Day: 13 May 2008

Regina (A) v West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

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Regina (A) v West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust – Times Law Reports

Posted May 13th, 2008 in asylum, law reports, medical treatment by sally

Queen’s Bench Division

“A failed asylum seeker could become ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom so as to be eligible for free treatment by the National Health Service.”

The Times, 13th May 2008

Gregson v HAE Trustees Ltd and Others [2008] EWHC 1006 (Ch); [2008] WLR (D) 146

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Gregson v HAE Trustees Ltd and Others – WLR Daily

Posted May 13th, 2008 in law reports, trusts by sally

“The duty in s 4(2) of the Trustee Act 2000 (‘the Act’) was a separate and independent duty, which was not restricted to exercises of the power of investment.”

WLR Daily, 12th May 2008

King v Serious Fraud Office [2008] EWCA Crim 530; [2008] WLR (D) 147

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King v Serious Fraud Office – WLR Daily

Posted May 13th, 2008 in jurisdiction, law reports, proceeds of crime by sally

“Arts 6, 7 and 8 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005, read as a whole, provided a scheme to make a restraint order in response to an external request only in respect of property in England and Wales. There was no power to make a restraint order in respect of property outside the jurisdiction.”

WLR Daily 12th May 2008

Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor in Creteil, France [2008] EWHC 1024 (Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 148

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Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor in Creteil, France – WLR Daily

Posted May 13th, 2008 in appeals, extradition, law reports, time limits by sally

“Late service of a copy of a duly filed appeal notice was not a fatal bar to an appeal against an order extraditing (or not extraditing) a person.”

WLR Daily 12th May 2008

Director of Public Prosecutions of the British Virgin Islands v Penn [2008] UKPC 29; [2008] WLR (D) 149

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Director of Public Prosecutions of the British Virgin Islands v Penn – WLR Daily

Posted May 13th, 2008 in criminal procedure, juries, law reports by sally

“Where a defendant had been convicted by a jury which had been empanelled from an array which did not meet the requirements laid down by statute his conviction should not be overturned and a retrial ordered unless the statutory language and intent so required or there was reason to think his trial had been unfair.”

WLR Daily 12th May 2008

The Second Civil Mediation Council National Conference: The Future of Civil Mediation (PDF)

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The Second Civil Mediation Council National Conference: The Future of Civil Mediation – Speech by Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls

Posted May 13th, 2008 in dispute resolution, speeches by sally

Speech by Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls

The Second Civil Mediation Council National Conference, 8th May 2008

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Housing: Proportionate Dispute Resolution – Law Commission

Posted May 13th, 2008 in dispute resolution, housing, reports by sally

“A project to review the law and practice on how housing disputes are resolved, with the aim of reforming it to make it simple, effective, fair and proportionate.”

Law Commission, 12th May 2008

Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

HM Revenue sued over pension scheme tax – The Times

Posted May 13th, 2008 in fees, news, VAT by sally

“The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has teamed up with a private pension scheme that manages the retirement savings of Ford, Jaguar and Land Rover workers to bring a £300 million legal challenge against the Government’s policy of charging VAT on investment management fees. ”

The Times, 12th May 2008

Lord Chief Justice and his funky new gown – The Times

Posted May 13th, 2008 in court dress, judiciary, news by sally

“For 300 years the wig and gown have symbolised the authority of the court. All that will change in October, when judges in civil and family cases will ditch their horsehair wigs and instead be dressed by a designer whose trademark is ‘funky British clothes for aspiring funky British girls’.”

The Times, 13th May 2008

Knife offenders may get off with just a fine – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 13th, 2008 in news, offensive weapons, sentencing by sally

“Criminals convicted of carrying knives are likely to escape jail under sentencing guidelines issued on Monday.”

Daily Telegraph, 13th May 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Post office legal battle launched – BBC News

Posted May 13th, 2008 in news, postal service by sally

“A severely disabled woman has taken her campaign to save her local post office to the High Court.”

BBC News, 12th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Freedom for woman who kept trying to kill disabled husband – The Times

Posted May 13th, 2008 in news by sally

” A woman who tried repeatedly to kill her disabled husband was spared a prison sentence after a court accepted that she had been unable to cope with the strain of caring for him.”

The Times, 13th May 2008

Labour MPs set to defy whip over vote on embryology Bill – The Independent

Posted May 13th, 2008 in news by sally

“MPs were deeply split last night over embryo research and abortion as they began debating hugely contentious reforms to the way the practices are regulated.”