Month: July 2008

Regina (Weaver) v London and Quadrant Housing Trust – Times Law Reports

Posted July 8th, 2008 in housing, judicial review, law reports by sally

Regina (Weaver) v London and Quadrant Housing Trust

Queen’s Bench Divisional Court

“The management and allocation of housing stock by a registered social landlord was a function of a public nature, so that it was amenable to judicial review and regarded as a public authority for the purposes of the Human Rights Act 1998.”

The Times, 8th July 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.

Beoku-Betts v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports

Posted July 8th, 2008 in human rights, immigration, law reports by sally

Beoku-Betts v Secretary of State for the Home Department

House of Lords

“An adjudicator determining an alleged breach of an immigrant’s right to respect for his family life under article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights was required to take account of the whole family and if removal would be disproportionate, all affected family members were victims.”

The Times, 8th July 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.

Knife crime: Jack Straw orders review of sentences for offenders – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 8th, 2008 in news, offensive weapons, sentencing by sally

“Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, has been forced to order a review of the penalties for carrying a knife, just weeks before rules which mean offenders could escape with just a fine come into force.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Senior peers to mount attack on 42-days plan – The Independent

Posted July 8th, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“The two most senior legal figures in Tony Blair’s cabinet will today lead a devastating assault against plans to hold terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days.”

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The Independent, 8th July 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Privacy group protests about Street View, but Google says blurring protects privacy – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 8th, 2008 in internet, news, privacy by sally

“A privacy pressure group has told Google that its Street View photography service might break the law. But the company says that its technical measures will safeguard people’s privacy.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th July 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

SFO dropped BAE inquiry over ‘national security’ concerns, law lords told – The Times

Posted July 7th, 2008 in bribery, corruption, news, Saudi Arabia by sally

“The decision to drop the Serious Fraud Office bribery investigation into BAE Systems’ £43 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia was taken for the sake of national security and not for commercial reasons, five law lords were told today.”

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The Times, 7th July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Clerk jailed for £72m bank fraud – BBC News

Posted July 7th, 2008 in banking, news, sentencing, theft by sally

“A bank clerk who tried to steal almost £72m from the HSBC bank has been jailed for nine years.”

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BBC News, 7th July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judge is Britain’s new top judge – The Times

Posted July 7th, 2008 in judges, news by sally

“Sir Igor Judge will take over from Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers as Lord Chief Justice, head of the judiciary in England and Wales”

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The Times, 7th July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Madeleine McCann parents drop court fight as police agree to share records – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2008 in disclosure, missing persons, news, police by sally

“Madeleine McCann’s parents today withdrew their high court request for British police to release documents about the investigation into her disappearance.”

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The Guardian, 7th July 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Molseed killer to fight sentence – BBC News

Posted July 7th, 2008 in appeals, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who murdered a schoolgirl and dumped her body on the Yorkshire moors 30 years ago is to appeal against his life sentence.”

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BBC News, 7th July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

City lawyers close in on New York rivals – The Times

Posted July 7th, 2008 in law firms, news by sally

“A record year for the City’s leading law firms saw them close the gap on their New York rivals in profitability, according to research published today.”

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The Times, 7th July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Prisons: Ministers urged to scrap sentencing reform plans – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2008 in news, prisons, sentencing by sally

“The government was today urged to abandon plans to introduce US-style sentencing grids to help ease prison overcrowding.”

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The Guardian, 7th July 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

One in three lawyers would dissuade their children from following in their footsteps – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 7th, 2008 in legal profession, news by sally

“British professionals are so dissatisfied with their roles that one in four would discourage their children from following in their footsteps, a survey suggests.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Planning Bill’s Lords reading promises to be another moment of truth for Labour – The Lawyer

Posted July 7th, 2008 in news, planning by sally

“Labour’s controversial Planning Bill, which is aimed at speeding up the planning process for big projects such as airports and nuclear power stations, is likely to transform the role of lawyers in the planning process.”

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The Lawyer, 7th July 2008

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted July 7th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The Education (Hazardous Equipment and Materials in Schools) (Removal of Restrictions on Use) (England) Regulations 2008

The Regulated Covered Bonds (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted July 7th, 2008 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Delaney & Ors, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1419 (03 June 2008)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Walters v Olins [2008] EWCA Civ 782 (04 July 2008)

Oriakhel v Vickers & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 748 (04 July 2008)

A (Historic Child Abuse) v Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 783 (04 July 2008)

Gilboy, R (on the application of) v Liverpool City Council & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 751 (02 July 2008)

Thorner v Major & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 732 (02 July 2008)

Federation of Tour Operators & Ors, R (on the application of) v HM Treasury [2008] EWCA Civ 752 (02 July 2008)

R U (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 753 (02 July 2008)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Procter & Gamble UK v Revenue & Customs (including Supplemental Judgment) [2008] EWHC 1558 (Ch) (04 July 2008)

Vodafone 2 v Revenue and Customs [2008] EWHC 1569 (Ch) (04 July 2008)

French v Barcham & Anor [2008] EWHC 1505 (Ch) (04 July 2008)

High Court (Administrative Division)

A v B [2008] EWHC 1512 (Admin) (04 July 2008)

Japan Post & Ors v Revenue & Customs [2008] EWHC 1511 (Admin) (04 July 2008)

Leitao, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 1553 (Admin) (20 June 2008)

High Court (Commercial Court)

UBS Ag & Anor v HSH Nordbank Ag [2008] EWHC 1529 (Comm) (04 July 2008)

Source: www.bailii.org

News of the World in court over Max Mosley case – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2008 in news by sally

“The News of the World is to defend itself against a privacy suit from Formula One boss Max Mosley in the High Court today.”

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The Guardian, 7th July 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

R (E) v Governing Body of JFS and Others – WLR Daily

Posted July 7th, 2008 in education, law reports, religious discrimination by sally

R (E) v Governing Body of JFS and Others [2008] EWHC 1535/1536; [2008] WLR (D) 223

“Faith schools which gave priority to children of their designated faith in the event of over-subscription did not directly or indirectly racially discriminate against non-members of the faith.”

WLR Daily, 4th July 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.

Regina v Rahman; Regina v Akram; Regina v Amin; Regina v Ali – Times Law Reports

Posted July 7th, 2008 in accomplices, law reports, murder by sally

Regina v Rahman; Regina v Akram; Regina v Amin; Regina v Ali

House of Lords

“The House of Lords dismissed appeals by Islamur Rahman, Kamer Akram, Anjum Nisa Amin and Liaquat Ali from the dismissal by the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division (Lord Justice Hooper, Mr Justice Gibbs and Mr Justice Roderick Evans) ( The Times March 2, 2007; [2007] 1 WLR 219) of their appeals against conviction in Leeds Crown Court (Mr Justice Wakerley and a jury) of murder.”

The Times, 7th July 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.

SFO proposes plea-bargain system for British companies – The Times

Posted July 7th, 2008 in bribery, news, plea bargaining by sally

“British companies will be able to admit bribery offences in return for more lenient sentences under a plea bargain-style system to be put forward by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) this week.”

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The Times, 6th July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk