 (Admin) (15 November 2007)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Secretary of State for Trade & Industry v Vohora & Anor [2007] EWHC 2656 (Ch) (15 November 2007)
Ridgwell & Ors v Ridgwell & Ors [2007] EWHC 2666 (Ch) (14 November 2007)
Meretz Investments NV & Anor v ACP Ltd & Ors [2007] EWHC 2635 (Ch) (14 November 2007)
Wobben v Vestas-Celtic Wind Technology Ltd [2007] EWHC 2636 (Pat) (14 November 2007)
New ISG Ltd v Vernon & Ors [2007] EWHC 2665 (Ch) (14 November 2007)
Dadourian Group International Inc & Ors v Simms & Ors [2007] EWHC 2634 (Ch) (14 November 2007)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Grosvenor Casinos Ltd. v National Bank of Abu Dhabi [2007] EWHC 2600 (Comm) (14 November 2007)
High Court (Patents Court)
DLP Ltd, Re UK Intellectual Property Office Decision [2007] EWHC 2669 (Pat) (16 November 2007)
Source: www.bailii.org
“English libel law itself could face scrutiny in a US court, in a case brought by a US author in New York.”
The Guardian, 19th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Holmes-Moorhouse v Richmond-upon-Thames London Borough Council
Court of Appeal
“A shared residence order made by a family court in uncontested proceedings did not determine the question whether a parent in whose favour the order was made had a priority need for housing as a homeless person with dependent children who might reasonably be expected to reside with him.”
The Times, 19th November 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.
O’Byrne v Aventis Pasteur MSD Ltd
Court of Appeal
“Where a claimant had made a mistake about the name but not the identity of the defendant, that name could be substituted after the expiry of the limitation period, where substitution was necessary required in order to determine the original action.”
The Times, 19th November 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.
Davey v Aylesbury Vale District Council [2007] EWCA Civ 1166
“The Court of Appeal gave guidance as to the recoverability of pre-permission costs by a successful defendant following dismissal of the substantive judicial review claim.”
WLR Daily, 16th November 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.
“In determining whether it would be unduly harsh to expect an asylum seeker to relocate to a safe haven in another part of his country, there was no requirement that the starting point of the assessment had to be consideration of conditions prevailing in the area from where the claimant had fled. It was for the decision maker to determine what weight was to be given to that, and all other relevant factors, in the context of the particular facts of the case.”
WLR Daily, 16th November 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.
Sumukan Ltd v Commonwealth Secretariat (No 2) [2007] EWCA Civ 1148
“Where a contract contained a clause expressly providing for arbitration before a tribunal established according to the defendant’s rules, and one of the arbitrators was not validly appointed under those rules, the non-compliance rendered that arbitrator’s participation unlawful and the award a nullity. If the claimant could not with reasonable diligence have discovered the lack of validity within s 73 of the Arbitration Act 1996, the arbitrators lacked substantive jurisdiction under s 67 of the 1996 Act and the award would be set aside.”
WLR Daily, 16th November 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.
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry v Vohora and another [2007] EWHC 2656 (Ch)
“A claim by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to disqualify a director of a company, on the ground that it was expedient in the public interest, had to be brought, rather that started, within two years. Therefore the two-year period was a limitation provision and, in accordance with CPR Pt 7, para 5, where the Secretary of State’s claim form was received in the court office on a date earlier than the date on which it was issued, the claim was “brought” for the purposes of the two-year period on that earlier date.”
WLR Daily, 16th November 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.
“Expenses incurred by trustees of a discretionary trust for the benefit of both capital and income beneficiaries were properly chargeable to capital.”
WLR Daily, 16th November 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.
How Important is Punishment? (PDF)
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.
Howard League for Penal Reform, 16th November 2007
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“The Crown Prosecution Service has today advised all concerned parties that there is insufficient evidence to charge any individuals with any offences in relation to the tragic death of Paul Coker at Plumstead Police Station, South London on 6 August 2005.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 15th November 2007
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“On Thursday 15 November 2007 the Panel issued a consultation paper on sentencing for corporate manslaughter.
Responses are requested by 7 February 2008.”
Consultation paper on sentencing for corporate manslaughter (PDF)
Sentencing Guidelines Council, 15th November 2007
Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
“Lawyers are warning employers that they could be laying themselves open to large compensation claims if they force workers to retire at 65 – even though the current law allows them to do so.”
The Guardian, 19th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Babies made by cloning techniques from the DNA of two women could be born within 10 years as ministers prepare to give the green light for embryos produced by biological material from three ‘parents’. A new law, to be debated in the House of Commons tomorrow (19 November), opens the door for such hybrid eggs to be implanted in women.”
The Independent, 18th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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