Month: September 2008

Please note the Times Law Reports are only availabe free on Times online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Police consider extending curfews on young people – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 8th, 2008 in children, news, police by sally

“A controversial curfew banning youths from the streets after nightfall could be extended.”

Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2008

Peer faces asbo threat in row over leylandii hedge – The Guardian

Posted September 8th, 2008 in ASBOs, news by sally

“A peer could find himself facing magistrates under asbo legislation after allegedly failing to keep his leylandii hedge under control.”

The Guardian, 8th September 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Executive set for £250,000 sex discrimination payout – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 8th, 2008 in news, sex discrimination by sally

“A woman executive could receive a £250,000 payout after winning a sexual discrimination case after she claimed she was sacked her for putting family before career.”

Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2008

Mail and phone conmen make £3.5bn a year – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 8th, 2008 in consumer protection, fraud, news by sally

“Three million people a year fall victim to frauds that range from misleading prize draws, fake foreign lotteries and bogus clairvoyants. The trading watchdog uncovered the extent of the rip-offs for the first time after asking the public to report their experiences in a nationwide campaign.”

Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2008

Shannon Matthews’ mother, Karen Matthews, charged with her kidnap – The Times

Posted September 8th, 2008 in kidnapping, news by sally

“The mother of Shannon Matthews, the schoolgirl who vanished for 24 days earlier this year, has been accused of being directly involved in her daughter’s alleged abduction and imprisonment.”

The Times, 6th September 2008

Lib Dems face court over funding – The Observer

Posted September 8th, 2008 in news, political parties by sally

“The Liberal Democrats are facing an embarrassing High Court battle with a lawyer who says that the party wrongly accepted £632,000 of his money as part of a donation.”

The Observer, 7th September 2008

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk

Penalties for partners who block child access – The Observer

Posted September 8th, 2008 in community service, contact orders, news by sally

“Separated husbands and wives who block their former partners from seeing their children could be forced to do community service under new laws coming into force in the autumn.”

The A1 Trunk Road (Dishforth to Barton) (Detrunking) Order 2008

The Observer, 7th September 2008

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted September 5th, 2008 in legislation by sally

The A1 Motorway (Dishforth to Barton Section and Connecting Roads) Scheme 2008

The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

The Stamp Duty Land Tax (Variation of Part 4 of the Finance Act 2003) Regulations 2008

The Stamp Duty Land Tax (Exemption of Certain Acquisitions of Residential Property) Regulations 2008

The Legal Services Act 2007 (Transitional, Savings and Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Order 2008

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted September 5th, 2008 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

South Cambridgeshire District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 1010 (05 September 2008)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Fitzpatrick Contractors Ltd v Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions (UK) Ltd [2008] EWHC 1927 (TCC) (25 July 2008)

High Court (Patents Court)

Oxonica Energy Ltd v Neuftec Ltd [2008] EWHC 2127 (Pat) (05 September 2008)

Minimax GmbH & Co Kg v Chubb Fire Ltd [2008] EWHC 1960 (Pat) (29 July 2008)

Source: www.bailii.org

Mystery inmate refuses to leave jail – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 5th, 2008 in news, prisons by sally

“The male prisoner, who is a foreign national, has exploited a loophole in the system by refusing to divulge his real name and country of origin.”

Daily Telegraph, 5th September 2008

Cambridge lecturer sentenced for child porn – The Independent

Posted September 5th, 2008 in children, computer crime, news, pornography, sentencing by sally

“A Cambridge University academic was given a 12-month suspended prison sentence today after detectives found more than 1,000 indecent images of children on his computers.”

The Independent, 5th September 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Fake death canoeist launches appeal bid – The Independent

Posted September 5th, 2008 in appeals, fraud, insurance, news, pensions by sally

“Back from the dead canoeist John Darwin has launched a bid to appeal against his sentence, his solicitor said today.”

The Independent, 5th September 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

CPD Channel

Posted September 5th, 2008 in legal education, news by sally

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Poison coroner slams government – BBC News

Posted September 5th, 2008 in inquests, news, waste, water by sally

“A coroner has criticised the government after he was forced to adjourn an inquest involving a major water poisoning incident.”

BBC News, 5th September 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Why do women solicitors earn less than men? – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 5th, 2008 in equal pay, news, solicitors, women by sally

“When Fiona Fitzgerald, chair of the Association of Women Solicitors, was preparing to launch the joint campaign with the Law Society on equal pay, she first checked her own firm’s record.”

esure Insurance Ltd v Direct Line Insurance plc

Law Society’s Gazette, 4th September 2008

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

esure Insurance Ltd v Direct Line Insurance plc – Times Law Reports

Posted September 5th, 2008 in expert witnesses, law reports, trade marks by sally

Court of Appeal

“An expert’s report was of little value in evaluating the likelihood of trade-mark confusion from the standpoint of a consumer.”

The Times, 5th September 2008

Regina (M) v Slough Borough Council

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Regina (M) v Slough Borough Council – Times Law Reports

Posted September 5th, 2008 in housing, law reports, medicines, residential care by sally

House of Lords

“A person’s need for a refrigerator in which to keep his medication was not sufficient to entitle him to residential accommodation.”

The Times, 5th September 2008