February 2008 – Page 4 – Current Awareness

Pirelli Cable Holding NV and Others v Commissioners for Revenue and Customs – Times Law Reports

Posted February 27th, 2008 in law reports by sally

Pirelli Cable Holding NV and Others v Commissioners for Revenue and Customs

Court of Appeal

“Where the United Kingdom had not levied corporation tax on the dividend paid by a UK subsidiary to a parent resident in The Netherlands or Italy, the UK tax authorities would not assume responsibility for eliminating double taxation.”

The Times, 27th February 2008

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.

Scottish & Newcastle International Ltd v Othon Galanos Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted February 27th, 2008 in contracts, jurisdiction, law reports, sale of goods by sally

Scottish & Newcastle International Ltd v Othon Galanos Ltd [2008] UKHL 11; WLR (D) 61

“Where, under a contract for the sale of cider by the Scottish claimants to Cypriot defendants, with invoices giving Limassol as the “place of delivery”, the cider had been shipped from Liverpool to Limassol, the agreed place of delivery had been Liverpool and delivery of the goods had taken place at Liverpool for the purposes of art 5(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001.”

WLR Daily, 26th February 2008

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.

R v W Stevenson & Sons (A Partnership) – WLR Daily

Posted February 27th, 2008 in criminal responsibility, law reports, partnerships by sally

R v W Stevenson & Sons (A Partnership) [2008] EWCA Crim 273; WLR (D) 60

“Legislation could render a partnership criminally liable as a separate entity from its individual partners. However, confiscation proceedings could not properly be brought against the personal assets of the partners on the basis of the partnership’s conviction.”

WLR Daily, 26th February 2008

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.

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted February 27th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Dorset Primary Care Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2008

The Surrey Primary Care Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2008

The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Northumberland, Tyne and Wear National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2008

The Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Non-Domestic Rating (Unoccupied Property) (England) Regulations 2008

The District of South Lakeland (Electoral Changes) Order 2008

The Official Statistics Order 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

How could it happen again? – The Guardian

Posted February 27th, 2008 in murder, special report, women by sally

“Levi Bellfield is the third man to be found guilty in the past week of the brutal murder of women. Why are there so many such cases – and just how much of a misogynist does a man have to be before anyone stops him? Kira Cochrane reports.”