April 2008 – Page 20 – Current Awareness

Gemma Ltd (in liquidation) v Davies and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted April 4th, 2008 in company directors, law reports, misfeasance by sally

Gemma Ltd (in liquidation) v Davies and Another

Chancery Division

“In order to establish that a person was a de facto director of a company when deciding whether she was guilty of any misfeasance in relation to the company, it was not enough that she held herself out as a director since what mattered was not what she called herself but what she did.”

The Times, 4th April 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Aribisala v St James’ Homes (Grosvenor Dock) Ltd – Times Law Reports

Posted April 4th, 2008 in contracts, deposits, law reports, sale of land by sally

Aribisala v St James’ Homes (Grosvenor Dock) Ltd

Chancery Division

“The only real scope for the exercise of the court’s discretion, under section 49(2) of the Law of Property Act 1925, to order the return of a deposit, was when the purchaser of a property was unable to perform the contract; whereas, a purchaser would have the right to the return of the deposit when a vendor was unable to perform the contract.”

The Times, 4th April 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.

Islamic Investment Company of the Gulf (Bahama) Ltd v Symphony Gems NV and Others – Times Law Reports

Posted April 4th, 2008 in debts, jurisdiction, law reports by sally

Islamic Investment Company of the Gulf (Bahama) Ltd v Symphony Gems NV and Others

Court of Appeal

“Judges should be cautious before making a committal order against a judgment debtor who was prevented from attending an oral examination as to his means by the order of a court in a foreign jurisdiction.”

The Times, 4th April 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.

Public Access – how effective? BSB consults on rules – Bar Standards Board

Posted April 4th, 2008 in barristers, legal services, press releases by sally

“The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has launched a consultation to assess the effectiveness of arrangements for public access to barristers’ services.”

Full press release

Bar Standards Board, 3rd April 2008

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Bar Council calls on LSC to ditch “failed” high cost contract – The Bar Council

Posted April 4th, 2008 in barristers, contracts, fees, legal services, press releases by sally

“The Bar Council, the professional body for over 15,000 barristers in England and Wales, has called on the Legal Services Commission (LSC) to abandon its proposed new contract for high cost criminal cases and to work together on the swift preparation of a better scheme.”

Full story

The Bar Council, 3rd April 2008

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Court challenge on post offices – BBC News

Posted April 4th, 2008 in news, postal service by sally

“Legal action is being launched aimed at halting plans to shut scores of post offices in London.”

Full story

BBC News, 3rd April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Former Ghurkha faces deportation – BBC News

Posted April 4th, 2008 in armed forces, deportation, Gurkhas, news by sally

“A Nottingham man who served as a Ghurkha in the British Army for 15 years has expressed his anger at a decision to deport him.”

Full story

BBC News, 3rd April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fears over stray dogs law change – BBC News

Posted April 4th, 2008 in dogs, news by sally

“Dog charities are warning that there could soon be more strays on streets because of a change in the law.”

Full story

BBC News, 4th April 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Chris Tarrant’s £12.5m divorce payout – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 4th, 2008 in divorce, news by sally

“Chris Tarrant, the presenter of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? has given his estranged wife Ingrid half of his £25 million in a divorce settlement, she said last night.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 4th April 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ministers lift jail threat on data theft – The Guardian

Posted April 4th, 2008 in data protection, media, news, privacy by sally

“Tabloid newspapers will be able to carry on using private detectives without fear of jail sentences after a government climb-down was confirmed last night.”

Full story

The Guardian, 4th April 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Thalidomide victims launch battle for more compensation – The Guardian

Posted April 4th, 2008 in compensation, medicines, news by sally

“Fifty years since the introduction of thalidomide, sold as a ‘safe’ cure for morning sickness in pregnancy, its seriously disabled victims yesterday launched a campaign for greater compensation from the German manufacturer outside the German embassy in London.”

Full story

The Guardian, 4th April 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Paedophiles face curbs on internet use – The Guardian

Posted April 4th, 2008 in child abuse, internet, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“The Home Secretary will today outline plans to increase protection for children surfing the web, including new jail terms for convicted paedophiles who use social networking websites.”

Full story

The Guardian, 4th April 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Pallion Housing company agree record payout to Gentoo Group – The Times

Posted April 4th, 2008 in defamation, harassment, internet, news by sally

“An online campaign of harassment against a housing group and its chief executive has ended with a record payout for defamation on the internet.”

Full story

The Times, 4th April 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Plea bargaining: fraudsters may find that truth pays – The Times

Posted April 4th, 2008 in news, plea bargaining, sentencing by sally

“Fraudsters could win lower sentences if they admit their crimes under proposals outlined yesterday for the first formal ‘plea bargaining’ system in the criminal courts.”

Full story

The Times, 4th April 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Forged autographs: Graeme Walker and Faisal Madani jailed for sales con – The Times

Posted April 4th, 2008 in forgery, news, sentencing by sally

“Two conmen who forged and sold the autographs of some of Britain’s biggest sports stars were jailed yesterday.”

Full story

The Times, 4th April 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Morrissey accepts apology for ‘racist’ slur – The Times

Posted April 4th, 2008 in defamation, news, racism by sally

“Morrissey, the singer, accepted a public apology yesterday over a suggestion that he was a racist and a hypocrite.”

Full story

The Times, 4th April 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Cannabis: tough penalties on way after another change of mind – The Times

Posted April 4th, 2008 in drug offences, news by sally

“Gordon Brown is preparing to overrule the advice of the Government’s drug advisory body and upgrade cannabis to a Class B drug, carrying tougher penalties for its possession.”

Full story

The Times, 4th April, 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Current Awareness blog enters its second year

Posted April 3rd, 2008 in news by sally

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