‘Happy slap’ teenagers sentenced – BBC News
“Two teenagers who beat a man to death in a ‘revolting’ attack, while a 15-year-old girl filmed it on her mobile phone, have been sentenced.”
BBC News, 13th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 13 March 2008
‘Wannabe gangster’ jailed for 30 years for doorstep shooting – The Guardian
“A ‘wannabe gangster’ was jailed for life today after being convicted of shooting dead a pregnant neighbour in a cold-blooded execution after a doorstep row.”
The Guardian, 13th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
McCartney decision due on Monday – Reuters
“Paul McCartney is expected to find out on Monday how much of his fortune he must hand over to estranged wife Heather Mills when a judge rules on their acrimonious and highly public divorce.”
Reuters, 13th March 2008
Source: www.reuters.com
New code for watchdog’s public sector data mining – OUT-LAW.com
“The Audit Commission has published a revised code of practice which will govern its extended powers to obtain and search data from public sector bodies.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th March 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
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Campaigners petition MPs to clear executed admiral – The Guardian
“The moment that guaranteed Admiral Byng’s immortality was, sadly, his last. In March 1757 the unfortunate sailor was found guilty of neglect of duty by a court martial, hauled onto the quarter-deck of his flagship and shot dead by a firing squad.”
The Guardian, 13th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 183 (12 March 2008)
Furniss v Firth Brown Tools Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 182 (12 March 2008)
Emmott v Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 184 (12 March 2008)
RHJ Ltd v FT Patten (Holdings) Ltd & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 151 (12 March 2008)
Secretary of State for Justice v Rayner [2008] EWCA Civ 176 (12 March 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Calvert v William Hill Credit Ltd [2008] EWHC 454 (Ch) (12 March 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Smith v Northamptonshire County Council – WLR Daily
Smith v Northamptonshire County Council [2008] EWCA Civ 181; WLR (D) 83
“An employer had no responsibility to maintain a ramp on which its employee was injured which was installed by a third party on premises of a third party and over which it had no control.”
WLR Daily, 12th March 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.
Emmott v Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd – WLR Daily
Emmott v Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 184; WLR (D) 82
“The interests of justice required an English court to ensure as far as possible that parties to London arbitrations should not seek to use the cloak of confidentiality with a view to misleading foreign courts particularly where the cases being presented in the foreign courts raised essentially the same or similar allegations and were proceeding in parallel.”
WLR Daily, 12th March 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.
Norris v Government of the United States of America – WLR Daily
Norris v Government of the United States of America [2008] UKHL 16; WLR (D) 81
“During the period from 1989 to 2000 price fixing was not illegal under English law so that it was not an extradition offence for the purposes of s 137 of the Extradition Act 2003.”
WLR Daily, 12th March 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.
Revenue and Customs Comrs v Total Network SL – WLR Daily
Revenue and Customs Comrs v Total Network SL [2008] UKHL 19; WLR (D) 80
“No intention that the Revenue and Customs Commissioners should be barred from recovering damages for conspiracy in the form of a carousel fraud was to be attributed to the legislature in the enactment of the scheme in the Value Added Tax Act 1994. Criminal conduct could constitute unlawful means and be actionable as conspiracy whether or not it would be separately actionable if committed by an individual.”
WLR Daily, 12th March 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 (Animal Defenders International) v Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport – WLR Daily
“The prohibition in ss 319 and 321 of the Communications Act 2003 on political advertising was compatible with art 10 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as being necessary in a democratic society.”
WLR Daily, 12th March 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.
Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Total Network SL – Times Law Reports
Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Total Network SL
House of Lords
“Nothing in the Value Added Tax 1994 prevented the Revenue and Customs Commissioners from recovering damages for conspiracy against a participant in a carousel fraud; criminal conduct was actionable as conspiracy whether or not it would be actionable as a separate tort if committed by an individual.”
The Times, 13th March 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.
Sentence halved as offender pays £750 – Daily Telegraph
“A man who broke an elderly woman’s hip when he pushed her over had his prison sentence halved yesterday after agreeing to get £750 from his bank towards compensation.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Stop prayers or face being sued, council told – Daily Telegraph
“A town council is being advised to stop prayers before meetings or face the threat of legal action under race discrimination or human rights laws.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Charman divorce deadlock looms as top Cayman judge issues rallying call for trusts – Legal Week
“A leading Caribbean judge has launched a staunch defence of trusts, fuelling expectations that there will be an unprecedented stand-off between offshore and onshore judges over the landmark Charman v Charman divorce ruling.”
Legal Week, 13th March 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
Magna Carta what? English charter ‘a mystery to 45pc of population’ – Daily Telegraph
“Nearly half of the UK population does not know what the Magna Carta is, according to a YouGov poll.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Iraqi asylum seekers given deadline to go home or face destitution in UK – The Guardian
“More than 1,400 rejected Iraqi asylum seekers are to be told they must go home or face destitution in Britain as the government considers Iraq safe enough to return them, according to leaked Home Office correspondence seen by the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 13th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man loses grape case against M&S – BBC News
“An accountant who claimed he injured himself by slipping on a grape in a Marks and Spencer car park has lost his High Court bid for damages.”
BBC News, 12th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Norris: lawyers welcome ruling – The Times
“The ruling by the law lords today that price-fixing was not a crime in the UK before the Enterprise Act took effect in 2003 was a significant victory for Ian Norris, the former head of Morgan Crucible.”
The Times, 12th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
