Day: 9 July 2008

AC-Treuhand AG v Commission of the European Communities (Case T-99/04) – WLR Daily

Posted July 9th, 2008 in competition, EC law, law reports by sally

AC-Treuhand AG v Commission of the European Communities (Case T-99/04); [2008] WLR (D) 229

“A consultancy firm which contributed actively and intentionally to a cartel between producers which were active on a market other than that on which the firm itself operated was liable for an infringement of article 81(1)EC, even though it was not a party to the agreement between the producers.”

WLR Daily, 8th July 2008

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Vodafone 2 v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – WLR Daily

Posted July 9th, 2008 in corporation tax, EC law, foreign companies, law reports, subsidiary companies by sally

Vodafone 2 v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2008] EWHC 1569 (Ch); [2008] WLR (D) 228

“Legislation concerning controlled foreign companies (CFC), which relied on ss 747 and 748 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 for its effectiveness, was not compliant with European Community law and must be disapplied so that, pending such amending legislation or executive action, no charge could be imposed on a taxpayer company under that legislation.”

WLR Daily, 8th July 2008

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Regina v Porter – Times Law Reports

Posted July 9th, 2008 in health & safety, law reports, school children by sally

Regina v Porter

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“The fact that a particular risk was a part of everyday life would go the issue whether a member of the public had been exposed to the risk in the conduct of an undertaking.”

The Times, 9th July 2008

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Gray v Thames Trains Ltd and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted July 9th, 2008 in accidents, damages, law reports, negligence, post-traumatic stress disorder, railways by sally

Gray v Thames Trains Ltd and Another

Court of Appeal

“A claimant, who, as a result of the defendant’s negligence, suffered depression which led him to kill someone, could recover damages for loss of earnings after he committed manslaughter so long as his claim was not inextricably linked to his criminal actions.”

The Times, 9th July 2008

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Madeleine McCann: Kate and Gerry’s fury at ‘club’ devoted to prosecuting them – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 9th, 2008 in missing persons, news by sally

“Gerry and Kate McCann have expressed their anger at the establishment of a fee-paying ‘club’ dedicated to seeing them prosecuted over the disappearance of their daughter Madeleine.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Call for specialist rape squads – BBC News

Posted July 9th, 2008 in news, police, rape by sally

“Every police force should set up a specialist squad to investigate rape allegations, a senior officer says.”

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BBC News, 9th July 2008

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Changes to prosecution witness anonymity rules may not save trials – The Times

Posted July 9th, 2008 in anonymity, news, witnesses by sally

“Prosecutions are at risk of not going ahead even if fast-track plans to allow witnesses anonymity in court are approved, the Director of Public Prosecutions said yesterday.”

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The Times, 9th July 2008

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Legal Opinion: The debate on prison sentencing is now on a knife edge – The Indepdent

Posted July 9th, 2008 in news, sentencing, special report, violence by sally

“The call for automatic prison sentences to combat violence on our streets has become deafening in the past few weeks. But, pleads Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, politicians mustn’t act until they have considered the evidence.”

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The Independent, 9th July 2008

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Schoolgirl jailed for theft from Freshfields – The Times

Posted July 9th, 2008 in law firms, news, theft by sally

“Within three days of joining Freshfields, a schoolgirl on work experience forged her boss’s signature onto 11 cheques.”

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The Times, 8th July 2008

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Woman wrongly branded a violent alcoholic must give fingerprints, says CRB – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 9th, 2008 in criminal records, fingerprints, news by sally

“A woman wrongly branded a violent alcoholic and drug addict by the Criminal Records Bureau has been told she will have to allow police to take her fingerprints if she wants to clear her name.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk