Court fight centres on retirement – BBC News
“Employers across the UK could lose the right to make people retire at 65, as a result of a case being heard at the European Court of Justice.”
BBC News, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: July 2008
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Civil Division)
Persimmon Homes Teesside Ltd v Lewis, R (on the application of) [2008] EWCA Civ 746 (01 July 2008)
Compton, R (on the application of) v Wiltshire Primary Care Trust [2008] EWCA Civ 749 (01 July 2008)
Spencer v Secretary of State for Work & Pensions Moore & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 750 (01 July 2008)
GO & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 747 (01 July 2008)
Leofelis SA & Anor v Lonsdale Sports Ltd & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 640 (01 July 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Cerascope Ltd & Anor v [2008] EWHC 1502 (Ch) (25 June 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Harris & Ors v The Society of Lloyd’s [2008] EWHC 1433 (Comm) (01 July 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Ex-Body Shop IT expert fined for market abuse – The Times
“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined a former IT technician at The Body Shop, the ethical beauty retailer, for market abuse in a rare victory for the regulator over dealing on inside information.”
The Times, 1st July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Rights groups win phone tap case against Britain – Reuters
“Europe’s top rights court ruled against the government on Tuesday for intercepting telephone calls between British and Irish rights groups and their clients, violating their right to privacy.”
Reuters, 1st July 2008
Source: www.reuters.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2008
The Immigration (Registration Card) Order 2008
The Council Tax Limitation (Maximum Amounts) (England) Order 2008
The Armed Forces (Service Inquiries) Regulations 2008
The Coroners (Amendment) Rules 2008
The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008
The Magnetic Toys (Safety) Regulations 2008
The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Jailed marine hose executives ordered to repay £1m – The Times
“Two businessmen jailed last month in the UK’s first price-fixing prosecution have been ordered to surrender over £1 million of assets at a confiscation hearing.”
The Times, 1st July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Ruth Kelly wins fight to miss embryo Bill vote – The Times
“Gordon Brown has lost a of trial of strength with Ruth Kelly and is allowing her to miss a crucial vote to relax embryo research next week, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 1st July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Angel Airlines v Dean and Dean [2008] EWHC 1513 (QB) (30 June 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
P v A & Anor [2008] EWHC 1361 (Comm) (20 June 2008)
High Court (Patents Court)
Actavis UK Ltd v Janssen Pharmaceutica NV [2008] EWHC 1422 (Pat) (30 June 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Butterworth’s Family Law Service July 2008: The Family Courts of the Future – Speech by Mr Justice Ryder
Speech by Mr Justice Ryder
Judiciary of England and Wales, 27th June 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
AL (Serbia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; R (Rudi) v Same – WLR Daily
“A policy, whereby indefinite leave to remain would be granted to certain families living as a unit with children and young adults, was a proportionate response to particular administrative and financial problems represented by that group; and accordingly the different treatment of single young adults, who were excluded from the policy because they were parentless, was justified.”
WLR Daily, 30th June 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 (Wychavon District Council) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Others – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“The loss of their home by a Gypsy family with nowhere else to live was capable in law of being regarded as a very special factor for the purposes of the national guidance issued to local planning authorities and was to be weighed in the balance as between the value society attached to the protection of Gypsy homes against the public value of protecting the Green Belt.”
The Times, 1st 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.
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2008
The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008
The Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment (No. 3) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Man sues friend over fake Facebook profile – Daily Telegraph
“A businessman is suing an old schoolfriend after he allegedly created a fake profile of him on the social networking site Facebook.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court costs ‘risk’ for children – BBC Law in Action
“A rise in court costs could be deterring local authorities from applying for protection for vulnerable children, the BBC has learned.”
BBC Law in Action, 1st July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Children threatened with ASBOs for playing football in street – Daily Telegraph
“A group of children were told they face anti-social behaviour orders for playing football in the street.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Migrant builder took home £8.80 for a week – The Guardian
“Eastern European migrants working on the construction of a £600m NHS hospital have been taking home as little as £8.80 for a 39-hour week, the Guardian has learned, in what has been described by union bosses as one of the worst instances of employee abuse in the building sector since EU enlargement.”
The Guardian, 30th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Elderly abusers to be targeted by Crown Prosecution Service – Daily Telegraph
“People who pick on and abuse the elderly will be treated more harshly under a government crackdown to be announced next month.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tesco launches legal challenge to competition test – The Times
“Tesco today launched a legal challenge against one of the key proposals of the Competition Commission’s two-year investigation into Britain’s £120 billion supermarket sector.”
The Times, 30th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Gardener accused of poisoning former judge’s plants – Daily Telegraph
“Sir Richard Tucker, for years one of the country’s most senior judges, is heading for court in a row with his former gardener over poisoned plants.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
